KANSAS CITY, MO — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday, according to the league's transaction wire. Kicker Harrison Butker and defensive back Charvarius Ward were also placed on the list.
The NFL's updated COVID-19 protocols have made it easier for players to return from the reserve/COVID-19 list, provided they're vaccinated, asymptomatic and test negative twice within one day.
Players who are not vaccinated are subject to a mandatory 10-day quarantine, which would rule out a player for a game within that timeframe if he tested positive. Kelce is vaccinated.
Kelce has accounted for 1,066 yards and seven touchdowns this season. Monday, it was announced Kelce had been voted to his seventh Pro Bowl.