Whew buddy. Chris Olave introduced himself to the NFL in Friday night’s preseason game with the Green Bay Packers, snagging a 20-yard touchdown reception to close out the first half. It’s exactly the sort of play we’re looking for from the New Orleans Saints’ first-round pick, and it drew a range of celebratory reactions from local media and Saints fans on social media. See for yourself:
That’s a keeper 👏 @chrisolave_ pic.twitter.com/dwxZGtz8LL
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) August 20, 2022
Chris Olave was good enough to produce an Ian Book TD pass. This team is winning the Super Bowl
— Evan Saacks (@evansaacks) August 20, 2022
I JUST STARTED TWERKING AFTER OLAVE TOUCHDOWN
— 𝔒𝔟𝔦 ⚜️🦦 (@PlayoffDeonte) August 20, 2022
Nice touchdown to Olave… but my sentiment on Ian Book remains the same
— ⚜️Jedi Jay⚜️ Saints SZN (@jay_a_styles) August 20, 2022
Points off turnover is the difference in games come regular season. Book to Olave after the Eric Wilson forced fumble is good stuff. Much needed bounce back for Book and a good glimpse into the future with Olave.
— Ross Jackson (@RossJacksonNOLA) August 20, 2022
Ian Book after finally throwing a nice TD:
"Finally Saints fans will shower me with love!"Saints fans:
"OMG OLAVE IS A BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!"— Jono Barnes (@JonoBarnes) August 20, 2022
Olave stay smoking dude off the LOS.
— 𝙺𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗 (@KevinWashJr) August 20, 2022
Olave is gonna be special. #whodat ⚜️
— stan verrett (@stanverrett) August 20, 2022
That was a well-designed play by the Saints to get WR Chris Olave open — but also a good job by Olave finding the open space between defenders and patiently waiting for the ball to arrive.
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) August 20, 2022
The first of many TDs for Chris Olave. Nice job by both Book and Olave
— Sharief Ishaq (@ShariefWDSU) August 20, 2022
It’s really wild that Olave is really WR3 on this team and honestly prolly the 4th option with AK. Dudes gonna have so many opportunities this year
— Christian Prats (@cprats24) August 20, 2022
Anyways take Olave out the game we seen enough
— 🅿️laiboi🅿️ (@blakebooming) August 20, 2022
Packers fans watching Olave score and probably not feeling anything at all probably.
— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 20, 2022
Olave WR 1 that plays WR3 …. Don’t worry you’ll understand what I mean soon
— ⚜️The B-U-N™⚜️ (@BayouBun) August 20, 2022
But Olave need to be put on ice.
— Tasha Please… (@_ChazAlexander) August 20, 2022