Steelers coach Mike Tomlin tests positive for COVID-19

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Posted: Feb 22, 2021 / 02:36 PM EST / Updated: Feb 22, 2021 / 02:36 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

According to Rapoport, a team spokesman would not confirm the specific case. However, the spokesman did confirm members of the coaching and personnel staff were sent home last week after a few positive cases.

#Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was diagnosed with COVID-19 & is away from the team facility, sources say. A team spokesman would not confirm the specific case, but did say members of the coaching & personnel staffs were sent home last week after a couple positives came up.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 22, 2021

Sources confirmed with Rapoport that Tomlin is away from the team facility. According to NFL.com, this is the first notable positive test from a team since the offseason began following Super Bowl LV.