This is disappointing. New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Jake Haener has been suspended for the first six weeks of the 2023 season due to a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Haener will not count against the 53-man roster limit while serving his suspension.
That would explain why the Saints changed Taysom Hill’s official position listing from tight end to quarterback earlier this week. Haener was in line for a reserve role behind Derek Carr and Jameis Winston in his first year in the NFL, and that’s what will be expected of him when he returns after their Week 6 road game with the Houston Texans.
So Alvin Kamara will be eligible to return on Sept. 25 (after the Saints play the Green Bay Packers in Week 3) with Haener returning as soon as Oct. 16. We’re still waiting to see whether NFL discipline will be issued to starting safety Marcus Maye after his Florida DUI case concluded late this summer. Hopefully the Saints can get all hands on deck sooner rather than later.
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