Saints rule out Elliss, Jennings and Wright for Vikings; Kamara questionable, Olave cleared
New Orleans will be without three starters Sunday against the 4-0 Vikings, while Chris Olave is set to play and Alvin Kamara's status stays uncertain.
The season's first hurricane came ashore Friday night with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Airlines extended travel waivers at New Orleans' airport through the weekend.
New Orleans will be without three starters Sunday against the 4-0 Vikings, while Chris Olave is set to play and Alvin Kamara's status stays uncertain.
The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Saturday that the flooding story is not over.
The first hurricane of 2026 is forecast to reach Category 3 today before shear weakens it ahead of a late-night Panhandle landfall. New Orleans sees 1 to 3 feet of lake surge and a tropical storm warning on the far coast.
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