The Carolina Panthers sent players home Monday after what coach Matt Rhule called a “somewhat significant” number of positive COVID-19 tests.
The team later added six players to the reserve/COVID-19 list, including four players on the active roster: defensive ends Brian Burns and Marquis Haynes Sr., linebacker Shaq Thompson and defensive tackle Phil Hoskins.
Burns is second on the team with nine sacks and Thompson is second on the team with 91 tackles.
Defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon and center Matt Paradis were also added to the list, although both are already on injured reserve and out for the season.
The Panthers are scheduled to return to the team facility on Wednesday to resume preparing for their Week 17 game at New Orleans.
The Panthers (5-10) lost their fifth straight game on Sunday, falling 32-6 to the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Carolina began the day Monday with seven active players and one practice squad player on the reserve/COVID-19 list: Matt Barkley, Dennis Daley, Pat Elflein, Sam Franklin Jr., Azur Kamara, Rashaan Melvin, Brandon Zylstra and Austin Larkin (practice squad).