Here’s a situation to watch closely. Friday’s final Week 1 New Orleans Saints injury report listed star safety Tyrann Mathieu as questionable to play in Sunday’s season opener with the Atlanta Falcons, having missed practice due to a sudden illness. It’s a surprising development given Mathieu’s regular participation in practice throughout the week, but these things happen.
The timing just couldn’t be worse. The Saints are already down starting cornerback Paulson Adebo, who is still recovering from a preseason ankle injury. This comes just a week after the team traded nickel corner C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Eagles, which was followed by big free agent acquisition Marcus Maye being arrested following what’s been described as a road rage incident.
