TAMPA, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 29: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs huddles with the team in the second quarter during their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on November 29, 2020 in Tampa, Florida.

Report: Chiefs had early-morning COVID-19 scare, 7 false positives

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The Kansas City Chiefs had a close call with the coronavirus Sunday morning.

The team learned at 3:30 a.m. that it had seven positive COVID-19 tests, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports. Several coaches were among those that tested positive.

For the next five hours, the Chiefs conducted contact tracing and woke up players to undergo retests.

All seven tests came back as false positives, according to Glazer.

The 10-1 Chiefs host the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football.

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