Team news: New Orleans Saints

Codey Parkey injured his groin in pregame warmups before the Saints beat Washington 33-22 on Sunday. He made three of the five extra points that he attempted in the victory.

The Saints won’t need to fill the spot this week because they have a bye. The hope in New Orleans is that Wil Lutz will be ready to come off injured reserve for Week Seven.

The team placed Parkey on IR for now. It will be Parkey’s second injured reserve stint of the year. He was briefly on the Browns’ list during training camp before being released. Lutz could be a solid kicker pickup for those looking to improve that position.

The New Orleans Saints placed RB Tony Jones (ankle) on IR and signed RBs Devine Ozigbo and Ryquell Armstead, according to Luke Johnson of NOLA.com.

In the interim, Ty Montgomery will see reps at running back while players such as Ozigbo and Armstead get up to speed.

Saints running back Tony Jones Jr. needed a cart to get back to the locker room after going down during Sunday’s loss to the Giants and he’s set to miss more time as a result of his ankle injury.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Jones is expected to miss three or four weeks while he recovers from the injury.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Dwayne Washington

The story said that timeframe suggests a stop on the injured reserve is in his future and his roster spot could go to one of the backs that the Saints worked out on Tuesday. Washington likely moves up to the RB2 spot behind Kamara while any newly signed back should get the RB3 role.

Sean Payton said Alvin Kamara’s lack of targets was due to his role changing with Tony Jones Jr.’s injury.

Related players: Dwayne Washington, Taysom Hill

Payton said it was also due to the way the Giants were covering him. Kamara was the primary on a few plays but the progression forced the ball elsewhere, according to the tweet. Kamara was targeted one time in Week 4, he has just 10 catches through four weeks for 66 yards, but does have two TDs. In Week 4, Kamara carried 26 times for 120 yards but it was Hill who added two rushing touchdowns.

New Orleans Saints backup running back Tony Jones Jr. appeared to a suffer a significant injury before being carted off the field during Sunday's game against the New York Giants at the Caesars Superdome.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Dwayne Washington, Taysom Hill

There hasn't been much of an update on Jones. Jones was tended to quickly by medical staff before a cart was called to take him back to the locker room. Early in the second half, Jones was considered questionable to return with an ankle injury, according to the story. Jones is the handcuff to Kamara so owners of both backs will want to monitor this going forward. It could mean a bigger role for Kamara with Washington serving as the team's RB2.

The Saints have now placed WR Michael Thomas on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Of course, Thomas is on the reserve/PUP list for his ankle injury, and he and his fantasy owners are hopeful he's able to return in Week 7 against the Seahawks. Players who are put on the PUP list can't begin practicing until the first six weeks of the regular season have passed, but Thomas would miss just five games since the Saints have their bye in Week 6.

He isn’t quite the New Orleans Saints’ prodigal son, but Kenny Stills is in for a reunion with the team that made him a pro.

Related players: Marquez Callaway, Deonte Harris, Chris Hogan

NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Stills is signing with the Saints practice squad. The plan appears to be for him to work on the practice squad until he’s game-ready. Other reports say the Saints wanted another veteran presence in the locker room with Michael Thomas sidelined at the moment. The Saints rolled in Week 1, but it was an odd game in terms of fantasy output. Harris had two catches for 72 yards and a TD and TE Juwan Johnson went for 3-21-2. But Callaway, had just one catch for 14 yards and Chris Hogan added a 10-yard TD for his only catch. We still have a lot to learn about this current group of Saints WRs from a fantasy-value standpoint.

Saints WR Tre'Quan Smith will miss Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers due to a hamstring injury, according to Zach Heilprin of 96.7 FM The Zone in Madison, Wisconsin. Smith was subsequently place on IR according to Amie Just of NOLA.com.

Related Players: Deonte Harris, Lil'Jordan Humphrey

The Saints receiving corps looks ugly without Smith who himself was a boom/bust candidate. Deonte Harris and Lil'Jordan Humphrey stand to see the biggest increase in snaps without Smith.