The New Orleans Saints started off the week with a positive injury report leading into their matchup against the Washington Commanders. There were only six players on the Saints injury report, and three of them were designated as not participating.
You knew Derek Carr (hand) would be one of those players. Darren Rizzi didn’t place the quarterback on injured reserve, so Carr will remain on the injury report until he returns, if he returns at all.
Seeing Alvin Kamara’s name on the report may give you a slight pause, but his inclusion was merely due to an illness opposed to an injury. We see these on a regular basis throughout the season. Often, a player returns as a full participant before the end of the week. Stay tuned for updates on him.
Juwan Johnson was probably the biggest inclusion on the injury report. Johnson is coming off his best game of the season. He was limited with a foot injury. Hopefully he’s able to go because the offense is beginning to use the tight ends more.
As for the other side? Former Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore hasn’t played for the Commanders since Washington acquired him from the Saints at the trade deadline back on Nov. 2, but he practiced fully on Wednesday and is on track to make his debut with his new team. Of course he’s playing against his former team in what was his home stadium.
Here’s the initial injury report from each team:
