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Packers' OT Jared Veldheer placed on COVID-19 list, days before playoff game

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Green Bay Packers' Jared Veldheer (68) and teammates stand on the sideline during the second half of the NFL NFC Championship football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Santa Clara, Calif. Offensive tackle Jared Veldheer is back with the Green Bay Packers, giving him an opportunity to compete in playoff games for different teams on back-to-back weekends. Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, that Veldheer was with the team and would be practicing later that day, making him available for their NFC divisional playoff game Saturday with the Los Angeles Rams (11-6). The 33-year-old Veldheer was the Indianapolis Colts’ starting left tackle for their final two games, including a 27-24 AFC first-round playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills last weekend. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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GREEN BAY — Packers Offensive Tackle Jared Veldheer, who just signed with the team on Tuesday, has tested positive for COVID-19, ESPN's NFL Insider Field Yates reports.

Veldheer is now on the team's COVID-19 list, just days before the Packers play the LA Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game Saturday, the Packers confirmed.

The Packers have yet to say if the virus had spread among other players.

Veldheer was the Indianapolis Colts’ starting left tackle for their 27-24 AFC first-round playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills last weekend.

The Packers have placed recently signed OT Jared Veldheer on the COVID-19 list as a result of a positive test.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 13, 2021