New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson is eligible to come back next week, but his return to practice may not come that quickly.
On Thursday, Saints coach Kellen Moore said he does not expect Tyson to practice next week, even though he left open the possibility that the plan could change. New Orleans is set to host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Week 5.
“Not at the moment, but we’ll see,” Moore said when asked if he thinks the wide receiver will return to practice.
Tyson has already missed four games because of a hamstring injury, which means Monday will mark the fourth game he has sat out. The rookie, who was the eighth overall pick, suffered the latest setback on Aug. 13 during a joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Moore said at the time that this injury was not tied to Tyson’s previous hamstring problems, but the wideout has still dealt with four hamstring injuries over the last year. The Saints drafted him aware that he had a “small recurrence” of the issue before the draft, and the team handled his workload carefully through the spring.
New Orleans then increased his activity in training camp, only for Tyson to get hurt again when his foot slipped out from under him as he was being shoved from behind.
“He just kind of got caught in a goofy spot,” Moore said in August, noting the injury could have happened to any player in a similar position.
Tyson’s latest injury was reported to come with a two-month timeline, which is why the Saints put him on injured reserve to open the season.
In Other News...
Saints Keep Landing At The Center Of NFL Replay Controversy
The Saints have found themselves at the center of yet another replay conversation this season, landing in three straight NFL instant replay pool reports, a run that stands out since the Pro Football Writers Association began posting them in 2024. Each time, Mark Butterworth, the leagues vice president of instant replay, has been the one walking through the rulings on the controversial calls, keeping New Orleans in the middle of a discussion that usually fades quickly after the final whistle.
For a team trying to stay focused on the field, the repeat appearances are an unwanted kind of familiarity. New Orleans is tied for third in total games with pool reports since 2024, behind only the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles, who lead with nine each, but the Saints latest stretch has made them feel even more prominent in the replay spotlight than the raw totals suggest. [Read more 🡒]
Saints Face Falcons In A Superdome Night That Means More
Monday night brings more than a division game to the Superdome, where the Saints are set to face the Falcons in a setting loaded with memory as well as football. The matchup lands on the 20th anniversary of New Orleans returning to its home stadium after Hurricane Katrina, turning a familiar NFC South stage into something bigger for the city and for a franchise that has long tied its identity to that building.
Atlanta enters a nationally televised spot with Kevin Stefanski acknowledging both the challenge of the environment and the emotional weight surrounding the night. For the Saints, it is the kind of occasion that gives a regular-season game extra texture, with the atmosphere, the history and the rivalry all pressing together at once. [Read more 🡒]
Tyler Shough Gives Saints Offense One Threat Atlanta Can't Ignore
Tyler Shough gave the Saints a glimpse of a different kind of pressure point in their win over the Raiders, and it came on the ground. On one scramble, he picked up 36 yards, the sort of burst that changes how a defense has to play a quarterback and opens up space for everyone else around him. For a New Orleans offense that has spent much of the season looking for easy answers, it was a reminder that Shoughs mobility can be more than a fallback.
With Atlanta next on the schedule, the Saints have a chance to turn that one play into something more deliberate. Shoughs running ability has been an underused part of the offense, but designed runs and rollouts could give New Orleans a different wrinkle as it tries to create problems for a division rival that will have to account for him outside the pocket. The question now is whether the Saints lean into that threat or let it remain just a glimpse. [Read more 🡒]