New Orleans Saints OG Cesar Ruiz (knee), LB Pete Werner (hamstring) and WR Chris Olave (concussion) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Oct. 16, and have been ruled out for Week 7. DT Khalen Saunders (back) did not practice and is listed as questionable. OG Lucas Patrick (chest) was limited during practice and is listed as questionable. DE Payton Turner (knee), DT Nathan Shepherd (groin), S J.T. Gray (calf) and CB Alontae Taylor (shoulder) were limited during practice but are not on the injury report. DE Carl Granderson (neck), S Tyrann Mathieu (forearm) and LB Willie Gay (hand) fully participated in practice and are not on the injury report.

New Orleans Saints OG Cesar Ruiz (knee), OG Lucas Patrick (chest) and LB Pete Werner (hamstring) did not participate in practice Tuesday, Oct. 15. DE Payton Turner (knee), DT Nathan Shepherd (groin), S J.T. Gray (calf), CB Alontae Taylor (shoulder) and WR Cedrick Wilson (ankle) were limited during practice. DE Carl Granderson (neck), S Tyrann Mathieu (forearm) and LB Willie Gay (hand) fully participated in practice. The Saints did not hold a practice Tuesday, so the practice report is an estimation.

New Orleans Saints OG Cesar Ruiz (knee), OG Lucas Patrick (chest) and LB Pete Werner (hamstring) did not participate in practice Monday, Oct. 14. DE Payton Turner (knee), DE Carl Granderson (neck), DT Nathan Shepherd (groin), S J.T. Gray (calf), CB Alontae Taylor (shoulder) and WR Cedrick Wilson (ankle) were limited during practice. S Tyrann Mathieu (forearm) and LB Willie Gay (hand) fully participated in practice. The Saints did not hold a practice Monday, so the practice report is an estimation.

New Orleans Saints LB Demario Davis (hamstring), OG Cesar Ruiz (knee) and WR A.T. Perry (hamstring) did not practice on Friday, Sept. 27, and have been ruled out for Week 4. Also, WR Cedrick Wilson (ankle) did not practice and is questionable, WR Chris Olave (hamstring) and RB Alvin Kamara (hip, ribs) were limited and are questionable and QB Derek Carr (groin), TE Taysom Hill (chest), LB D'Marco Jackson (calf), DT Khalen Saunders (calf), OT Landon Young (foot) and CB Alontae Taylor (illness) practiced in full and carry no designation.

New Orleans Saints LB Demario Davis (hamstring), OG Cesar Ruiz (knee), and WR A.T. Perry (hamstring) did not practice on Thursday, Sept. 26. Also, LB D'Marco Jackson (calf), DT Khalen Saunders (calf), RB Alvin Kamara (hips, ribs) and WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. (ankle) were limited and QB Derek Carr (groin), TE Taysom Hill (chest), OT Landon Young (foot) and CB Alontae Taylor (illness) practiced in full.

New Orleans Saints CB Alontae Taylor (illness), LB Demario Davis (hamstring) and OG Cesar Ruiz (knee) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Sept. 25. LB D'Marco Jackson (calf), DT Khalen Saunders (calf) and OT Landon Young (foot) were limited during practice.

New Orleans Saints CB Alontae Taylor had six total stops, including five of the solo variety, while posting a career-high three sacks, three tackles for loss, a pass defensed and three quarterback hits in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers.

New Orleans Saints CB Alontae Taylor is "leaps and bounds better" than he was last year and has embraced his role as a slot corner, according to head coach Dennis Allen.

New Orleans Saints OG James Hurst (ankle) did not practice all week and has been ruled out for Week 8 against the Indianapolis Colts. S Marcus Maye (hamstring, illness) did not practice on Friday, Oct. 27, and is listed as questionable. DB J.T. Gray (hamstring), LB Demario Davis (knee), QB Taysom Hill (chest), CB Alontae Taylor (hip), OG Max Garcia (illness), TE Jimmy Graham (illness) and OG Andrus Peat (ankle) were limited in practice on Friday and are listed as questionable. S Tyrann Mathieu (foot) was upgraded to a full practice on Friday but is also listed as questionable. TE Juwan Johnson (calf), OT Landon Young (hip) and OT Ryan Ramczyk (concussion) practiced in full on Friday and have been removed from the injury report.

New Orleans Saints OL James Hurst (ankle) and S J.T. Gray (hamstring) did not practice on Thursday, Oct. 26. Also, TE Juwan Johnson (calf), OT Landon Young (hip), LB Demario Davis (knee), S Tyrann Mathieu (foot), S Marcus Maye (hamstring, illness), QB Taysom Hill (chest), CB Alontae Taylor (hip), OG Max Garcia (illness) and TE Jimmy Graham (illness) were limited and RB Alvin Kamara (illness) and OT Ryan Ramczyk (concussion) practiced in full.