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Don’t Miss Out: Insider Saints Practice Attendance Notes Revealed

Saturday's open portion of practice didn't give any more encouraging signs of availability for the Saints going into the Chiefs game.

John Hendrix

Sep 8, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) heads to the locker room after the game against the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Sep 8, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) heads to the locker room after the game against the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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The final Saints practice of the week is in the books, and New Orleans is going to have their work cut out for them if attendance is any indication of who may or may not be available on Monday night when they take on the Chiefs.

During the open portion made available to the media on Saturday, we did not see Taysom Hill, Cesar Ruiz, Lucas Patrick, Shane Lemieux or Payton Turner. Willie Gay Jr. was an observer and Kendre Miller was once again participating. Tanoh Kpassagnon (PUP) was actually doing some work off to the side. Hill, Ruiz, Lemieux, Turner and Gay Jr. have not practiced all week.

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Dennis Allen said Lemieux's ankle injury is not considered serious, but him not practicing all week isn't exactly a great sign for him being the starting center against Kansas City. That might fall to Connor McGovern, who was just added to the active roster on Friday. Offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak said that he was familiar with the verbiage and some things the Saints offense is doing, so that's at least encouraging.

The final injury report of the week will be out soon enough, and we probably should brace for some bad news. New Orleans just can't seem to stay healthy, and we're not even close to the midpoint of the season.

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JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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