The New Orleans Saints will play with out their prime two huge receivers Thursday evening — and presumably past.
On Wednesday, the staff dominated Chris Olave out in opposition to the visiting Denver Broncos because of a concussion and introduced that Rashid Shaheed will bear knee surgical procedure.
The quick week made it robust for Olave to clear concussion protocol, whereas Shaheed wants meniscus surgical procedure. Throughout surgical procedure, a choice will likely be made whether or not to trim the meniscus or whether or not it requires a full restore. The latter would finish Shaheed’s season.
Olave, 24, was injured on a helmet-to-helmet hit in the course of the first quarter of Sunday’s 51-27 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He fumbled after the hit by security Tykee Smith and the ball was recovered and returned 58 yards for a landing by Antoine Winfield Jr.
Olave ranks second on the Saints (2-4) in each receptions (23) and receiving yards (280) via six begins. The 2022 first-round choose eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in every of his first two seasons.
Shaheed, 26, leads the Saints in targets (41), yards (349) and landing receptions (three). The speedster can also be averaging a league-best 15.9 yards per punt return and 28.5 yards per kick return, good for seventh within the NFL. He additionally returned a punt for a landing this season.
New Orleans’ prime accessible receivers in opposition to the Broncos (3-3) and former coach Sean Payton embrace Bub Means, Cedrick Wilson Jr. and Mason Tipton.
–Subject Degree Media
