{"id":289749,"date":"2023-09-23T21:49:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289749"},"modified":"2023-09-23T21:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T21:49:59","slug":"saints-place-rb-jamaal-williams-hamstring-on-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/saints-place-rb-jamaal-williams-hamstring-on-injured-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints place RB Jamaal Williams (hamstring) on injured reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamaal Williams&#8217; tenure with the Saints just hit a bump in the road.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans placed Williams on injured reserve on Saturday due to a hamstring injury he sustained in the team&#8217;s Week 2 win over the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>His trip to IR means he&#8217;ll spend at least four weeks on the mend before possibly returning to the active roster.<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              NFL Week 3 bold predictions: Scoring explosion in clash of winless teams; Bucs upset Eagles            <\/li>\n<li>              Week 3 NFL picks: Cowboys, Dolphins and Ravens hit 3-0; Eagles top Bucs in lone battle of undefeateds            <\/li>\n<li>              Saints rookie RB Kendre Miller expected to make season debut Sunday: &#x27;It just feels good to be back&#x27;            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The seventh-year RB came to New Orleans after a career season in Detroit, where he eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for the first time and led the league with 17 rushing touchdowns to break the Lions&#8217; single-season franchise record.<\/p>\n<p>He was expected to serve as the Saints&#8217; lead back in the early going while Alvin Kamara served his three-game suspension for violating the league&#8217;s personal conduct policy, a punishment that stemmed from Kamara&#8217;s arrest for battery in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Williams struggled to find room in that role before the injury, though, rushing for just 74 yards on 27 carries and contributing another seven yards on two catches.<\/p>\n<p>Third-round rookie Kendre Miller, making his debut after missing the first two weeks with a hamstring injury of his own, will fill in for Williams against the Packers on Sunday along with Tony Jones and the Saints&#8217; Swiss Army knife, Taysom Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Kamara is eligible to return on Monday in preparation for a Week 4 showdown against the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints have talent in their RB room to weather Williams&#8217; injury, just as they did Kamara&#8217;s suspension, but the extended absence is still a tough blow.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be another month at minimum before New Orleans gets its first look at its 2023 backfield in full.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/saints-place-rb-jamaal-williams-hamstring-on-injured-reserve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jamaal Williams&#8217; tenure with the Saints just hit a bump in the road. 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