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Saints RB Kendre Miller to start 2024 season on IR: report

By Jeff NowakAug 27, 2024

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Kendre Miller didn't participate in a single full day of New Orleans Saints training camp practices this season, but he's sticking around -- at least for now.

The 2023 third-round pick will start the season on injured reserve, according to reports, meaning he'll miss at minimum the first 4 weeks of the season. Miller injured his hamstring during the first set of individual drills out in Irvine, California, and has still yet to return. His head coach had some stern remarks about the situation ahead of the team's preseason finale.

"I know he’s talented, but I don’t know if he can learn the system," Dennis Allen said, "I don’t know if he can pick up the system because I haven’t seen him out there.”

The stint on IR was predictable for the former TCU standout, and takes advantage of a rule change this season that allows teams to designate two players to that list prior to cuts. In the past teams would have to carry those players through cutdown day before making that move, forcing teams to cut fringe roster players they'd have rather kept around and expose them to waivers.

Miller has flashed his ability when available, but those availabilities have been too few and far between. The 22-year-old entered his rookie camp rehabbing from a knee injury in his final collegiate game, and he suffered another knee issue in camp that sidelined him for the first two games. He appeared in the next seven before suffering a significant ankle sprain on a long run during a win over the Bears, which kept him out until a Week 18 win over the Falcons.

That was a game where he generated significant optimism, leading the backfield with Alvin Kamara sidelined and running for 73 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. The Saints only had two 30-plus-yard plays from running backs last season, and Kendre had both of them.

The ankle issue lingered into the offseason for Miller, though he participated fully in OTAs and minicamp and was ready to go on Day 1 of training camp after passing his conditioning test prior to the injury.

The injury opened the door for another young back in Jordan Mims, who shined throughout camp and looks poised to make the team's initial roster. The Saints have to be cut down to their 53-man group as of 3 p.m. (central) on Tuesday.

It remains to be seen just how much patience the Saints will have with the young back. Teams don't make a habit of cutting early-round draft picks early in their careers, but it does happen. Miller will now have five more weeks to get right before we can potentially see a turnaround.

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