With Thanksgiving approaching and COVID-19 cases again surging, the NFL has issued a memo to its teams detailing changes to its protocols, including mandatory testing for all players and staff the Monday and Wednesday after the holiday and mandatory mask-wearing for all players and staff while inside club facilities from Nov. 25 through Dec. 1.

The memo also establishes new requirements for surveillance cameras in team facilities for the purpose of enforcing COVID-19 protocols.

Dr. Allen Sills said that 81 players and staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during the latest testing period, Oct. 31-Nov. 13, the highest caseload of the season.