METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints could be without both of their top receivers Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Emmanuel Sanders will miss the game after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, coach Sean Payton told reporters Friday. And Michael Thomas' status is in doubt because of a hamstring injury that crept up this week.

Sanders practiced Wednesday and Thursday. But Payton said he began experiencing symptoms of the virus on Thursday afternoon, so the Saints sent him to their doctors for an additional test, which turned up positive. He will now be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Payton, who spoke after Friday's practice, said the team also tested about 20 other people who might have been near him, and all of them tested negative. However, Payton said reserve cornerback Ken Crawley will be added to the reserve/COVID-19 list as a precaution because of their close contact.

Payton said Sanders "got this at home" and "knows exactly how he got it," though he didn't offer any specific details beyond that.
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