Audric Estime is a former running back for the Denver Broncos. The Saints' offense will continue to have an uphill battle for the rest of the season.
New Orleans Saints Hit Panic Button After Brutal Week 7
Posted October 22, 2025
The New Orleans Saints are 1-6 on the season with a tough game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Week 8.
2025 is another disappointing season for the New Orleans Saints. The team did not have any expectations at all when it started, but now the expectation is that they will win three games or fewer this season. New Orleans is 1-6 on the season with a tough game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Week 8.
The latest injury update for the Saints is a brutal one for the offense.
“Saints placed center Erik McCoy and running back Kendre Miller on season-ending Injured Reserve.
Saints also signed RB Velus Jones Jr. to their active roster from the practice squad, and signed RB Audric Estimé to their practice squad.”
Erik McCoy was playing like one of the top centers in football this season. The Texas A&M product injured his biceps in the loss against the Chicago Bears and will miss the rest of the season. McCoy could have been a trade candidate for the Saints ahead of the NFL Trade Deadline this season with his elite play and the poor results from the Saints.
Running back Kendre Miller, the TCU product from their national title appearance, is also out for the season. Miller tore his ACL and will be seriously missed offensively for the Saints. He was Alvin Kamara's backup this season, and now the team will look to Devin Neal to spell Kamara. Miller had 47 carries for 193 yards and one touchdown this season. He averaged 4.1 yards per carry in seven games this season. Miller has had an injury history, and this ACL one is another brutal blow to his career, as he has yet to play more than eight games in a season. The hope is that Miller can return better than ever.
1 Quiet Reason the Raiders' Offense Has Struggled This Season
The Las Vegas Raiders' offense has struggled this season for various reasons, mainly subpar play along the offensive line and at quarterback. However, the lack of playmakers at skill positions, for various reasons, have held the Raiders' offense back.
Raiders Rookies Must Improve
The Raiders invested a second-round pick into drafting Jack Bech, proving how much they believed in him before he ever put a Raiders jersey on. However, Bech must do his part and work through the growing pains only the Raiders' coaching staff knows about.
Bech and Dont'e Thornton were brought in to be two of those playmakers but have yet to make much of an impact. Bech's lack of playing time on an offense in desperate need of help at wide receiver speaks volumes about where Las Vegas' coaching staff believes he is developmentally.
“The more plays that we can log with the new guys, Jack [Bech] and Dont'e [Thornton Jr.], we can show them the things that they need to improve on and the things that they're not quite as sharp on. It helps them. And there's some pain in that too. There's some pain in there that we have to undergo. But it's how you do it,” Carroll said.
“By the time you get to the middle of the season, these guys should have things really cleaned up, and they should be ready to go and we can count on them and they can come through and not be error repeaters, you know? And that's what we're working hard at."
During the Bye Week, Raiders' Wide Receivers Coach Chris Beatty gave an update on the development of both of Las Vegas' wide receivers. If the Raiders can get Bech and Thornton up to speed quickly, it could alleviate some of the issues they are having on offense.
"Some ups and downs. We have got to be more consistent. Both of those guys are learning a lot. Theres good and bad in everything. First couple of games, Dont'e had an explosive play in every game," Beatty said.
"He has kind of fell back a little bit and some of the fundamentals, we have got to continue to build on. Same thing with Jack. They have done okay but there is a lot more out there. So, we will keep pushing them and getting the most out of them."
