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Saints Inactives List: Week 8

Despite being a late addition, Michael Thomas will play on Sunday vs. the Colts.

John Hendrix

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The Saints only ruled out one player before Sunday's game against the Colts, while they had a brief scare with Michael Thomas popping up late due to an illness. However, he'll play. Here's the full rundown of inactives for Week 8.

Saints Inactives vs. Colts - Week 8

  • QB Jake Haener
  • WR Keith Kirkwood
  • OL James Hurst (ankle)
  • TE Jimmy Graham
  • DE Kyle Phillips

The Saints definitely made a few changes here, with the biggest players to sit being Kirkwood and Graham. A.T. Perry will make his season debut. Juwan Johnson returns to the lineup for the first time since Week 3's game against the Packers. New Orleans desperately needs a win today, and we'll see how they respond following some soul searching during the mini-bye.

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John Hendrix
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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