Never mind

 

What was it Emily Litella said all those years ago on the Weekend Update portion of Saturday Night Live when being corrected after a ridiculously mistake-filled rant?

 

Actually it was the late Gilda Radner who so beautifully captured the dimwitted character who always ended the bit by apologetically saying, “Never mind.” And the audience would laugh.

 

Sorry if there is a generational gap buried in there somewhere. It’s the only way I have for explaining this little rant. Actually, it is an embarrassing correction of the previous one (Camp thoughts Vol. VI) posted several hours ago.

 

Just about every news outlet reported the Browns had canceled their Sunday training camp workout when many of the COVID-19 tests taken Saturday came back positive.

 

Turns out the false positives the Browns received were identical to those reported for 10 other National Football League teams. In all, 77 false positives were reported by the same lab in New Jersey.

 

Once that was determined, the Browns reopened for business and rescheduled their original 2:25 p.m. practice for 3 p.m. and went with no pads instead of what was supposed to be a padded practice.

 

Those who tested positive Saturday did not participate, but will be allowed to enter the building in Berea Monday if they test negative.

 

The Browns, who exercised caution when initially informed, immediately scrambled when the news was reversed and went ahead with the light practice following a number of virtual morning meetings.

 

It was an embarrassing few hours for the NFL, which overreacted to the initial report as it turned out. All 11 teams involved in the report were able to resume practice. As far as we know, the Browns’ light practice went off without a hitch or injury.

 

So after all this nonsense, there is only one thing I can say at this point about the earlier post: With a deep bow to that wonderful SNL character . . . Never Mind.