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Chris Olave's Brother Provides Positive Update After WR Left Game on Backboard

Olave was ruled out with a concussion.

Josh Wilson

Olave was officially ruled out with a concussion.
Olave was officially ruled out with a concussion. / @Sheena_Marie3 on X
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New Orleans Saints leading receiver Chris Olave took a hard hit to the head after attempting to catch a pass from Derek Carr early in Week 9's game against the Carolina Panthers. Olave remained down for some time and was eventually put on a backboard and carted off.

Olave was observed with limited movement to his extremities as he left the field, a positive sign. His brother, Josh, gave an update on X (formerly Twitter) after hearing from his brother. He said the Saints receiver is up and active.

Olave's status will surely be one of the main topics head coach Dennis Allen will be asked about after the game. He already missed one game this year due to a concussion. This is the fourth concussion Olave has suffered in his professional career. He's in the midst of his third NFL season.

Watching it unfold on TV, former teammate Michael Thomas had scathing reviews for Derek Carr that he unleashed on social media. Thomas has previously been critical of Carr, suggesting risky pass decisions and placement has put receivers in dangerous situations ripe for injury.

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JOSH WILSON

Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in 2024, he worked for FanSided in a variety of roles, most recently as senior managing editor of the brand’s flagship site. He has also served as a general manager of Sportscasting, the sports arm of a start-up sports media company, where he oversaw the site’s editorial and business strategy. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from SUNY Cortland and a master’s in accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. He loves a good nonfiction book and enjoys learning and practicing Polish. Wilson lives in Chicago but was raised in upstate New York. He spent most of his life in the Northeast and briefly lived in Poland, where he ate an unhealthy amount of pastries for six months.

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