It’s been over two months since the last time the New Orleans Saints seen Kendre Miller. Miller broke that drought when he returned to practice on Thursday. Miller suffered a hamstring injury on the first day of Saints training camp that led to him landing on injured reserve.
Technically, Miller is still on injured reserve. Miller’s return to practice does not guarantee he’ll play against the Kansas City Chiefs this Monday. Dennis Allen says the team is still undecided on Miller’s immediate future.
What the return does is activate a 21-day window for Miller to return to the active roster. If Miller isn’t placed on the active roster by Oct. 24, he will be relegated to injured reserve permanently.
Though he could jump straight to the active roster, it’s best to look at the next three weeks as a ramp up. Because of Miller’s past injury history, the team will be cautious with his process.