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Urgent Update: Saints' Crucial Player Out of Week 3 Game!

Officially, Taysom Hill won't play against the Eagles on Sunday.

John Hendrix

Aug 10, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Aug 10, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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The Saints have ruled out their versatile weapon Taysom Hill ahead of Sunday's inactive list. New Orleans downgraded him on Saturday to doubtful with his chest injury, and he officially won't play in Week 3.

Hill got hurt late against the Cowboys last week and ended up going to the hospital for further imaging and X-rays. He avoided a major injury, and Dennis Allen said that he felt good. On Friday, Allen said that if he can go that he'll play. However, it doesn't come as a shock that New Orleans would be cautious with him.

Allen also held back Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) from playing, which proved to be the right decision. Without Hill in the lineup, the Saints will lean more on Adam Prentice, Foster Moreau and Juwan Johnson to execute the blocking for the running game against the Eagles. Rookie Dallin Holker should also make his debut. Hopefully, Hill can get back onto the field for Week 4's game against the Falcons on the road.

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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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