Jordyn Tyson’s NFL debut will have to wait until after the Saints’ Week 8 bye.
General manager Mickey Loomis said Wednesday in Versailles, France, that the rookie wide receiver will not practice with the team this week, leaving the earliest possible return for Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns in New Orleans. The Saints are in France this week and practiced at le Stade Montburon.
“But he is improving and we feel like we’re getting closer,” Loomis said. “I don’t have a specific timetable for that yet, but we’re encouraged.”
Tyson has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury during an August 13 joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has spent the entire season on injured reserve so far.
The injury adds another frustrating chapter to Tyson’s football path. He dealt with multiple injuries during his college career at the University of Colorado and Arizona State, and the most recent hamstring issue kept him out of workouts for much of the draft process.
Loomis said the Saints weren’t viewing this latest setback as a continuation of that same problem.
“It’s unfortunate that it happened at the very beginning of his career, but hopefully this is the one and only injury that he has,” Loomis said. “We’re really encouraged by what we saw in training camp when he was practicing before he got injured, and we’re looking forward to having him back.”
Even without Tyson, New Orleans’ passing game has held up. Chris Olave ranks second among NFL wide receivers with 480 receiving yards and third with 43 catches, while Devaughn Vele has settled in as the No. 2 target with 28 receptions for 294 yards.
Quarterback Tyler Shough has cooled off some after a blistering start, but he remains on pace for more than 4,000 passing yards and 34 touchdowns.
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