The Saints will not have one of their key rookies on the field for a while.
Head coach Kellen Moore told reporters on Friday that first-round pick Jordyn Tyson will miss time with the hamstring injury he suffered during Thursday’s joint practice with the Jaguars.
While Moore did not provide a timetable for Tyson’s recovery, he noted the receiver’s injury could potentially linger into Week 1.
“We’ve just got to let these experts evaluate this, and then we’ll put together a plan,” Moore said, via Katherine Terrell of ESPN. “Not going to jump to conclusions. I don’t have a doctor in front of my name, so I’m not going to jump to put together a timeline on it.”
Moore noted that this injury is unrelated to the previous hamstring injuries Tyson has suffered throughout his playing career.
“I think my understanding of this one, any player that was put in his situation where your foot slips and you get shoved from behind, this has nothing to do with Jordyn’s history,” Moore said. “Any player in that situation probably has the same diagnosis coming out of this.”
Tyson was the No. 8 overall pick of this year’s draft, with the Saints set to pair him with Chris Olave to provide a pair of strong receiving targets for young quarterback Tyler Shough.
