WASHINGTON - The Washington Spirit, today, announced that they signed COVID-19 for midfield depth pending a team physical.

“We are tired of fighting the virus when the thing we should be doing is signing the virus to a long term contract,” stated Washington Sprit owner Steve Baldwin. "Our players have already shown that they can deal with COVID-19 in the locker room so we don’t expect this move to cause any disruption.”

New Spirit President Ben Olsen indicated that he was excited with the prospect as he stated, “COVID-19 can play any position while being on the attack and the defense. It is the epitome of a modern box to box player and we expect to see additional games with COVID-19 leading the line.”

Sources indicate that some Spirit players are upset that they may lose game time to COVID-19, however their concerns went unheard as the Spirit forged ahead with the acquisition of the virus.

The Nutmeg News will have more as the Spirit release a limited edition COVID-19 kit that celebrates their league first forfeit.