New Orleans Saints huge receiver Rashid Shaheed has a meniscus damage and will probably go on injured reserve, in line with coach Dennis Allen.
A supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Shaheed’s surgical procedure will happen on Thursday in Los Angeles and is anticipated to find out whether or not Shaheed shall be sidelined for a number of weeks or the remainder of the season.
“It is one thing with the meniscus,” Allen mentioned. “I feel there’s a few completely different choices, and so I feel that is what we’re making an attempt to find out proper now. There’s an opportunity [for injured reserve], definitely.”
New Orleans shall be with out its prime two wideouts for Thursday evening’s recreation towards the Denver Broncos and former Saints coach Sean Payton as huge receiver Chris Olave (concussion) additionally will miss the sport. Tight finish Taysom Hill (rib), in the meantime, is taken into account uncertain.
“Ache and performance. I feel he is in all probability uncertain for this week, however I am looking forward to the next week,” Allen mentioned of Hill.
The Broncos, in the meantime, shall be with out their prime cornerback for the sport at New Orleans as Pat Surtain II was dominated out with a concussion.
Shaheed leads the Saints this season with 349 receiving yards and three landing receptions, and Olave leads the workforce with 23 receptions and is second on the workforce with 280 receiving yards.
New Orleans had 17 gamers on the damage report this week forward of Thursday’s recreation. Beginning quarterback Derek Carr (indirect) is uncertain; beginning middle Erik McCoy is on IR; guard Cesar Ruiz (knee) has missed a number of video games; and beginning linebacker Pete Werner has missed two video games.
“I feel accidents are a problem in any week, however particularly while you’re speaking a couple of brief week while you’re making an attempt to get guys again and able to go,” Allen mentioned.