New Orleans Saints running back Travis Etienne Jr.'s official status for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers remains questionable, even after the team activated him from the injured reserve on Saturday. However, it does appear the team's big offseason acquisition is ready to make his return to the lineup.
Etienne is expected to play in the important Week 10 divisional battle, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter
.If he plays as expected, it'll be Etienne's first game since suffering a hamstring injury in Week 3, and it couldn't come any sooner. In his absence, Kendre Miller and Alvin Kamara have barely accumulated more yards than Etienne's 128 on the season. Quarterback Tyler Shough leads the team with 162 rushing yards.
Travis Etienne fantasy outlook
It's unclear what
type of workload Etienne will receive in his first game back, but he has a ton of upside against a Panthers defense allowing the second-most fantasy points to running backs. There is some risk, but the potential reward carries more weight for Etienne.
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