Katherine Terrell
METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints security Julian Blackmon (shoulder) is probably going finished for the yr, coach Kellen Moore stated on Monday.
Moore stated that Blackmon's harm “might be an extended one, doubtlessly for the total season.”
Blackmon, who signed with the Saints throughout coaching camp after Tyrann Mathieu retired, performed each snap within the Saints' loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Moore stated the problem was not found till just a few hours later when Blackmon bought house.
“That is what adrenaline does to you,” Moore stated. “I imply generally these issues occur for these guys. There's a number of juice and vitality and video games and also you make big-time performs and everybody's sore after a soccer recreation. … Typically it takes slightly little bit of time to understand what's soreness and what's an harm, and sadly this the best way it went down for Julian.”
With Blackmon out, the Saints should flip to Jordan Howden, who was inactive with an indirect harm on Sunday, or rookie Jonas Sanker.
“Bummer for him simply because he is finished such a tremendous job of coming in right here and put himself in an superior place to have an important season and performed nice on Sunday as nicely,” Moore stated.
