The New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers listed a combined 13 absentees on the initial Week 4 injury report. Both teams are resting a lot of players with the Bucs coming off a tough loss on a short week (having hosted the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night) and the Saints recuperating from a road trip to see the Green Bay Packers. New Orleans quarterback Derek Carr was held out on Wednesday while resting his injured throwing shoulder.
We’ll check back on Thursday to see who was able to participate in practice after being given the day off. For now, here’s what we learned on Wednesday: