New Orleans Saints QBs Taysom Hill, Trevor Siemian head to hold/COVID-19 rundown, sources say

 New Orleans Saints QBs Taysom Hill, Trevor Siemian head to hold/COVID-19 rundown, sources say

METAIRIE, La. - - The New Orleans Saints' best two quarterbacks - - Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian - - are both expected to arrive on the hold/COVID-19 rundown Thursday, sources affirmed to ESPN.

Assuming they can't return, that would place 스보벳 youngster Ian Book in line to make his NFL debut against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football.

The Saints (7-7) have likewise been without mentor Sean Payton since Friday on account of a positive COVID-19 test.

Book has not tried positive, sources told ESPN, yet the Saints will probably need to add profundity since he is the main solid quarterback on the program or practice crew. Running back Alvin Kamara would be the crisis quarterback behind him.

Book, who was drafted in the fourth balance of Notre Dame, would be the fifth quarterback to begin for the Saints during the 2021 schedule year. Drew Brees resigned in the wake of making two season finisher begins in January and Jameis Winston experienced a season-finishing ACL tear in Week 8 preceding Siemian and Hill alternated supplanting him.

Because of that weakening, the Saints rank a unique 30th in the NFL this season with 194.6 passing yards per game and last with a fulfillment level of 57.4.

Regardless occurs at quarterback, the Saints will depend intensely on a safeguard that turned into the first in quite a while to close out Tom Brady in last Sunday's 9-0 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It might be ideal in the event that the Saints can get something like one of their previous All-Pro hostile handles, Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk, back from waiting wounds.

NFL Network previously gave an account of Hill's status, while NOLA.com was first with the report about Siemian.

Book, 23, went 30-5 as a starter at Notre Dame, getting done with the most successes in school history. He went lower in the draft, to some extent since he is only 6 feet tall. Be that as it may, his versatility and capacity to make plays when the pocket separates were among his calling cards at Notre Dame.

This will be the most recent obstacle for a Saints group that has managed a flood of huge wounds, a storm removal to Texas for the principal month of the period and presently a modest bunch of COVID-19 issues. They were feeling the loss of a huge piece of their associate instructing staff in a Week 2 misfortune at the Carolina Panthers on account of a COVID-19 flare-up.

The Saints were on the opposite finish of a notorious game last year when COVID-19 conventions cleared out the Denver Broncos' whole quarterback room. The Saints beat the Broncos 31-3 while Denver utilized a mix of training crew wide recipient Kendall Hinton at quarterback and direct snaps to running backs.

Minnesota Vikings place RB Dalvin Cook on Reserve/COVID-19 rundown

EAGAN, Minn. - - The Minnesota Vikings put running back Dalvin Cook on the COVID-19/hold list Thursday. Cook, who has been following conventions for unvaccinated players, is relied upon to be out for 10 days and miss Minnesota's Week 16 game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Cook, who was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl this week, drives the NFC in hurrying with 1,067 yards. He is presently the main Vikings player in the group's COVID-19/hold list.

With three games remaining, Minnesota (7-7) is right now the NFC's No. 7 seed. Cook would be in line to return for the Vikings' last street round of the period at Green Bay on Jan. 2.

Reinforcement Alexander Mattison, who was initiated off the COVID-19/save list Wednesday, is currently expected to begin instead of Cook against the Rams. Minnesota additionally has running backs Kene Nwangwu, Wayne Gallman and fullback C.J. Ham accessible for Week 16.

"We're not going to change a ton," hostile organizer Klint Kubiak said. "We know the things Mattison progresses admirably, we know the things Dalvin progresses nicely. We'll attempt to play to the players' qualities however much as could reasonably be expected. We've had an entire offseason to work with Mattison and we must continue to do the things that he progresses admirably."

New Orleans Saints QBs Taysom Hill, Trevor Siemian head to hold/COVID-19 rundown, source says

METAIRIE, La. - - The New Orleans Saints' best two quarterbacks - - Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian - - are both expected to arrive on the hold/COVID-19 rundown Thursday, sources affirmed to ESPN.

Assuming they can't return, that would place newbie Ian Book in line to make his NFL debut against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football.

The Saints (7-7) have likewise been without lead trainer Sean Payton since last Friday in light of a positive COVID-19 test.

Book has not tried positive, sources told ESPN, however the Saints will probably need to add profundity since he is the main solid quarterback on the list or practice crew. Running back Alvin Kamara would be the crisis QB behind him.

Book, who was drafted in the fourth balance of Notre Dame, would be the fifth distinctive quarterback to begin for the Saints during the 2021 schedule year. 피나클 Drew Brees resigned subsequent to making two season finisher begins in January. Jameis Winston then, at that point, experienced a season-finishing ACL tear in Week 8 preceding Siemian and Hill alternated supplanting him.

Because of that steady loss, the Saints rank a unique 30th in the NFL this season with 194.6 passing yards per game and dead last with a fruition level of 57.4.

Regardless occurs at quarterback, the Saints will depend intensely on a safeguard that turned into the first in quite a while to close out Tom Brady in last Sunday's 9-0 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NFL Network initially investigated Hill's status, while NOLA.com was first with the report about Siemian.

It would likewise help assuming that the Saints can get no less than one of their previous All-Pro hostile handles, Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk, back from waiting wounds.

Book, 23, went 30-5 as a starter at Notre Dame, getting done with the most successes in school history. He went lower in the draft, to a limited extent since he is only 6 feet tall. However, his versatility and capacity to make plays when the pocket separates were among his calling cards at Notre Dame.

This will be the most recent obstacle for a Saints group that has managed a blast of critical wounds, a typhoon uprooting to Texas for the principal month of the period and presently a small bunch of COVID-19 issues. They were feeling the loss of a huge piece of their associate training staff in a Week 2 misfortune at the Carolina Panthers due to a COVID-19 flare-up.

The Saints were on the opposite finish of a notorious game last year when COVID-19 conventions cleared out the Denver Broncos' whole quarterback room. The Saints beat Denver 31-3 while the Broncos utilized a mix of training crew beneficiary Kendall Hinton at quarterback and direct snaps to running backs.