Saints receive great news that they've been waiting on for over a month, but a new issue just appeared on their radar
Losing Chase Young before playing a game was a tough blow for the New Orleans Saints. After a 1-4 start, they could see the return of the talented rusher. Young is chomping at the bit to get back on the football field in black and gold.
New Orleans remained hopeful about Young's status early in the season, but he's finally taken a big step towards being available for Brandon Staley's defense soon.
Chase Young returns to practice
The recently extended pass rusher got to log his first practice activity in quite some time. Young has been nursing a calf injury since before the season started, and it's kept him out of every game. He was listed as limited in Wednesday's practice and could see his participation increase going forward.
Health boost: Saints DE Chase Young, G Cesar Ruiz and S Justin Reid were all back participating in Wednesday’s practice.
Young arrived later during the portion open to media. But he was fully padded and participating.
Only player missing was CB Isaac Yiadom. — Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) October 8, 2025
Chase Young on if the calf injury took longer than expected pic.twitter.com/r8EiMqBs2W
— NOF (@nofnetwork) October 8, 2025
Young was set to miss only a short span to begin the season, but his recovery was a bit slower than the team expected. He wasn't placed on injured reserve, but has missed five games already. Now, he's back, and New Orleans needs him in the pass rush alongside Carl Granderson and Bryan Bresee.
Alvin Kamara is dealing with an ankle injury
The Saints' star running back suffered an ankle injury in Week 5 against the Giants. He felt sore on Tuesday, leading to a limited participation tag for their practice session. According to Nick Underhill, the RB's injury is not serious, and he is day-to-day this week.
Kamara's injury happened in the first half of the game, per source. Felt a little sore today in practice and backed off of it. https://t.co/Zvu0LOFB7h
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) October 8, 2025
This is a scary spot for the Saints, as they just earned their first win of the season last week. The good news? Kendre Miller has been incredibly impressive to start the season, staying healthy and available. Miller saw 41% of snaps last week, his most of the season so far.
“Kendre’s just done a phenomenal job since I’ve been here. I’ve really enjoyed this guy," Saints head coach Kellen Moore said. "I think he’s an awesome player.”
Bill has arrived pic.twitter.com/nYX65acwSA
— FTN Fantasy (@FTNFantasy)
The Chase Young update is a big boost for the Saints' defense. Their defensive line had arguably its best performance last weekend, and it might get a massive boost if he can return this weekend. Meanwhile, the Saints have a legitimate starting option, Miller, if Kamara misses any game time.
Terry McLaurin injury fears grow after latest Commanders practice update
Dan Quinn expressed hope about the status of prolific wide receiver Terry McLaurin as the Washington Commanders prepare for their Week 6 primetime game against the Chicago Bears. But the signs are now telling a slightly different story.
McLaurin has missed the last two games with a quad complication. The wideout sought additional opinions, and he wasn't placed on injured reserve. This provided hope to fans that it wouldn't be a lengthy absence, but it remains a precarious situation that the Commanders are handling with great care.
Putting the second-team All-Pro out there before he's fully healed could have lingering ramifications at the business end of the campaign. The Commanders won't get far without McLaurin when things matter more. They are also doing just fine without him right now, thanks to the production of Deebo Samuel Sr., Luke McCaffrey, and the league-leading rushing attack.
Terry McLaurin's status for Commanders' Week 6 game is murkier than ever
There was no sign of McLaurin on the practice field for the start of preparations on Wednesday. All eyes were on Thursday's session to see if there would be any progress. As it turned out, the second-team All-Pro didn't come out to the field in pads. He did some stretching during the team portion but worked on the sidelines thereafter.
That's not exactly a promising indicator that McLaurin will feature. The Commanders have an extra day to figure things out, as they're on Monday Night Football. Even so, it's only made fears grow among fans about whether their star wideout will be available for a crucial game that could get Washington to 4-2.
McLaurin is an essential piece of the puzzle. Not having the pass-catcher involved over the summer due to his contract holdout was disappointing. Getting hurt so early into the season was another blow, but there is still time for the Ohio State product to become influential if there are no more complications on the health front.
The 2019 third-round pick is a competitive guy. McLaurin will be striving with everything he has to get back involved sooner rather than later. He's one of the league's most prolific receivers who always comes through when the lights are brightest. Whether it's this weekend or next remains to be seen, but the two-time Pro Bowler will be counted upon heavily when the time comes.
As for McLaurin's official status for Monday Night Football versus the Bears? Time will tell on that one.
