New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore injured his hamstring in Sunday’s win over the Carolina Panthers, putting his status against CeeDee Lamb and the Cowboys in doubt. The good news is that NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill reports it’s only a minor injury, which lines up with Lattimore’s postgame comments to reporters in the Saints locker room.
“I’m good,” Lattimore had said. “I’m solid.”
We’ll just have to wait and see whether it sidelines him during Week 2. Lattimore pulled up lame and gripping the back of his left leg late against Carolina, but he was evaluated in the blue medical tent on the Saints sideline and stood to watch the rest of the game with his teammates. That suggests it wasn’t a serious injury requiring extensive attention, but we’ll watch for updates on this week’s injury report.
But this was the concern when Lattimore missed so much time during training camp with a hip flexor injury. Soft-tissue ailments like hamstring injuries are most common at the start of training camp when players haven’t been working out as arduously, and he more or less rewound the clock after sitting out most of camp. Hopefully he can return soon.
Lamb did well for himself in the Cowboys’ rout of the Cleveland Browns, totaling 61 receiving yards and another 25 rushing yards on the afternoon. He led the league in receptions (135) last season and signed a hefty four-year, $136 million contract extension with Dallas this summer. If Lattimore can’t play, expect Kool-Aid McKinstry to start in his place and for Paulson Adebo to draw the toughest coverage assignments in the Saints secondary. Alontae Taylor remains the preference in the slot. Rico Payton is also on the 53-man roster and he could see some snaps.
