The New Orleans Saints could be without a key player in Week 1, with Chase Young missing Tuesday's practice due to a calf issue.
The injury occurred during Tuesday's session and was considered to be minor, head coach Kellen Moore said. Teams don't issue gameday designations until Friday. In the locker room after practice Young said he didn't anticipate the injury to be a long-term issue.
The Saints did make a pair of roster moves, waiving QB Hunter Dekkers for the third time this season and signing DE Garrett Nelson to the practice squad. The team also upgraded Khristian Boyd to a full participant, a good sign that he'll be available on Sunday.
Here's the injury report broke down on the Saints' Week 1 injury report broke down on Thursday:
- LG Trevor Penning (toe): DNP | DNP
- DT Khristian Boyd (hand): LP | FP
- S Jordan Howden (oblique): LP | LP
- CB Alontae Taylor (groin): LP | LP
- DE Chase Young (calf): LP | DNP
FP = full participant; LP = limited participant; DNP = did not participate
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The Cardinals added a pair of players to their Thursday list.
Here's how the Cardinals' side of the injury report broke down:
- OL Will Hernandez (knee): LP | LP
- OL Jon Gaines II (thumb): FP | FP
- DL Dante Still (heel): N/A | DNP
- LB Owen Pappoe (quad) N/A |LP
The Saints open their 2025 slate at noon Sunday when they host the Cardinals at the Caesars Superdome. Catch all the action on WWL and Audacy.