Unvaccinated Giants corner Adoree’ Jackson has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, on top of unvaccinated corner Aaron Robinson.
Jackson becomes the sixth COVID positive among Giants players since Monday — some vaccinated, some not — and the seventh player to go on the reserve list.
It wouldn’t be surprising if more players landed on the list by the end of the day, either.
The league is getting crushed by positive tests, which the NFL said experts are attributing to the Omicron variant, a more contagious and mild version of the virus.
The NFL is underway amending its protocols to try and account for the pandemic’s evolution, including a faster return to play for vaccinated, asymptomatic players and coaches.
Jackson already was expected to miss a third straight game at corner for the Giants due a quad injury. But the positive test rules him out, as well as Robinson, who had started the past two games in his place.
Unvaccinated free safety Xavier McKinney also is a high-risk close contact. He will be able to play in Sunday’s game if he tests negative the remainder of this week, but if he gets one positive test, he would be out Sunday, too.
Jarren Williams, Julian Love and J.R. Reed are projected to fill voids in the secondary.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned for updates.
