Week 1: Saints Thursday Injury Report

Two new faces get added to the Thursday injury report for the Saints, as they continue preparations for the Packers.

John Hendrix | Sep 9, 2021

The second injury report of Week 1 is out for the Saints, and two new players have been added to it. New Orleans will travel on Saturday ahead of their Sunday afternoon meeting with the Packers in America's Game of the Week on FOX. Here's how Thursday's list shapes up.

DID NOT PRACTICE: Ken Crawley (hamstring), Tre'Quan Smith (hamstring)

LIMITED: Marshon Lattimore (knee)

Both Crawley and Smith were not spotted during the open portion of practice to the media. Crawley's second consecutive absence doesn't bode well for his availability on Sunday, which means the Saints will likely turn to rookie Paulson Adebo opposite of Marshon Lattimore, assuming Lattimore is good to go after popping up on Thursday's report. If he's unable to play, then look for the recently acquired Desmond Trufant to be thrown into the mix.

As for Smith, there's cause for concern. He got hurt early in training camp, missed a good bit of practices, and then returned briefly before having another extended absence. That's one we'll have to pay close attention to.

Read More Saints News

Published Sep 9, 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