The_AT0 Washington_NP0 Football_NN1 Team_NN1 added_VVD three_CRD more_DT0 players_NN2 to_PRP its_DPS covid-19_AJ0 reserve_NN1 list_NN1 Thursday_NP0 ,_PUN further_AV0 thinning_VVG its_DPS roster_NN1 ahead_AV0 of_PRF Sunday_NP0 's_POS pivotal_AJ0 matchup_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Eagles_NN2 in_PRP Philadelphia_NP0 ._SENT Safety_NN1 Kam_NP0 Curl_NN1 and_CJC centers_NN2 Tyler_NP0 Larsen_NP0 and_CJC Keith_NP0 Ismael_NP0 were_VBD added_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 list_NN1 ,_PUN bringing_VVG the_AT0 team_NN1 's_POS total_NN1 to_PRP 21._CRD It_PNP remains_VVZ unclear_AJ0 whether_CJS any_DT0 of_PRF those_DT0 players_NN2 will_VM0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 return_VVI in_PRP time_NN1 for_PRP Sunday_NP0 's_POS game_NN1 ,_PUN although_CJS a_AT0 change_NN1 the_AT0 NFL_NP0 made_VVD Thursday_NP0 to_PRP its_DPS coronavirus_NN1 protocols_NN2 could_VM0 allow_VVI vaccinated_AJ0 players_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB asymptomatic_AJ0 to_TO0 come_VVI back_AVP sooner_AV0 ._SENT Washington_NP0 's_POS active_AJ0 roster_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN whittled_VVN to_PRP 40_CRD players_NN2 by_PRP the_AT0 outbreak_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG it_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 precarious_AJ0 position_NN1 just_AV0 days_NN2 before_CJS it_PNP travels_VVZ to_PRP Philadelphia_NP0 for_PRP a_AT0 matchup_NN1 with_PRP major_AJ0 playoff_NN1 implications_NN2 ._SENT Washington_NP0 (_PUL 6-7_CRD )_PUR is_VBZ in_PRP seventh_ORD place_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 NFC_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ would_VM0 be_VBI good_AJ0 enough_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 wild-card_AJ0 spot_NN1 at_PRP season_NN1 's_POS end_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC a_AT0 loss_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Eagles_NN2 (_PUL 6-7_CRD )_PUR would_VM0 deliver_VVI a_AT0 significant_AJ0 blow_NN1 to_PRP its_DPS postseason_AJ0 chances_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Obviously_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 challenging_AJ0 situation_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ offensive_AJ0 coordinator_NN1 Scott_NP0 Turner_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 game_NN1 is_VBZ coming_VVG Sunday_NP0 —_PUN no_AT0 excuses_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 NFL_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP just_AV0 got_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI our_DPS guys_NN2 ready_AJ0 to_TO0 play_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 NFL_NP0 adjusted_VVD its_DPS protocols_NN2 Thursday_NP0 after_CJS more_AV0 than_CJS 100_CRD players_NN2 tested_VVD positive_AJ0 over_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 week_NN1 ._SENT Through_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF Week_NN1 15_CRD ,_PUN all_DT0 teams_NN2 are_VBB in_PRP enhanced_AJ0 protocols_NN2 and_CJC have_VHB to_TO0 hold_VVI meetings_NN2 ­virtually_AV0 ,_PUN with_PRP players_NN2 and_CJC coaches_NN2 required_VVN to_TO0 wear_VVI masks_NN2 indoors_AV0 regardless_AV0 of_PRF vaccination_NN1 status_NN1 ._SENT Should_VM0 healthy_AJ0 ,_PUN vaccinated_AJ0 pro_AJ0 athletes_NN2 who_PNQ test_VVB positive_AJ0 play_VVI on_AVP ?_SENT Not_XX0 yet_AV0 ,_PUN experts_NN2 say_VVB ._SENT But_CJC players_NN2 and_CJC staffers_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB fully_AV0 vaccinated_AJ0 and_CJC asymptomatic_AJ0 could_VM0 return_VVI a_AT0 day_NN1 earlier_AJC than_CJS they_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI under_PRP the_AT0 previous_AJ0 protocols_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ required_VVD two_CRD negative_AJ0 tests_NN2 separated_VVN by_PRP 24_CRD hours_NN2 ._SENT Now_AV0 those_DT0 on_PRP the_AT0 covid-19_AJ0 list_NN1 can_VM0 return_VVI after_PRP two_CRD negative_AJ0 tests_NN2 taken_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 day_NN1 —_PUN or_CJC if_CJS they_PNP meet_VVB a_AT0 certain_AJ0 cycle_NN1 threshold_NN1 value_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 indirect_AJ0 indicator_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ much_DT0 virus_NN1 a_AT0 person_NN1 is_VBZ carrying_VVG ._SENT But_CJC there_EX0 are_VBB caveats_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 change_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP game-day_AJ0 testing_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 only_AJ0 way_NN1 a_AT0 player_NN1 could_VM0 become_VVI eligible_AJ0 to_TO0 play_VVI is_VBZ with_PRP two_CRD negative_AJ0 rapid-result_NN1 tests_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP players_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB unvaccinated_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 usual_AJ0 protocols_NN2 remain_VVB in_PRP place_NN1 :_PUN They_PNP must_VM0 isolate_VVI for_PRP 10_CRD days_NN2 before_CJS they_PNP can_VM0 return_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 after_PRP a_AT0 negative_AJ0 test_NN1 ._SENT Allen_NP0 Sills_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 NFL_NP0 's_POS chief_AJ0 medical_AJ0 officer_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD during_PRP a_AT0 conference_NN1 call_NN1 with_PRP reporters_NN2 Thursday_NP0 that_CJT the_AT0 uptick_NN1 in_PRP positive_AJ0 tests_NN2 can_VM0 be_VBI attributed_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 omicron_NN1 variant_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 increase_NN1 in_PRP respiratory_AJ0 illnesses_NN2 as_PRP the_AT0 weather_NN1 turns_VVZ colder_AJC and_CJC a_AT0 decrease_NN1 in_PRP immunity_NN1 ._SENT 
