The New Orleans Saints are going to be without multiple key players during their game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with starters like Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) and Andrus Peat (broken arm) preemptively ruled out for Sunday on the final injury report. Rookie returns specialist Deonte Harris (also managing a hamstring issue) joined them. This could be the first look fans have at free agent guard Nick Easton, who signed a four-year, $22.5 million contract in the offseason but has only played a handful of special teams snaps this year behind Peat and backup Will Clapp.
However, the Buccaneers are also banged up. They cut their leader in snaps played at cornerback (Vernon Hargreaves III) earlier this week, and they’ll also have to sit their third corner, M.J. Stewart, who is battling a knee injury. The cornerback ranked second on the depth chart behind Hargreaves, Carlton Davis, was listed as questionable to play but Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said will suit up. Tampa Bay is also without two outside linebackers in Anthony Nelson and Carl Nassib.
Here’s the full list of players who are inactive for this game:
From the Saints
- CB Marshon Lattimore
- OL Andrus Peat
- WR Deonte Harris
- DE Carl Granderson
- OL Ethan Greenidge
- TE Dan Arnold
- WR Austin Carr
From the Buccaneers
- CB M.J. Stewart
- LB Anthony Nelson
- LB Carl Nassib
- CB Mazzi Wilkins
- OL Aaron Stinnie
- OL Jerald Hawkins
- TE Jordan Leggett
