Raiders face investigation over locker room guest: Report
The Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly being investigated by the NFL for violating one of the NFL-NFLPA’s COVID-19 protocols. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, an unauthorized person allegedly gained access to the Raiders locker room after their Week 2 win against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.
Schefter reported that the Raiders’ unauthorized guest managed to evade several security checkpoints before entering the locker room. It’s not known who this person was or how long they were in the locker room, but the NFL reportedly believes that they have evidence that the security breach happened.
As part of the NFL’s effort to keep COVID-19 from breaking out on one or multiple teams, access to team locker rooms is limited this season. Only 40 employees per team can be admitted to the locker room, and they must be either coaching staff, training staff, or equipment staff. The general manager is also allowed entry, as is one security person and one member of the public relations staff. All 40 employees must be credentialed.
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It’s possible that the Raiders could be disciplined if the NFL’s investigation finds that a non-credentialed employee entered the locker room.
It’s just Week 3 and the Raiders are already no stranger to being disciplined by the NFL for COVID-19 protocol violations. During Monday Night Football, head coach Jon Gruden wasn’t consistently wearing his mask around his nose and mouth. The NFL requires that all non-player sideline staff wear their masks correctly at all times, so the NFL fined Gruden $100,000 and the Raiders $250,000.
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