The coronavirus pandemic ended Dylan Reda’s plans to play and coach American football in the Czech Republic, and that was only the start of his problems.
Days after feeling too ill to practice, the 28-year-old Reda took flights through London, Dallas and Orlando to reunite with his family in Florida.
He later tested positive for coronavirus and now owes more than $20,000 in hospital bills. The former Southern Miss linebacker went public to warn fellow millennials, but the damage was done.
He was criticized online for potentially endangering passengers, crews and airport workers. Reda, who has recovered, said he thought he had the flu while training with the Prague Lions, and that his coach’s doctor cleared him to fly. “I can understand the