Saints Friday Injury Report: Kamara Cleared to Go

The importance of the Saints' (6-9) New Year's Day matchup with the Eagles (13-2) is evident, particularly if you've been keeping up with the injury reports this week. The Saints need to win to stay alive (with some help), and the Eagles are looking to lock up their division and secure the top spot going into the playoffs.

The good news is that there's some good news in this end-of-week injury report. The better news is that there's great news (for the Saints) out of the Eagles' side of things.

To start off with the birds, Jalen Hurts will not play this weekend, meaning the Saints will be working to shut down Gardner Minshew, rather than an MVP hopeful.

No offense to Gardner Minshew, but that's a significantly less tall order, and Saints fans will take what they can get.

Additionally, Eagles tackle Lane Johnson will be rehabbing from a torn abductor, meaning the offensive line won't be at full strength. Admittedly, that still leaves Pro Bowlers Jason Kelce and Landon Dickerson, and Jordan Mailata.

So yeah... still a lot of talent there.

The good news on the Saints' side of things is that a few players whose situations were concerning earlier in the week are cleared, and others who were previously out have been upgraded.

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After missing the Wednesday and Thursday practices for personal reasons, Alvin Kamara was a full participant in Friday's practice, and Ryan Ramczyk was upgraded from DNP all the way to fully ready with no designation in the span of a few days.

On the defensive side of things, Pete Werner and Marshon Lattimore were both upgraded from previously being out, to now being labeled Questionable. While they may not get snaps on Sunday, that designation means that there is at least an outside chance we get to see them play.

The full injury report includes 11 players, after Chase Hansen was added back to it today.

Here it is.

FP - Full Participant LP - Limited Participant DNP - Did Not Participate

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Position	Name	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game status
LB	Kaden Elliss	Hand	FP	FP	FP
S	Justin Evans	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
RB	Alvin Kamara	Quadricep/NIR-Personal	DNP	DNP	FP
CB	Marshon Lattimore	Abdomen	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
S	Marcus Maye	Shoulder	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
WR	Chris Olave	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
G	Andrus Peat	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
T	Ryan Ramczyk	Illness	DNP	LP	FP
RB	Dwayne Washington	Illness	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
LB	Pete Werner	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
LB	Chase Hansen	Knee			FP	Questionable