Report: Saints evaluating right tackle Taliese Fuaga for knee injury - Saints Wire

Here’s a situation to monitor. New Orleans Saints right tackle Taliese Fuaga suffered a knee sprain at practice on Thursday and is being evaluated, per Nick Underhill for NewOrleans.Football. Underhill adds that while the initial expectation is Fuaga avoided a significant injury, “further evaluation will determine” the severity. Fuaga was listed as limited on Thursday’s updated injury report.

If Fuaga can’t play this Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, it would be Asim Richards filling in at right tackle. Richards just spent more than a month at left tackle in place of injured starter Kelvin Banks Jr., but the Saints value his ability to line up at either side.

It’s been a rough year and a half for Fuaga. His play has regressed after moving back to his college position on the right side under head coach Kellen Moore and offensive line coach Brendan Nugent. He also has picked up a couple of different injuries. This is the next hurdle he’ll have to overcome in what’s become a concerning career arc for the young pro.

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