Styles (calf) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Styles logged three straight full practices after being activated from injured reserve Sunday. The 24-year-old will make his season debut against the Vikings.
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Saints' Jaylan Ford: Ready for Week 5
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Ford (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
The Saints activated Ford from injured reserve Saturday. The linebacker has recovered from his ankle injury and is all set to suit up for Sunday's contest as a reserve inside linebacker.
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Saints' Vernon Broughton: Won't play due to illness
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Broughton (illness) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Broughton remains ill and will not be able to suit up for Sunday's contest. Tyree Wilson is set to be the starting defensive end next to Davon Godchaux and Cameron Jordan.
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Saints' Christen Miller: Active for Week 5
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Miller is active for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Miller was a healthy scratch for the Saints' Week 4 loss to the Falcons on Monday Night Football. The defensive tackle is set to suit up for Sunday's contest, likely due to the absence of Nathan Shepherd (illness).
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Saints' Nathan Shepherd: Won't play with illness
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Shepherd (illness) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Shepherd will not suit up for Sunday's game due to an illness he contracted earlier in the week. The starting nose tackle for Sunday's contest will likely be Davon Godchaux.
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Saints' Julian Blackmon: Ready for Week 5
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Blackmon (shoulder) is active for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Blackman logged three consecutive limited practices during the Saints' Week 5 prep and was declared questionable for Sunday's contest. The free safety is all set to suit up against the Vikings, leaving Jonas Sanker to remain in the backup role.
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Saints' Lorenzo Styles: Removed from IR, questionable for Week 5
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Styles (calf) was activated from the Saints' injured reserve Saturday.
Even though Styles is still listed as questionable, his removal from injured reserve indicates that the rookie fifth-rounder will make his NFL debut against the Vikings on Sunday. Styles was placed on injured reserve Sept. 1 due to a calf injury that he sustained in a preseason game against the Rams in late August.
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Saints' Jaylan Ford: Activated from IR
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The Saints activated Ford (ankle) from injured reserve Saturday.
Ford is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Vikings, but his removal on IR is a positive sign that he'll be available to play. He opened the regular season on injured reserve due to an ankle injury that he sustained during training camp.
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Saints' Nathan Shepherd: Under the weather, iffy for Week 5
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Shepherd (illness) is now questionable for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Shepherd is now in jeopardy of missing Sunday's game due to an illness. Davon Godchaux, Khristian Boyd, Tyree Wilson and Colby Wooden would all be in line for more defensive snaps if Shepherd is not cleared to play against Minnesota.
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Saints' Davon Godchaux: Cleared to play vs. Minnesota
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Godchaux (groin) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Godchaux tweaked his groin during the Saints' loss to the Falcons in Week 4. He ended Week 5 prep with a full practice Friday, which was enough for the veteran defensive lineman to fade an injury tag for Sunday's home game. Godchaux has 12 tackles (four solo) through the first four games of the regular season.
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Saints' Anfernee Jennings: Ruled out for Sunday
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Jennings (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Vikings, Emily Leiker of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Jennings has been unable to practice since sustaining a knee injury in the Saints' Week 3 loss to the Raiders. The linebacker will now miss consecutive games due to the injury, leaving Myles Cole as the primary rotational pass rusher behind starters Chase Young and Carl Granderson.
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Saints' Carl Granderson: Cleared to play in Week 5
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Granderson (ankle) does not carry an injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Vikings, Emily Leiker of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Granderson finished Week 5 prep with an LP-LP-FP practice log, which was enough for him to fade an injury designation and return from a one-game absence due to an ankle injury. He'll start opposite Chase Young at the edge rusher position, with Myles Cole and Chris Rumph providing depth.
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Saints' Julian Blackmon: Tagged as questionable vs. Minnesota
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Blackmon (shoulder) is listed as questionable against the Vikings on Sunday, Emily Leiker of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Blackmon was limited in practice all week due to a shoulder injury, which he likely picked up during the Saints' loss to the Falcons this past Monday. His status for Sunday's game may not known until the Saints announce their list of inactive players about 90 minutes before the 1:00pm ET kickoff. Jonas Sanker would be the top candidate to start alongside Justin Reid at safety if Blackmon is not cleared to play.
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Saints' Kaden Elliss: Won't play against Minnesota
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Elliss (calf) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Vikings on Sunday, Emily Leiker of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Elliss was unable to practice all week, and his calf injury will cause him to miss a second consecutive game as a result. Second-year pro Danny Stutsman will continue to start next to Pete Werner at inside linebacker due to the absence of Elliss, whose next chance to play is Week 6 against the Giants on Sunday, Oct. 18.
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Saints' Julian Blackmon: Dealing with shoulder injury
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Blackmon (shoulder) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
Blackmon has played every defensive snap for New Orleans so far this season, but he appears to have hurt his shoulder in Monday's loss to Atlanta. With a pair of limited practices under his belt to begin Week 5 prep, Blackmon has a chance to suit up Sunday versus Minnesota, though he may enter the weekend with an injury designation if he's not able to practice in full Friday.
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Saints' Kaden Elliss: Remains unable to practice
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Elliss (calf) did not participate in practice Thursday.
Elliss was also deemed DNP on Wednesday's practice estimate. The veteran linebacker didn't practice at all last week due to a calf injury and missed this past Monday's loss to Atlanta. Elliss is looking unlikely to play against Minnesota in Week 5, though there's a chance he can suit up if he's able to practice in some capacity Friday.
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Saints' Julian Blackmon: Tallies 10 tackles in loss
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Blackmon logged 10 tackles (five solo) in the Saints' 45-24 loss to the Falcons on Monday.
Blackmon played all 57 of the Saints' defensive snaps in the blowout loss. Despite a long night for the defensive unit, the free safety tallied four more tackles than the next closest Saints defenders (Tyree Wilson and Jonas Sanker).
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Saints' Jaylan Ford: Returns to practice
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The Saints designated Ford (ankle) for return to practice from injured reserve Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
The Saints placed Ford on injured reserve Aug. 31 with a designation to return. The linebacker was a full participant in his return to practice Wednesday, signaling he could be ready to return to the active roster shortly. If the Saints fail to retain Ford to the 53-man roster by Oct. 28, he will need to remain on IR for the remainder of the 2026 season.
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Saints' Lorenzo Styles: Returns to practice Wednesday
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The Saints designated Styles (calf) to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Styles was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, which were his first reps since tweaking his calf in a preseason game against the Rams in late April. The rookie fifth-rounder will likely need multiple full practices before being activated from IR, but he could make his NFL regular-season debut as soon as Sunday against the Vikings.
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Saints' Kaden Elliss: Estimated as non-participant Wednesday
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Elliss (calf) was estimated as a non-participant at practice Wednesday.
The Saints' only started their week of preparation with a walk-through practice, but the estimation signals Elliss is in jeopardy of missing another game because of a nagging calf injury. Unless he returns to practice in some capacity Thursday or Friday, odds are low he'll be available Sunday versus the Vikings.
