"We're trying to double down on (preventing) high-risk close contacts during game day," NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said on Tuesday. "Our No. 1 priority is the health and safety of everyone involved," Sills added. "We want to be as safe as possible and that's why we go through the detailed exercise of contact tracing. That's why we go through the detailed exercise of identifying high-risk contacts. We continue to consider that every one of our 32 clubs are vulnerable to infection every single day we're in business, just like all of us are in the country right now and we have to be extremely vigilant in the measures that we know right now mitigate risks."Kansas City Royals Face Coverings

Celebrities can’t stop wearing these face masks that don’t stick to your face

By now you probably have a plethora of fabric face masks to wear every day — whether it’s for running errands, traveling on a bus or plane or working out. Face masks are the new normal of 2020 and will most likely be a necessity through 2021, too.

While we’ve found some of the best fabric face masks online, there’s one that stands out from the rest — one that A-listers like Lucy Hale, Joe Jonas, Aston Kutcher, Madelaine Petsch, Olivia Wilde and more have been spotted wearing. Peep Lucy Hale below wearing said face mask earlier this year.

If you’re ready to ditch disposable face masks for good to start wearing reusable ones that are washer-friendly, Rothy’s fabric face mask is a best seller that’s proven not to stick to your face. The proof? I’ve tested it out.

On the inside of the mask, you’ll find a nose piece that helps keeps the mask’s shape, which ultimately helps the mask rest on the tip of your nose, so that the rest of the fabric is not completely resting on your face. It sits close to your face but not too tight or in a way where you feel like you can’t breathe.

I recently wore the Rothy’s mask on a long flight, and it didn’t cause any irritation or discomfort. The only downside to this mask is that the ear loops are not adjustable. If you love the flexibility of tightening or loosening your mask, this one might not be for you. However, I can attest to its comfiness without the adjustable straps.Boston Red Sox Face Coverings

The NFL initial changed the rules after Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey took a COVID-19 test, played against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday and then on Monday got a positive test result back. There were six Ravens players that were considered high-risk due to their close contact with Humphrey and now they're forced to quarantine for five days. Couple that news with the latest from the 49ers, and its evident why the NFL is enforcing these new face mask rules.

Giancarlo Stanton's mask not a first

Stanton is, to Uni Watch's knowledge, the first MLB player to have a personalized element on his mask. But he's far from the first to wear a face-guard attachment on his helmet, and he's not even the first to wear a football-style mask. With that in mind, let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit a few of the ballplayers who've commingled the gridiron and the diamond by putting football-style face masks on their batting helmets:

Dave Parker, Pirates, 1978: Any discussion of specialized baseball headgear has to begin with the Cobra. After fracturing his jaw and cheekbone in a home plate collision with Mets catcher John Stearns on May 30, 1978, he returned to the lineup a few weeks later and quickly cycled through a series of bizarre-looking attempts to protect his injured face:

Gary Roenicke, Orioles, 1980: After being hit in the face by a pitch, Roenicke wore a partial two-bar football mask similar to Valentine's, only Roenicke's wrapped around a bit more of his face and was painted black, to match the Orioles' color scheme.

Otis Nixon, Twins, 1998: Nixon played for 10 teams over 17 years, including a one-season stopover in Minnesota, where he wore an unusual mask that was sort of football-based, but there was more to it than that. He is, to Uni Watch's knowledge, the last MLB player to wear anything approaching a football-style mask on the field.

Most other players who've added extra facial protection to their helmets have worn the basic (and rather boring-looking) plastic attachments we're now used to seeing. A partial list of such players includes Marlon Byrd, Mike Devereaux, Chase Headley, Jason Heyward, David Justice, Terrence Long, Kevin Seitzer and Terry Steinbach, among many others.New York Yankees Face Coverings