New Orleans Saints wide receiver JORDYN TYSON (photo courtesy of New Orleans Saints/Facebook)
Saints rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson is expected to miss about eight weeks with a right hamstring strain. Saints sideline reporter for WWL radio, Jeff Nowak, says that means he could return week five against the Vikings at the earliest, but New Orleans should be careful bringing him back too soon.
“You can’t rush him back; as frustrating as it will be to see him miss time, I think you’re going to be as cautious as you can be because this is not a one-year investment,” Nowak noted.
Nowak says it is frustrating to lose the eighth-overall pick to injury, especially when the team knew his concerning injury history. This is Tyson’s fourth hamstring injury and sixth lower-body injury in the last four years. Head coach Kellen Moore said this strain was unrelated, but Nowak says there is more to it.
“I don’t know how you can disassociate all of the hamstring issues from a new hamstring issue. That would seem wildly coincidental, and it’s hard to believe there’s no correlation whatsoever,” Nowak speculated.
Nowak’s biggest concern is Tyson’s long-term availability. He was limited after the draft, performed well in camp and then was injured during the team’s first joint practice. For the time being, he thinks the offense can get along without him by relying on top receiver Chris Olave and other playmakers.
“Now I think you’re going to see the Saints lean a little bit more into either two running backs with Travis (Etienne) and Alvin (Kamara) on the field, like one tight end and two wide receivers; or two or three tight ends, where you have one or two wide receivers on the field,” Nowak said.
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