Cardinals coach tests positive for COVID; will miss Sunday’s game

TEMPE, Arizona — Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury, quarterbacks coach Cam Turner and defensive tackle Zach Allen will miss the Cardinals’ game Sunday at Cleveland after testing positive for COVID-19.

The news adds to the virus woes for the NFL’s only unbeaten team, which also put star linebacker Chandler Jones on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday.

Defensive co-ordinator Vance Joseph, who has head coaching experience in Denver, and assistant head coach/special teams co-ordinator Jeff Rodgers will split head coaching responsibilities for Cardinals, who are 5-0 for the first time since 1974. Additional offensive duties will be assumed by other members of the offensive coaching staff, the team said Friday.

Kingsbury said earlier this week that the team has been 100% vaccinated for quite a while, but that hasn’t stopped the virus from upending their plans.

“It’s just the way it goes,” Kingsbury said Wednesday. Kingsbury said Jones was experiencing symptoms.

Joseph was the Broncos’ head coach in 2017 and 2018.