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BEREA, Ohio- Hardly a week after being sidelined, Cleveland Browns lead quarterback Baker Mayfield (pictured), 26, second string quarterback Casey Keenum and three other key players have been activated from the COVOD-19 quarantine list and will play in today's game against the Green Bay Packers at 4:30 pm, and under the leadership of head coach Kevin Stefanski, who returned Wednesday after roughly a week's leave after testing positive for COVID-19.

All of the aforementioned missed Monday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders, a game the Browns lost 16-14.

A Browns spokesperson tweeted that "we have activated the following players from the reserve/COVID-19 list and made other roster moves:

- QB Baker Mayfield

- QB Case Keenum

- WR Jarvis Landry

- CB AJ Green

- DE Ifeadi Odengibo"

The NFL has announced changes to health and safety protocols due to increased COVID-19 cases among players and coaching staff nationwide.

"Effective immediately, all clubs will implement preventative measures, masking regardless of vaccination status.....eliminating in-person meals, and no outside visitors while on team travel,"  a spokesperson said in a statement on behalf of the NFL. "We will continue to strongly encourage booster shots as the most effective protection."

Mayfield criticized the NFL for vacillating on COVID-19 health and safety protocols as the Browns last week struggled with at least half of their roster out with COVID-19.

"Make up your damn mind on protocols. Showing up and making only 3 teams test?!? All so you can keep the game as scheduled to make money," Mayfield tweeted.

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