The Saints are finally getting a real sign of life from Jordyn Tyson.
After spending the entire season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, the No. 8 overall pick is set to return to practice on Wednesday coming out of the bye week, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. That doesn’t guarantee a Week 9 debut, but it does put Tyson on the path back toward the field.
“Jordyn Tyson is returning to practice today, per source,” Underhill reported Wednesday morning ahead of Week 9.
For a New Orleans offense that has had its share of issues this season, the timing matters. Tyler Shough and Chris Olave have still found plenty of success, and Devaughn Vele has given the Saints a strong secondary option. Even so, the offense has not been firing on all cylinders, and the running game has been part of the problem.
Now Tyson is back in the picture.
The Saints enter Week 9 at 2-5 and sitting last in the NFC South, but the division race is still close enough to matter. They are just 1.0 game behind the 3-4 Carolina Panthers, which keeps the door open despite the rough start for Kellen Moore’s team.
That makes the next stretch important, beginning with a matchup against the Cleveland Browns in Week 9. Tyson’s return to practice is a major development, even if his actual game status remains uncertain.
The Saints are expected to open his 21-day practice window, giving him time to ramp up and get back in sync with the offense. A Week 9 appearance is possible, but it would still be a bit of a stretch. At the same time, it can’t be ruled out entirely.
The bigger takeaway is simple: Tyson is back on the field in some capacity, and that’s the first real step toward his NFL debut. For a first-round rookie who has yet to play a snap, this is the kind of update New Orleans has been waiting for.
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