A coronavirus rule change has been approved by the NFL after Dez Bryant was Gustav Forsling Jersey forced to withdraw from the Baltimore Ravens'game with the Dallas Cowboys Denis Savard Jersey .

Baltimore beat the Cowboys 34-17 in Week 13.

They did so despite being one player short on their matchday roster after wide receiver Bryant was Brendan Perlini Jersey ruled out close to kick-off, much to his frustration ahead of facing his former team.

He received an inconclusive COVID-19 test resultbut Martin Havlat Jersey subsequently had a rapid-result positive.

It meantthe Ravens had to remove him from the roster even though their inactive players had already Keith Magnuson Jersey been announced.

Going forward, NFL.com Marian Hossa Jersey has reporteda team can elevate or activate a new player up to 30 minutes Erik Gustafsson Jersey before kick-off, even if they have previously been declared inactive.

Prior to the change, the rulewas players could only be activated up to 90 minutes before the start of a game.

After the Cowboys win, Stan Mikita Jersey a Monday Night Football thriller CM Punk Jersey between Baltimore and AFC North rivals the Cleveland Browns saw the Ravens triumph 47-42, improving to 8-5 for the season.

Henri Jokiharju Jersey Bryant wasactivated from the team's reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday.