Saints’ star receiver Chris Olave diagnosed with blood clot in lung in scary reveal
NY Post
Star wide receiver Chris Olave will miss the Saints’ Week 18 game against the Falcons after a blot clot was discovered in his lung, according to multiple reports.
It was discovered early “before anything bad could happen,” according to Saints reporter Nick Underhill, and Olave will be discharged from the hospital Thursday.
Olave, 25 and in his fourth season with the Saints, will miss approximately a month before beginning to participate in offseason activities and doesn’t have any previous history with blood clots, per ESPN.
Despite the Saints starting two different quarterbacks this season and entering Sunday with just a 6-10 record, Olave will still finish with a career-best 1,163 receiving yards and nine touchdowns — topping his previous bests of 1,123 and five, respectively.
He established a strong connection with rookie signal-caller Tyler Shough late in the season, catching 10 passes — on 16 targets — for 148 yards and two touchdowns in Week 16 before adding another eight catches for 119 yards and a touchdown last weekend.
That rapport will remain a key part of the Saints’ offense heading into next season, too, as they attempt to decipher if Shough, who was their second-round pick in April’s draft, can emerge as the franchise quarterback they’ve been searching for since Drew Brees retired.
