Teamer (suspension) was cut from the Saints' practice squad Saturday.
Teamer is currently serving a three-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy, and he won't be eligible to play until Week 17. The 27-year-old has logged 33 snaps on special teams across two appearances for the Saints this season.
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Saints' Chase Young: Clear for Monday
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Young (illness) does not carry a designation ahead of Monday's game against the Packers.
Young missed practice Thursday and Friday with an illness before returning as a full participant Saturday. The 2020 No. 2 overall pick has been productive in his first season with New Orleans, tallying 25 tackles, including 5.5 sacks, and two passes defended. He should reprise his role as the team's top rotational edge rusher behind Cameron Jordan and Carl Granderson on Monday.
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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' Tanoh Kpassagnon: On track to play Week 16
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Kpassagnon (Achilles) was not listed on the Saints' injury report Thursday.
Kpassagnon tore his Achilles in the offseason, which prevented him from playing up to this point in the regular season. He was activated off the reserve/PUP list this past Saturday, and while he wasn't able to play in Week 15 against the Commanders, his absence from Thursday's injury report indicates that he is on track to make his 2024 regular-season debut against the Packers on Monday. Across 17 regular-season games with the Saints in 2023, Kpassagnon registered 19 tackles (12 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and two pass defenses.
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Saints' Kool-Aid McKinstry: Full practice participant Thursday
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McKinstry (neck/shoulder) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
McKinstry was knocked out of the Saints' Week 15 loss to the Commanders due to a neck injury, and he finished the game with six tackles (four solo). It doesn't appear to be a lasting issue, as he was able to practice without limitations in New Orleans' first official session of the week Thursday. Barring any setbacks, McKinstry should be able to suit up against Green Bay on Monday. The rookie second-round pick has logged 33 tackles (26 solo) and five pass defenses across 12 regular-season games.
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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: Has multi-sack game Sunday
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Young recorded three tackles (three solo) including 2.0 sacks during Sunday's 20-19 loss versus the Commanders.
Chase played one of his best games in recent memory against his former team in Week 15, posting two sacks for the first time since Week 7 of the 2023 season. He'll be hoping to add to his season sack total of 5.5 in Week 16 at Green Bay.
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Saints' Ugo Amadi: Nice day in close loss
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Amadi recorded seven tackles (five solo) including 1.0 sacks and a pass defensed during Sunday's 20-19 loss versus the Commanders.
Amadi extended his streak of games with seven-plus tackles to five Sunday, and he extended his streak of games with a pass breakup to three. He's on the fringes of the IDP map going into a Week 16 matchup at Green Bay.
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Saints' Will Harris: Gets season-high tackle total
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Harris recorded nine tackles (seven solo) during Sunday's 20-19 loss versus the Commanders.
Harris has now tallied six-plus tackles in four of New Orleans' last five games, but Sunday's was his best game of the season so far in that category. He'll be looking to stay hot when the Saints travel to take on Green Bay in Week 16.
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Saints' Demario Davis: Leading tackler in loss
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Davis recorded 14 tackles (nine solo) including 1.0 sacks during Sunday's 20-19 loss versus the Commanders.
Davis played all 74 of New Orleans' defensive snaps in Week 15, and he came away with his highest tackle total this season. He also eclipsed 100 tackles on the year Sunday, marking the 10th time he's done that in his career. The Saints will travel to take on a run-heavy Green Bay team in Week 16.
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Saints' Kool-Aid McKinstry: Exits with injury Sunday
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McKinstry sustained a neck injury and is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Commanders.
McKinstry logged six tackles before exiting late in the second half Sunday. The rookie second-round pick has moved up into a starting role since cornerback Marshon Lattimore was sent to the Commanders at the trade deadline. With McKinstry sidelined, expect Shemar Jean-Charles to step up apposite starting cornerback Alontae Taylor.
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Saints' Tanoh Kpassagnon: Inactive Sunday
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Kpassagnon (Achilles) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Commanders, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
The defensive lineman was activated from the reserve/PUP list Saturday but still maintained a questionable tag for Sunday's contest. Kpassagnon has yet to play this season after tearing his Achilles in the offseason. The veteran recorded 19 tackles (12 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and two passes defensed in 17 regular-season games and on 387 defensive snaps in 2023.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Set to miss rest of regular season
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Jackson (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Jackson injured his ankle last Sunday against the Giants and had already been ruled out for this Sunday's Week 15 game against Washington. With his move to IR, the linebacker is now ineligible to return during the regular season. Jackson finishes the NFL campaign with a career-high 14 tackles (eight solo) while playing primarily on special teams.
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Saints' Tanoh Kpassagnon: Activated from PUP list
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Kpassagnon (Achilles) has been activated from the reserve/PUP list Saturday and could be an option for Sunday's game against the Commanders, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports, but he remains questionable to suit up.
Kpassagnon wasn't deemed ready to return for the Week 14 matchup against the Giants, but he may finally make his season debut in this Week 15 contest. He made 17 regular-season appearances for the Saints in 2023, racking up 19 tackles (12 solo), 3.5 sacks and two passes defended while playing 387 snaps on defense.
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Saints' Bryan Bresee: Game-winning block in Week 14
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Breese logged 1.0 sacks and two pass defenses during Sunday's 14-11 win over the Giants.
Bresee made the biggest play of the game Sunday when he jumped over the Giants' offensive line and blocked Graham Gano's 35-yard field-goal attempt late in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Saints. Bresee has logged 7.5 sacks through 13 regular-season games, 3.5 of which have come over his last three outings.
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Saints' Pete Werner: Six tackles in Week 14
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Werner registered six tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 14-11 win over the Giants.
Werner has logged at least five tackles in each of the Saints' last six games. He's up to 63 tackles (43 solo) and one pass defense across 10 regular-season games. Werner and the Saints' defense weren't really tested against the Giants, but they'll have their hands full against a Commanders team that put up 42 points against the Titans in Week 13.
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Saints' Will Harris: Six tackles against Giants
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Harris finished Sunday's 14-11 win over the Giants with six tackles (five solo) and one pass defense.
Harris has played in every single defensive snap in the four games since returning from injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. Over that span, he has logged 25 tackles (15 solo) and one pass defense. Harris and the Saints' secondary weren't tested that much by Drew Lock on Sunday, but they'll have their work cut out for them in Week 15 against Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin and the rest of the Commanders' offense.
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Saints' Demario Davis: Picks off Lock in Week 14
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Davis registered eight tackles (five solo) and one interception in Sunday's 14-11 win over the Giants.
Davis was the Saints' co-leader in tackles Sunday alongside Ugo Amadi. Davis also managed to nab his first interception of the season (and fourth of his 13-year NFL career) when he picked off Drew Lock on a pass intended for Darius Slayton late in the fourth quarter. Davis has played every single defensive snap in eight of the Saints' last nine games, and over that span he has accumulated 72 tackles (33 solo) and four pass defenses (including one interception).
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Saints' Ugo Amadi: Tallies eight tackles vs. Big Blue
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Amadi registered eight tackles (six solo) and two pass defenses in Sunday's 14-11 win over the Giants.
Amadi co-led the Saints in tackling Sunday with Demario Davis. Amadi played sparingly in the first half of the regular season, but he's played at least 52 defensive snaps over his last four outings and has logged 34 tackles (26 solo) and four pass defenses over that span.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Won't return Sunday
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Jackson (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Giants, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Jackson injured his ankle in the second quarter, and it is severe enough for him to be sidelined for the rest of Sunday's contest. Jackson has mostly played exclusively on special teams since Week 7.
