Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Sirianni clears NFL's COVID protocols; will coach Sunday

The Eagles have placed LB Shaun Bradley on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

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Eagles' Nick Sirianni clears NFL's COVID protocols; will coach Sunday
The Philadelphia Eagles announced on social media Saturday that head coach Nick Sirianni cleared NFL's COVID-19 protocols.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni will be on the sidelines during Sunday's game against the New York Giants after clearing COVID-19 protocols, the team announced.

"Eagles Head Coach Nick Sirianni returned to the team's facility this morning after clearing the NFL's COVID testing protocol. Sirianni will be on the sideline tomorrow," the Eagles tweeted Saturday afternoon.

On Wednesday, the team said Sirianni had tested positive for COVID-19.

The Eagles head coach elaborated further during a virtual press conference.

"I wasn't feeling great this morning when I woke up and just got tested, and obviously we are where we are right now," Sirianni said. "The rest of the week I'll be in every meeting, obviously virtually."

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On Tuesday, the Eagles beat the Washington Football Team at Lincoln Financial Field, in a game that had been postponed several days because of a COVID outbreak on Washington.

Washington took the field with a quarterback who signed four days earlier and was missing a handful of starters because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Eagles have placed LB Shaun Bradley on the Reserve/COVID-19 list for Sunday's game.