NFL COVID-19 tracker, Week 18: Dallas Goedert, Jaire Alexander among more than 110 players on COVID list

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to interrupt the NFL season. There were 521 players placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list from Dec. 1-27, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, and 476 of those came on or after Dec. 13. (For context, 428 players went on COVID reserve all of last season, Sept. 1 to Super Bowl LV).

But since the NFL and NFLPA adopted new COVID protocols on Dec. 28 — reducing the mandated quarantine for positive players from 10 to five days — the number of players on COVID reserve has been declining, going from more than 230 last week to fewer than 120 as of Tuesday evening.

That’s not to say every team will avoid COVID disruptions as the NFL enters the final week of the regular season and then gears up for the playoffs. On Monday, several Eagles starters were among 12 players placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. On Tuesday, the Bengals added five players, including Pro Bowl edge rusher Trey Hendrickson. But under the new rules, all of these players will be able to return for their team’s game this weekend (if healthy). 

Here’s an updated look at each team’s current COVID-19 situation as we head into Week 18, specifically which players are on COVID reserve:

Arizona Cardinals 

• None

Atlanta Falcons 

• T Jason Spriggs (Dec. 30)
  
  
• DE Jonathan Bullard (Dec. 29)

Baltimore Ravens 

• None

Buffalo Bills 

• None

Carolina Panthers

• TE Tommy Tremble (Dec. 31)
• LB Haason Reddick (Dec. 29)
• QB P.J. Walker (Dec. 29)
• DT Phil Hoskins (Dec. 27)
  
  

Chicago Bears 

• None

Cincinnati Bengals 

• S Vonn Bell (Jan. 4)
• LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (Jan. 4)
• DE Trey Hendrickson (Jan. 4)
• C Trey Hopkins (Jan. 4)
• G Quinton Spain (Jan. 4)
  
  
• CB Trae Waynes (Dec. 31)
• WR Trenton Irwin (Dec. 31)

Cleveland Browns 

• RB D’Ernest Johnson (Jan. 4)
• T Alex Taylor (Dec. 27)
• LB Tony Fields II (Dec. 17)

Dallas Cowboys 

• T Josh Ball (Jan. 4)
• LB Keanu Neal (Dec. 31)
• LB Francis Bernard (Dec. 27)

Denver Broncos 

• P Sam Martin (Jan. 3)
• K Brandon McManus (Jan. 3)
• WR Jerry Jeudy (Dec. 31)
• OLB Jonathon Cooper (Dec. 31)
• ILB Baron Browning (Dec. 31)
• DL McTelvin Agim (Dec. 31)
  
  
• LB Bradley Chubb (Dec. 31)
• DB Bryce Callahan (Dec. 30)
• DB Mike Ford (Dec. 30)
• T Bobby Massie (Dec. 30)
• LB Stephen Weatherly (Dec. 30)
  
  
• WR Tim Patrick (Dec. 29)
• T Calvin Anderson (Dec. 29)
• S Caden Sterns (Dec. 29)
• NT Mike Purcell (Dec. 27)

Detroit Lions 

• LB Austin Bryant (Jan. 3)
• T Taylor Decker (Jan. 3)
• T Penei Sewell (Jan. 3)
• WR Kalif Raymond (Dec. 30)
  
  

Green Bay Packers

• G/T Billy Turner (Jan. 4)
  
  
• CB Jaire Alexander (Jan. 2)

Houston Texans 

• DB Justin Reid (Jan. 3)
• TE Antony Auclair (Dec. 31)
• LB Kevin Pierre-Louis (Dec. 31)
  
  
• WR Danny Amendola (Dec. 30)
• RB David Johnson (Dec. 27)
• DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. (Dec. 23)
• OL Tytus Howard (Dec. 23)

Indianapolis Colts 

• LS Luke Rhodes (Dec. 31)

Jacksonville Jaguars 

• CB Shaquill Griffin (Dec. 31)
  
  
• S Andrew Wingard (Dec. 30)
  
  
• OT Cam Robinson (Dec. 29)
• WR Jaydon Mickens (Dec. 29)
• LB Dylan Moses (Dec. 29)
• S Rudy Ford (Dec. 29)
• TE Jacob Hollister (Dec. 28)
• DT Jay Tufele (Dec. 28)
• LB Damien Wilson (Dec. 28)
• DE/OLB K’Lavon Chaisson (Dec. 27)
• OL Brandon Linder (Dec. 27)
• DE/OLB Lerentee McCray (Dec. 27)
• OL Ben Bartch (Dec. 24)
  
  

Kansas City Chiefs 

• None

Las Vegas Raiders 

• DE Carl Nassib (Dec. 30)
• G Jordan Simmons (Dec. 30)
  
  
• TE Darren Waller (Dec. 29)
• DT Kendall Vickers (Dec. 29)

Los Angeles Chargers 

• TE Jared Cook (Dec. 31)

Los Angeles Rams 

• None

Miami Dolphins 

• CB Noah Igbinoghene (Jan. 1)
• S Sheldrick Redwine (Jan. 1)
  
  

Minnesota Vikings 

• TE Chris Herndon (Jan. 4)
• S Camryn Bynum (Jan. 3)
• G Ezra Cleveland (Jan. 3)
• T Christian Darrisaw (Jan. 3)
• LB Eric Kendricks (Jan. 3)
• T Brian O’Neill  (Jan. 3)
  
  
• QB Kirk Cousins (Dec. 31)

New England Patriots 

• DB Myles Bryant (Jan. 3)
• T Yodny Cajuste (Dec. 30)

New Orleans Saints 

• TE Nick Vannett (Jan. 1)
• T Ryan Ramczyk (Dec. 24)

New York Giants 

• OT Korey Cunningham (Dec. 30)
• WR Darius Slayton (Dec. 30)
  
  
• DL Dexter Lawrence (Dec. 29)
• NT Danny Shelton (Dec. 25)

New York Jets 

• DE Kyle Phillips (Jan. 2)
• RB Tevin Coleman (Dec. 30)
  
  
• LB Jarrad Davis (Dec. 28)
• TE Tyler Kroft (Dec. 27)
• DT Quinnen Williams (Dec. 26)
• S Sharrod Neasman (Dec. 20)

Philadelphia Eagles 

• TE Dallas Goedert (Jan. 4)
• LB Genard Avery (Jan. 3)
• DT Fletcher Cox (Jan. 3)
• S Marcus Epps (Jan. 3)
• G Nate Herbig (Jan. 3)
• RB Jordan Howard (Jan. 3)
• CB Avonte Maddox (Jan. 3)
• S Rodney McLeod (Jan. 3)
• RB Boston Scott (Jan. 3)
• LB Alex Singleton (Jan. 3)
• TE Jack Stoll  (Jan. 3)
  
  
• C Jason Kelce (Jan. 2)

Pittsburgh Steelers 

• LB Joe Schobert (Dec. 31)
• DL Chris Wormley (Dec. 31)
• DB Arthur Maulet (Dec. 30)
• RB Anthony McFarland Jr. (Dec. 23) 
  
  
• LB Devin Bush (Dec. 22)
• OT Zach Banner (Dec. 22)

San Francisco 49ers 

• DB K’Waun Williams (Jan. 3)

Seattle Seahawks 

• CB Sidney Jones IV (Jan. 1)
  
  
• G Damien Lewis (Dec. 30)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

• P Bradley Pinion (Dec. 31)

Tennessee Titans 

• None

Washington Football Team 

• RB Antonio Gibson (Dec. 31)
• G Ereck Flowers Sr. (Dec. 31)
  
  

(Note: This list does not include players on practice squad or injured reserve.)