NFL outfit Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel has tested positive for COVID-19 and has quarantined pending further testing, he announced on Sunday.

Vrabel said he got tested at the team headquarters on Sunday morning after he woke up with a sore throat and an earache. A second rapid test also turned up positive, so Vrabel was given a PCR test. The result of the test is expected on Monday.

“This is not the first time that we have gone through this, so whatever the protocols are, we will follow them exactly how they are laid out,” the Associated Press quoted Vrabel, who disclosed this spring that he was vaccinated, as saying.

The Titans beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-3 in a preseason game on Saturday. They traveled to Florida on Tuesday and practiced jointly with the Buccaneers on Wednesday and Thursday.

Under NFL protocols, Vrabel must have two negative test results within 48 hours to go back to work inside the Titans’ headquarters or remain in quarantine for 10 days. That could keep him away until September 1. The Titans open their NFL campaign on September 12, hosting Arizona.

Vrabel said he would figure out who would run the team while he’s limited to attending meetings remotely, though he is comfortable with special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman filling the role. Inside linebackers coach Jim Haslett and senior defensive assistant Jim Schwartz both are former head coaches.

“So there’s a lot of guys that we could lean on in that capacity,” Vrabel said.

The Titans had the first COVID-19 outbreak during the NFL season last year. The NFL postponed two Tennessee games and later fined the team $350,000.

The Titans have not allowed a touchdown through two preseason games, outscoring their opponents 57-6.

Rookies Caleb Farley and Elijah Molden made their NFL debuts against the Bucs with Molden, a third-round draft pick, starting as a third cornerback. Farley came off the bench and played 16 snaps as he recovers from back surgery in March.

Molden not only led the Titans in tackles, he had a sack and two tackles for loss while also forcing a fumble.

Sam Ficken moved closer to winning the job at kicker, taking advantage of Tucker McCann missing the past week after hurting his right foot in the preseason opener. Ficken made field goals from 48 and 58 yards and had five touchbacks on kickoffs.