Malcolm Jenkins Among 9 Saints Placed on COVID-19 Reserve List

The Saints are down a bunch of players right now due to COVID, and their outlook for the game against the Dolphins is cloudy.

John Hendrix | Dec 23, 2021

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The Saints now have 11 players on their COVID-19 Reserve List, and the outlook for their availability for Monday Night Football against the Dolphins is hazy. Here's the full list of the 9 players to join tight ends Juwan Johnson and Adam Trautman this week.

Malcolm Jenkins
James Carpenter
Kaden Elliss
Jeff Heath
Jalyn Holmes
Jordan Mills
Christian Ringo
Trevor Siemian
Taysom Hill

Not so long ago, Cam Jordan, Mark Ingram, and Ty Montgomery were on the list and missed the game against the Jets, but came back for the Buccaneers game. Sean Payton was missing from that contest as well, and we wait for his possible return. These things are never timely, and you shouldn't look for the NFL to postpone any games due to this.

P.J. Williams would be a likely substitute for Malcolm Jenkins, and the team can manage through some of these issues right now. However, the big concern is regarding the offensive line. The Saints are already down Ryan Ramczyk and Terron Armstead due to injury, and Jordan Mills just came off a start against the Buccaneers. Look for a lot of roster shuffling over the next few days, as we hope for the best regarding more cases.

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Published Dec 23, 2021

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