Broncos' Kareem Jackson tests positive for COVID-19

Matt Becker

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Kareem Jackson has become the latest NFL player, and the second Denver Broncos player, to test positive for the coronavirus.

Jackson told NFL Network's James Palmer he tested positive Wednesday after having flulike symptoms, chills and congestion.

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He becomes the second known NFL player this week to be diagnosed after Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott on Monday.

Broncos pass rusher Von Miller announced in mid-April he contracted the coronavirus, making him the second NFL player to publicly announce a positive test. Rams center Brian Allen was the first.

It is unknown when Jackson contracted the virus, but he did participate in a march in Denver earlier this month to protest racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

A first-round pick out of Alabama in 2010 by the Texans, Jackson spent his first nine seasons in Houston before joining Denver in 2019. He was fourth on the Broncos with 71 tackles last season and had two interceptions to give him 18 for his career.

Matt Becker