The Saints have ruled out two and have one more player listed as questionable for Sunday’s matchup against the Raiders.
Receiver/returner Barion Brown (hamstring) and defensive lineman Christen Miller (toe) are both out. Neither player was able to practice this week.
Cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (shoulder) is questionable after he returned to practice as a limited participant on Friday.
Running back Travis Etienne Jr. (hamstring) safety Jonas Sander (knee), defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd (hip), edge rusher Chase Young (calf), linebacker Isaiah Stalbird (shoulder), and running back Kendre Miller (illness) are all off the injury report and are set to play.
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Tight end Brock Bowers could make his 2026 debut when the Raiders take on the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday.
Bowers is listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report of the week. He did not practice on Friday, but head coach Klint Kubiak said that was a planned day off as Bowers continues to work his way back from meniscus surgery.
That surgery took place ahead of Week 1 and Bowers returned to practice late last week. He was a limited participant on Monday and Tuesday.
Quarterback Aidan O’Connell (personal) and defensive end Kwity Paye (illness) are also listed as questionable. Safety Treydan Stukes (concussion) has been ruled out.
Saints defensive end Chase Young (calf) returned to full participation at Thursday’s practice.
Young was limited on Wednesday.
Defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd (hip) and safety Jonas Sanker (knee) were also back as full participants.
The Saints added defensive lineman Davon Godchaux (rest) and running back Kendre Miller (illness) to the injury report as non-participants.
Running back Travis Etienne remained a limited participant due to a hamstring injury. Etienne signed with the Saints this offseason and has 17 carries and 71 yards through the first two games.
Wide receiver Barion Brown (hamstring), cornerback Martin Emerson (shoulder) and defensive lineman Christen Miller (toe) did not practice again on Thursday.
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers remained limited in Thursday’s practice as he seeks to return to game action for the first time since Dec. 21.
Bowers is working his way back from a meniscus trim procedure earlier this month after injuring his left knee in training camp. It’s the same knee that sidelined him with a PCL sprain and bone bruise during the 2025 season.
He missed five games last season.
The Raiders added defensive end Kwity Paye to the injury report with an illness. He did not practice.
Four players returned to full participation: Linebacker Nakobe Dean (shoulder), defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi (shoulder), cornerback Darien Porter (foot) and wide receiver Dareke Young (hamstring) were limited Wednesday.
The rest of the report was unchanged from Wednesday.
Quarterback Aidan O’Connell (personal) and safety Treydan Stukes (concussion) did not practice.
Linebacker Segun Olubi (knee) and defensive tackle JJ Pegues (back) were again full participants.
Running back Travis Etienne was among the Saints players on the team’s first injury report ahead of their Week 3 game against the Raiders.
Etienne was a limited participant in practice due to a hamstring injury. Etienne signed with the Saints this offseason and has 17 carries and 71 yards through the first two games of the year.
Defensive end Chase Young (calf) was also listed as limited. He was on the injury report last week and was listed as questionable before playing in last Sunday’s win over the Ravens.
Wide receiver Barion Brown (hamstring), cornerback Martin Emerson (shoulder), and defensive lineman Christen Miller (toe) did not practice on Wednesday. Safety Jonas Sanker (knee), defensive end Nathan Shepherd (hip), and linebacker Isaiah Stalbird (shoulder) were limited participants.
It sounds like there’s a decent chance tight end Brock Bowers will make his season debut when the Raiders play the Saints on Sunday.
Head coach Klint Kubiak told reporters in his press conference that Bowers is set to practice on Wednesday and that the team will evaluate him day-to-day throughout the week.
Bowers has not yet played in 2026 as he continues to recover from a knee procedure he underwent during the practice week leading up to the season opener. He went through a pregame workout before Sunday’s victory over the Chargers, with Kubiak noting postgame that Bowers was getting very close to playing.
After recording 112 catches for 1,194 yards with five touchdowns as a rookie, Bowers had 64 receptions for 680 yards with seven touchdowns in 12 games last season.
Las Vegas’ first injury report of the week is due out later on Wednesday.
With Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart reportedly heading for season-ending knee surgery, the Giants have to make a decision about the quarterback position moving forward.
Option A: The Jameis Winston experience, and everything that goes along with it — good, bad, and/or highly entertaining.
Option B: Sign a free agent and see if he would be a better option to win games. At this point, however, most guys who are available would be unlikely to be able to start. Jimmy Garoppolo is the best option.
Option C: Make a trade.
There are some options. Here are some of the ones we noticed after perusing the various rosters and depth charts.
Derek Carr: He’s still on the Saints reserve-retired list. A trade would be required, if there’s mutual interest.
Anthony Richardson: If the Colts would be comfortable with Riley Leonard as the understudy to Daniel Jones, the Colts could finally get value for the fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft.
Joe Flacco: John Harbaugh won a Super Bowl with Flacco in Baltimore. And Flacco has repeatedly shown he can still play.
Shedeur Sanders: If the Browns are willing to move on from Sanders, Harbaugh possibly would want Shedeur. The Ravens were going to draft him in 2025, but he didn’t want to back up Lamar Jackson.
Mason Rudolph: He has played a lot, and he may not have much of a future in Pittsburgh.
Sam Howell: He’s the backup to Dak Prescott, and he has plenty of starting experience; the Cowboys could elevate Joe Milton III to take Prescott’s place.
J.J. McCarthy: Jim Harbaugh loves him. John Harbaugh could be intrigued by him.
Gardner Minshew: If the Cardinals are content to have Carson Beck as the backup to Jacoby Brissett, why not? He has 47 career starts.
Mac Jones: He’s in the last year of his contract, and he played well last year in place of Brock Purdy.
The Giants also could pilfer a player from a practice squad. Possibilities (not many) include Will Levis (Jets), Josh Johnson (Bengals), Joe Milton III (Cowboys), and Max Brosmer (Vikings).
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers has not played since Dec. 21, 2025. He has played in a win since Sept. 7, 2025, in the season opener.
The Raiders are 2-0 without one of their biggest stars.
Bowers, though, is expected to make his 2026 debut against the Saints on Sunday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.
He had a meniscus trim procedure earlier this month after injuring his left knee in training camp. It’s the same knee that sidelined him with a PCL sprain and bone bruise during the 2025 season.
Bowers missed five games last season.
After losing Scott Daly to the Bears, the Saints are adding another long snapper.
Nick Underhill of neworleans.football reports the team is signing Cal Adomitis off of the Dolphins’ practice squad.
Adomitis, 28, has appeared in 58 career games.
Last season, he played in nine for Philadelphia.
He previously spent three seasons as Cincinnati’s long snapper, playing 49 games from 2022-2024.
New Orleans’ starting long snapper, Zach Wood, is dealing with a calf injury.
Long snapper Scott Daly is headed back to a familiar spot.
Per Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears are signing Daly off of the Saints’ practice squad.
Daly, 32, spent the last two seasons with Chicago before the Bears had moved on to rookie Beau Gardner this offseason. But with some snapping issues — Chicago had a 23-yard field goal blocked in Sunday’s loss to Minnesota — Daly is headed back to stabilize the position.
Daly played for the Saints in Week 2 without issue after New Orleans’ longtime long snapper, Zach Wood, suffered a calf injury.
