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Do-it-all Saints tight end Taysom Hill is likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee in New Orleans’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
“It looks like an ACL tear,” interim coach Darren Rizzi said Monday. “He’ll probably get a second opinion, but it looks like it will be season-ending.”
Hill converted a key fourth down with another physical run on a direct snap — and that was his last play of the afternoon.
Coming off a career-best performance against the Cleveland Browns in New Orleans’ previous game, Hill was carted off the field with a left knee injury at the 4:36 mark of the fourth quarter as New Orleans tried to drive for a tying touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
The Saints picked up another first down on Derek Carr’s scramble to the Rams 16, but after three Alvin Kamara runs netted 7 yards, edge rusher Jared Verse hit Carr’s arm as he threw on fourth down with 1:09 left, and the ball fluttered to the ground.
Hill’s status was as much a topic of conversation as the 21-14 defeat — the Saints’ first in three games under Rizzi.
Hill, a fan favorite, waved to the crowd as it chanted his name as he was driven off the field.
In a season full of injuries for the Saints (4-8), this one could be as damaging as any. During the Saints’ previous game — a 35-14 victory over the Browns — Hill rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries, caught eight passes for another 50 yards, completed an 18-yard pass and returned a kickoff 42 yards.
Despite having missed four games this season, he is tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns with six and is second to Kamara in yards rushing with 278 while playing tight end, quarterback, fullback and occasionally lining up as a running back.
“Taysom is a player you don’t see a whole lot in the league. So, having him on your team makes a big difference,” Saints tight end Juwan Johnson said. “It’s not always the best not having him around.”
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