Saints rule out Michael Thomas, Marquez Callaway vs. Bears

Oct. 30 (UPI) — The New Orleans Saints on Friday ruled out huge receivers Michael Thomas and Marquez Callaway for the team’s Week 8 matchup against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Emmanuel Sanders, who remains on the reserve/COVID-19 record, furthermore will omit the game, leaving the Saints with out three of their high receivers this week.

All three gamers could per chance return as early as next week for the Saints’ showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football.

Thomas has been sidelined since Week 1 due to a excessive ankle sprain, a suspension by the team and a hamstring wound that he suffered final week. In accordance to the team’s final wound document, he returned to watch and used to be a small participant both Thursday and Friday.

Within the meantime, Callaway sustained an ankle wound at some level of his breakout efficiency final week against the Carolina Panthers. The undrafted rookie out of Tennessee caught eight passes for 75 yards within the Saints’ capture. He furthermore practiced on a small foundation Thursday and Friday.

Within the trio’s absence, the Saints are anticipated to depend carefully on working relieve Alvin Kamara, tight conclude Jared Prepare dinner and receivers Tre’Quan Smith and Deonte Harris. The team furthermore could per chance come to a resolution to call up observe squad receivers resembling Tommylee Lewis, Austin Carr and Juwan Johnson.

The Saints (4-2) believe received three consecutive video games coming into their matchup against the Bears (5-2) on Sunday at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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