The New Orleans Saints may be headed into Monday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons without Travis Etienne, and coach Kellen Moore didn’t sound optimistic about the hamstring injury that forced him out of Sunday’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.
“ Travis (Etienne) will be time lost with the (hamstring),” Moore said. “We’ll see ultimately what that timeline looks like.”
Etienne grabbed at his left hamstring after a 16-yard run late in the third quarter, then was knocked out of bounds. The injury came on the same hamstring that had already limited him in practice earlier in the week.
Before leaving, Etienne had his strongest outing yet in a Saints uniform. The Jennings, Louisiana, native finished with 57 rushing yards and 13 more as a receiver.
Moore didn’t shut the door on the idea that Etienne could wind up on injured reserve.
“We’ll see here shortly,” Moore said.
If Etienne can’t go, the Saints do have options behind him. Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller and C.J. Donaldson are all on the 53-man roster, while Zamir White is on the practice squad.
Kamara responded with a much better showing against Las Vegas after a rough 2026 debut the previous week, carrying the ball nine times for 36 yards and a long run of 11. Miller added four carries for 14 yards.
Miller was inactive for the Ravens game in Week 2, a decision he said was tied to roster numbers.
“Whatever they’ve got for me, I’m ready,” Miller said Monday. “... Hopefully Trav’s good, but I’m going to step up.”
The Saints also picked up an extra day before their next game, and Moore said that time will help the team learn more about injured defenders Pete Werner, Carl Granderson and Anfernee Jennings. Werner is dealing with a stinger, Granderson with an ankle injury and Jennings with a knee injury.
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