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Sunday, August 9, 2020

Why is this story coming out now?

From the LA Times: In a college football season on the brink before the opening kickoff,... Chip Kelly can point to all the ways things can go wrong despite the best of intentions. He can tell his own story about how he mysteriously contracted the virus that is threatening to wipe the 2020 season off the books. The UCLA football coach tested positive for the novel coronavirus in late March after campus was shut down, according to multiple people close to the football team who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss a private health issue.

Kelly does not know how he contracted the virus, the people close to the team said. He was tested after experiencing mild symptoms and having followed all public health recommendations, including physical distancing, wearing a mask outside his home and not socializing or going anywhere except to obtain essentials such as groceries. His wife, Jill, also tested positive and recovered at home.

Kelly and UCLA athletic department officials declined to comment on his positive test.

The coach immediately informed athletic department officials, staff and coaches as well as players and their families of his positive test. No one associated with the team or athletic department had to quarantine as a result of Kelly’s positive test. UCLA held only four spring practices, including one indoors because of poor weather, before canceling the rest on March 12 as sports leagues across the country began to shut down.

Kelly shared his ordeal with his team to demonstrate how players should take the virus seriously.

Full story at https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2020-08-06/ucla-chip-kelly-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-early-in-pandemic

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