Two Steelers players test positive for COVID-19, have since recovered

A row of Pittsburgh Steelers helmets line the sideline at the start of training camp in 2017. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says two unidentified players have tested positive for COVID-19 and recovered.

Tomlin said Tuesday the players tested positive at some point earlier this year. Both players went through what Tomlin called "the appropriate protocol" and have since returned to work.

Neither player visited the team facility at any point during the off-season. The Steelers, like the rest of the NFL, have been meeting and training remotely rather than in person since mid-March.

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