Young (calf) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Patriots, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.
The Ohio State product has yet to play this season due to a calf injury sustained in early September, but it now appears he's ready to make his 2025 debut in Week 6. Young appeared in 17 games for the Saints last season, recording 31 total tackles, including 5.5 sacks, three passes defended and one forced fumble. Now that he's returned to full health, he's expected to operate as one of the Saints' top outside linebackers and start opposite Carl Granderson.
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Saints' Chase Young: Encouraging progress
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Young logged a limited practice Wednesday.
Young has yet to play this season, so his availability for any portion of practice is encouraging. Per Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football, Young began practicing later in the session, but he was wearing pads and participating in all activities.
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Saints' Chase Young: Remains out for Week 3
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Young (calf) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Matthew Paras of NOLA.com reports.
Young will miss his third straight game to open the season after he was injured earlier this month in practice. Carl Granderson, Chris Rumph and Jonah Williams will likely continue to see increased reps off the edge for New Orleans.
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Saints' Chase Young: Remains out Week 2
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Young (calf) won't play Sunday against the 49ers, Matthew Paras of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Young will miss a second consecutive game to begin the season due to the calf injury he suffered in practice leading up to Week 1. His next chance to make his season debut will come Week 3 at Seattle.
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Saints' Chase Young: Opens week with DNP
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Young (calf) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, John Hendrix of AthlonSports.com reports.
Young picked up a calf injury in practice last week, which prevented him from playing in the Saints' regular-season opener against the Cardinals this past Sunday. He'll have two more opportunities this week to return to practice and give himself a chance at making his 2025 regular-season debut against the 49ers in Week 2. Chris Rumph and practice squad linebacker Jonah Williams would be candidates to see increased snaps on defense if Young is unable to play.
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Saints' Chase Young: Doesn't practice Thursday
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Young (calf) did not participate in Thursday's practice.
Young is dealing with a calf issue that he picked up during Wednesday's practice, but the 2020 first-rounder relayed Thursday that the injury is not a long-term concern, per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Regardless, Young's practice participation Friday will provide more clarity on his status heading into Sunday's regular-season opener against Arizona. Chris Rumph would be slated to see more snaps at outside linebacker opposite Carl Granderson if Young is not cleared to play.
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Saints' Chase Young: Exits practice with injury
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Young exited New Orleans' practice Wednesday with a calf injury, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Young is currently undergoing further evaluations, but as of now the injury is not believed to be serious, and he should have a chance to play Sunday versus the Cardinals. If he ends up being sidelined, however, Chris Rumph will likely get the start at outside linebacker in Young's place.
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Saints' Chase Young: Back to New Orleans
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The Saints re-signed Young to a three-year, $51 million contract Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Incentives can push the deal to $57 million. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2020 Draft, Young appeared in all 17 games for the Saints last season, his first with the team. Young played 63 percent of the defensive snaps as a sub-package edge rusher and finished the season with 31 tackles (21 solo), including 5.5 sacks, tying him for second-most on the team. The Saints are likely hoping Young can continue to find his early career form. He's still just 25 years old.
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Saints' Chase Young: Productive season as backup
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Young finished the 2024 regular season with 31 tackles (31 solo), including 5.5 sacks, three pass defenses and one forced fumble through 17 games.
Despite serving as the backup defensive end behind Carl Granderson and Cameron Jordan all season long, Young ended up up playing at least 60 percent of the Saints' defensive snaps in 13 of 17 games, and his 5.5 sacks were his most since his rookie season with Washington in 2020 (7.5). Young signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Saints in March of 2024, so he'll enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent for the second straight year.
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Saints' Chase Young: Misses Friday's practice
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Young (illness) didn't practice Friday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
The 25-year-old has now missed two consecutive practices due to an illness, putting his status for the Saints' Week 16 matchup against the Packers in doubt. Young almost certainly needs to upgrade to at least limited practice participation Saturday in order to play Monday night. If he's unable to do so, Payton Turner is likely to serve as New Orleans' top rotational edge rusher.
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Saints' Chase Young: Dealing with illness
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Young (illness) did not practice Thursday.
Young is coming off a two-sack performance against the Commanders this past Sunday. However, it appears the 2020 first-pick is under the weather, which prevented him from participating in the Saints' first official practice of the week Thursday. Young will have two more opportunities to return to practice ahead of Monday night's game against the Packers.
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Saints' Chase Young: Passes physical
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Young (neck) passed his physical Tuesday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN reports.
Young should officially be good to go for practice tomorrow despite having been placed on the active/PUP list last Thursday. The 2020 first-round pick will likely serve as a rotational pass rusher behind Cameron Jordan (ankle) and Carl Granderson after signing with the team this offseason.
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Saints' Chase Young: Facing uncertainty with neck
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Young's one-year contract with the Saints gives New Orleans protection in the event he struggles to recover from his upcoming neck surgery or otherwise misses time, with 61 percent of the money in the deal coming from per-game roster bonuses, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Young has a $5.01 million base salary and can earn an additional $7.99 million in per-game roster bonuses, with the former guaranteed at signing and the latter only guaranteed if he's released. In other words, he'll miss out on around $470,000 for each game he's on the roster but inactive. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that scans on Young's neck led to reduced interest in free agency, due to a condition that was first discovered last summer after he suffered a stinger in the preseason. He ended up playing seven games for the Commanders, and then 12 post-trade for the 49ers (including playoffs), recording 7.5 sacks in the regular season and an additional sack during the postseason. Young was the No. 2 overall pick and Defensive Rookie of the Year back in 2020, but he suffered a severe knee injury the following season and managed only 1.5 sacks in 12 appearances between 2021 and 2022. He's scheduled for surgery Thursday and expected to be healthy for training camp, at which point the Saints likely will use him off the bench behind starting defensive ends Cameron Jordan and Carl Granderson.
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49ers' Chase Young: Logs first sack as a 49er
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Young compiled two tackles (two solo), including a sack, during San Francisco's 27-14 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Young managed to record his first sack with the 49ers on Sunday, and he now has 5.0 sacks total through seven games this season. The 2020 first-round pick will now look to increase his totals during Thursday's matchup with the Seahawks.
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49ers' Chase Young: Heading to Bay Area
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The Commanders traded Young to the 49ers on Tuesday in exchange for a 2024 third-round draft pick, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
San Francisco has been seeking out a bookend to reigning Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa, and it appears to have found one in Young, who was the second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Both are Ohio State products, and Young seemingly has bounced back after back-to-back subpar and injury-riddled campaigns with five sacks in seven games so far this season. With the 49ers on bye Week 9, Young will have plenty of time to get up to speed with his new team before its next game Nov. 12 in Jacksonville.
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Commanders' Chase Young: Makes impact in return
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Young returned from a neck injury, played in his first game of the season and recorded 1.5 sacks and three tackles in Washington's 35-33 win over Denver on Sunday.
Young also played on 71 percent of the defensive snaps after his coach, Ron Rivera, said he would "most likely be on a pitch count." It's an encouraging sign for the 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, who has started just 11 games since that season. Young tore his ACL and patellar tendon in Week 10 of the 2021 campaign and missed most of 2022 before injuring his neck in the preseason this year.
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Commanders' Chase Young: Questionable for Week 1
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Young (neck) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Young spent most of the summer rehabbing his neck injury but did get in a round of limited practices this week. That would typically put Young in line to play, but after missing most of camp and the preseason, it's unclear if the Commanders will clear him to play Week 1.
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Commanders' Chase Young: Back to practice, but limited
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Young (neck) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday ahead of Week 1 versus the Cardinals.
Young played in just three games in 2022 and missed most of the preseason with a neck issue, but it's at least an encouraging sign to see him return to practice. James Smith-Williams probably has the most to gain in terms of playing time if Young sits out of game action.
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Commanders' Chase Young: Exits with stinger
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Young left Friday's 17-15 preseason victory over the Browns early due to a stinger, JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reports.
Head coach Ron Rivera did not sound too concerned about the injury following the game, but it is still an issue worth monitoring. Young had his fifth-year option declined by Washington during the offseason and is now looking to bounce back from an injury-plagued start to his career.
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Commanders' Chase Young: Active for offseason workout
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Young was present for the start of Washington's offseason program Monday, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.
Young appeared in only three games last season as he recovered from ACL and MCL tears he sustained in November 2021, but he looks ready to go ahead of 2023. Although the team hasn't picked up his fifth-year option on his contract for 2024, the 24-year-old seems to be all-in for what could be his final season in Washington.
