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Rizzi added that Olave has seen several specialists and has another appointment coming up soon. The earliest Olave could come off IR is in Week 15. He was seen observing practice today — the Saints are taking Thursday off — but until he practices or we hear something more firmly optimistic about this season, we wouldn’t hold out hope of Olave playing again in 2024.

He’s visiting a specialist this week and the Saints are reportedly content to take the four week timeline for now, meaning Olave could return for Week 15 against the Commanders. That doesn’t make him a must-roster in fantasy for teams that are desperate for roster spots, and the fact that the question was asked in the first place is concerning in its own right after Olave suffered his second major concussion of the season in Week 9.

Olave has already been ruled out for Week 10 against the Falcons. Rapoport notes that the move to IR is expected to become official later today. That puts Olave on the shelf for at least four games. Rapoport even speculated that given the nature of the injury and the team’s record, Olave’s season could already be over. Olave was placed on a backboard and carted off the field after he suffered his second concussion of the season and fifth documented concussion of his football-playing career in Week 9 against the Panthers.

Landing on injured reserve always seemed like the most likely outcome for Olave, who suffered his fifth recorded concussion last week. The Saints are in a full-on reboot and protecting their star wide receiver should be at the top of their to-do list.

Olave is highly unlikely to play in Week 10’s game against the Falcons. He’s now dealing with his second concussion of this season and fifth documented concussion of his football-playing career. There’s been little word about his progression through the league’s concussion protocol, but we’d expect him to miss at least one game with this latest brain injury.

Olave seems highly unlikely to play this week, having suffered his fifth documented concussion in Week 9. The team has not yet placed him on injured reserve, nor even ruled him out for Week 10 though so his status is worth monitoring. Backup WR Cedrick Wilson was also not seen during the open portion of practice.

The update comes via Olave’s brother, Josh. That’s the good news. The awful news is that he is dealing with the fifth documented concussion of his football-playing career. The real number could be higher. As was the case with Tua Tagovailoa earlier this season, Olave could be looking at a trip to injured reserve even if this particular head injury isn’t “that bad.” Stay tuned.

This would be the fifth documented concussion of Olave’s football career. Running across the middle of the field, Olave never saw Xavier Woods and took a massive hit in the chest/head area. He went down and stayed down. It’s the worst possible news considering not only Olave’s concussion history, but his recent concussion history. He was loaded onto a backboard before being carted from the field. His Week 9 is over and it’s fair to wonder about his season, and potentially even his career. It’s an awful situation.

Olave led the Saints in targets and receptions but could not find the end zone in a day marred by offensive mistakes for miscues for New Orleans. Without Rashid Shaheed (leg), Olave was a target hog and should continue operating as one for the remainder of the season. Hopefully the eventual return of Derek Carr (oblique) will increase the quality of targets Olave will see in the Saints offense. Olave will be a WR2 in Week 9 against the weak Carolina defense.

Olave was upgraded to a full practice on Thursday and cleared the league’s concussion protocol on Friday. He is good to go after missing one game because of the brain injury. With Rashid Shaheed done for the year, Olave will dominate the Saints’ targets. Even with Spencer Rattler throwing the passes, Olave will be a volume-based WR2.