One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the Saints just got answered

The New Orleans Saints are one of the many teams in the league that is dealing with injuries. On Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Saints will have virtually none of their starting receivers in the game and will be playing with all backups. All week there was a mystery about whether or not rookie […]

Justin Churchill College Football & NFL Trending News Writer
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The New Orleans Saints are one of the many teams in the league that is dealing with injuries. On Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Saints will have virtually none of their starting receivers in the game and will be playing with all backups.

All week there was a mystery about whether or not rookie receiver Chris Olave would even p[lay this week, as he suffered a concussion last week. Early Sunday morning, the Saints confirmed all of the suspicions we thought, among with some others. Olave will not play the Bengals.

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Wide receiver Jarvis Landry, cornerback Marshon Lattimore, wide receiver Chris Olave, wide receiver Michael Thomas, offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton, defensive end Payton Turner, and tight end Nick Vannett are all inactive on Sunday.

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As for the Bengals, they are missing some key players too.

Cornerback Cam-Taylor Britt, halfback Trayveon Williams, tackle D'Ante Smtih and guard Jackson Carman are all inactive.

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