Here we go. The New Orleans Saints shared their final injury report for Week 3's game with the Las Vegas Raiders, officially ruling out two rookie draft picks: second-round defensive lineman Christen Miller (toe) and sixth-round returns ace Barion Brown (hamstring). Brown specifically played a big role in last week's upset win against the Baltimore Ravens, helping the Saints get into field goal range with a huge kickoff return just before halftime. This is the second game Miller has to sit out after suffering a toe injury. They'll both be missed.
Additionally, backup cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (shoulder) practiced for the first time this week and is officially questionable to play. Veteran defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd (hip) took a step
back and practiced on a limited basis after putting in a full day's work on Thursday, but he's not listed with a game status and should be expected to play on Sunday. Everyone else on the injury report took a positive step forward. Changes from Thursday's update reflected in bold text:
Did not participate
- WR Barion Brown (hamstring)
- DL Christen Miller (toe)
Limited participation
- CB Martin Emerson Jr. (shoulder)
- DL Nathan Shepherd (hip)
Full participation
- S Jonas Sanker (knee)
- EDGE Chase Young (calf)
- LB Isaiah Stalbird (shoulder)
- DL Davon Godchaux (not injury related/rest)
- RB Kendre Miller (illness)
- RB Travis Etienne Jr. (hamstring)
Las Vegas Raiders injury report (TBD)
- EDGE Kwity Paye (illness): Did not participate
- S Treydan Stukes (concussion): Did not participate
- TE Brock Bowers (knee): Limited
- LB Nakobe Dean (shoulder): Full
- DT Folorunso Fatukasi (shoulder): Full
- CB Darien Porter (foot): Full
- WR Dareke Young (hamstring): Full
- LB Segun Olubi (knee): Full
- DT JJ Pegues (back): Full
The Raiders will finish practice later than the Saints (that's life out west in Las Vegas), so this is Thursday's injury report as an estimation. We'll update it to reflect Friday's developments once that information is made available.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: What we learned from the final Saints injury report vs. Raiders
