Saints vs Falcons Thursday Injury Report

NFL game week has arrived.

For the New Orleans Saints, it's not only game week, but it's rivalry week/Falcons hate week.

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The arch-rivals kick off the 2022 season this Sunday in Atlanta at noon.

It's on!

Who will be available to play?

Yesterday's injury/practice report was telling.

The Saints had 8 players listed, while the Falcons only had 3.

Today, four members of New Orleans were listed as DNP (did not participate) with another four players as LP (limited participant).

Two of the players listed as LP include All-Pro wide receiver Michael Thomas and All-Pro special teamer J.T. Gray.

The only difference is the absence of offensive tackle Tanner Owens, who was waived to make room for a new signee in guard Wyatt Davis who the Saints signed off the New York Giants practice squad.

Here is a rundown of Thursday's injury/practice report for both clubs.

DNP - did not participate LP - limited participant FP - full participant

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Position	Name	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday
WR	Tre'Quan Smith	Groin	DNP	DNP
RB	Dwayne Washington	Hamstring	DNP	DNP
CB	Paulson Adebo	Ankle	DNP	DNP
T	Landon Young	Hip	DNP	DNP
WR	Michael Thomas	Hamstring	LP	LP
C	Erik McCoy	Calf	LP	LP
LB	Pete Werner	Groin	LP	LP
S	J.T. Gray	Hamstring	LP	LP

ATLANTA FALCONS

Position	Name	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday
TE	Parker Hesse	NIR	DNP
CB	Darren Hall	Quadricep	LP	LP
WR	Drake London	Knee	LP	LP

Kickoff on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is set for noon central.

The NFL transaction wire put fax machines back into business two weeks ago.

With teams required to trim their regular season roster down to 53 players, then filling out practice squads, there were hundreds of transactions.

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Now that NFL rosters have been cut down to 53, who are the oldest rosters in the league entering the 2022 season?

According to Spotrac, these are the 5 most experienced squads in the league this year.

5 Oldest Rosters in the NFL

Old isn't necessarily a bad thing for these five rosters. They were some of the oldest last season too.

Four of the five were playoff teams a season ago, with the Saints being the lone exception, though they were the first team out in the NFC.

Professional sports is a billion-dollar industry.

The NFL has evolved from the origins of soccer and rugby, with players sporting leather helmets.

When Walter Camp established the rules of American football in 1880, he couldn't have imagined that 140 years later the average value of an NFL franchise would be $4.14 billion.

Sportico released its list of the most valuable franchises in American sports.

Five of the top ten come from the NFL.