On Tuesday, the New Orleans Saints announced they would be without one of their pass rushers to start the 2024 season due to an Achilles injury. The news came hours after reports surfaced the NFLPA is looking to push back OTAs from April to June or July.
The NFLPA is looking into curbing soft-tissue injuries
Per the NFL’s website, the NFLPA believes adjusted practice format would help with soft-tissue injuries:
Per [Tom] Pelissero, the NFLPA has consulted medical and performance experts to create a solution for reducing injuries and maximizing players’ recovery time. Under the potential proposal, virtual classroom work would still be permitted in the spring, but no practices until camp.
Restructuring the NFL’s offseason could help break up the calendar, giving players a deeper layoff following a grinding season and a longer ramp-up period before the start of the season, which could prove helpful to avoid soft-tissue injuries that plague some players during training camps under the current structure.
The New Orleans Saints lose a pass rusher due to Achilles
A member of the Saints defense suffered an injury during OTAs. Per video posted by NOF Network, Saints head coach Dennis Allen said defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon tore his Achilles. Kpassagnon hasn’t been ruled out of playing for the entirety of the 2024 season, but he will miss the start of the regular season.
Last season, the veteran defender appeared in 17 games and recorded 19 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and four tackles for loss. He has 16.5 career sacks and won Super Bowl LIV with the Kansas City Chiefs.
NFL fans’ initial reactions to Tanoh Kpassagnon being injured
Trade with the Lions for Marcus Davenport if you need a big time edge rusher
— Ivan, Czar of Bohunks (@Up4Discussion_7) May 28, 2024
😅😅
— T-A-H-J⚜️ (@TahjWatson) May 28, 2024
So why is he just now saying this like why do they delay every injury and he stuttered
— Sterling “Stirfry” White (@SterlingW56) May 28, 2024
I swear this team is more injury prone than any nfl team ever lol it’s every year
— sell the team (@Zapphire92) May 28, 2024
hope for a fast recovery🙏🏽
— SweatStain (@xBearDownx) May 28, 2024
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