KellenMoore

Tom Christ·Sep 29

Injury: Hamstring injury aggravation.

Kellen Moore confirmed that Etienne injured the same hamstring that limited him during the week . Expected Time Missed: Multiple Weeks. Etienne dealt with a hamstring issue during the week, and it reared its ugly head Sunday. Just as he was getting rolling, he aggravated his left hamstring. Kellen Moore confirmed he will miss time , although the timeline and potential injured reserve placement remain uncertain. I expect a multi-week absence as New Orleans works to prevent this from becoming a recurring problem all season. Functionally, Etienne can recover fully with appropriate rehabilitation. Our sample of 95 running backs with hamstring injuries shows an average of 1. 8 games missed, with no meaningful drop in fantasy production after returning. That is encouraging, although an aggravation could keep him out longer than that average. Re-injury is the bigger concern. Research shows that hamstring recurrences often happen soon after returning and can involve more extensive damage . Etienne needs to rebuild his strength and tolerance for sprinting before returning, rather than simply waiting for the pain to settle. Hang on to him: if he avoids another setback, he can still help you in the latter half of the season.

Sep 12

Kellen Moore: “Alvin's done a really good job throughout this training camp. I thought he had an excellent training camp—the vision, physicality, and the quickness that he was running with. I thought he did some really good things there, and he just had to kind of make an adjustment here as he had to kind of recover from this injury, but he's done a great job of applying himself. He's ready to go.”