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The Saints placed Blackmon (shoulder) on injured reserve Saturday, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The first-year Saint sustained a torn labrum in the Week 1 loss to the Cardinals, so it's no surprise he moved to IR on Saturday. Blackmon was one of New Orleans' top defensive playmakers in Week 1, recording seven total tackles and one pass defended across 61 defensive snaps. With Blackmon likely out for the remainder of the season, Jonas Sanker projects to start at free safety.
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Blackmon will undergo surgery to address the shoulder injury he suffered during Sunday's 20-13 loss versus the Cardinals, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Blackmon was feared to have suffered a torn labrum after he left New Orleans' regular-season debut early, and now it looks like he'll miss extended time as he recovers. In his absence, rookie third-rounder Jonas Sanker becomes a candidate to start at safety next to Justin Reid.
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Head coach Kellen Moore said Monday that Blackmon (shoulder) could be sidelined "for a long time" and possibly the entire 2025 season, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports. Blackmon suffered the injury during Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Cardinals. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network initially reported that Blackmon is feared to have suffered a torn labrum, which would put the 2020 third-rounder in jeopardy of missing the rest of the season. Jordan Howden (oblique) and Jonas Sanker would be the top candidates to start alongside Justin Reid at safety if Blackmon is sidelined.
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Blackmon (shoulder) is feared to have suffered a torn labrum in Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Cardinals, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Rapoport added that the Saints are still running tests on Blackmon's shoulder, but if the injury is confirmed to be a torn labrum, he's expected to miss the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old, who signed with the Saints in late July, played 100 percent of the team's defensive snaps in Week 1, recording seven total tackles and one pass defended. Jonas Sanker and Jordan Howden (oblique) are the most likely options to take over at free safety while Blackmon recovers.
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Blackmon and the Saints agreed on a one-year contract Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Blackmon will officially head to New Orleans, helping fill the void in the team's secondary after Tyrann Mathieu retired Tuesday. Blackmon appears to have fully recovered from his offseason shoulder surgery, and he'll now compete with Jonas Sanker and J.T. Gray for the team's starting free safety role. The 26-year-old has recorded 174 combined tackles over the last two years, and he'll look to maintain that level of production with the Saints.
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| WK | OPP | PAATT | PACMP | PAYD | PATD | PAINT | RUYD | RUTD | FPTS | ||||||||
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| 1 | ARI | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| *2 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| *3 | @SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| *4 | @BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| *5 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| *6 | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| *7 | @CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| *8 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| *9 | @LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| *10 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| *12 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| *13 | @MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| *14 | @TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| *15 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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