So much for using the bye week to get healthy. The New Orleans Saints exited Week 6 with a slew of new injuries and health issues to manage, particularly focused on the wide receiver corps.
First, No. 2 receiver Emmanuel Sanders was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list after recording a positive test result. Then, No. 1 wideout Michael Thomas was ruled out after injuring his hamstring earlier this week. And now, veteran backup Bennie Fowler is landing on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Fowler’s injury held him out of practice all week, so this isn’t totally a surprise.