Team news: New Orleans Saints

Saints QB Taysom Hill will undergo Lisfranc surgery and will need a second surgery to remove the hardware needed to complete the first surgery, according to Saints HC Sean Payton. There is no recovery timetable at this moment.

This is a major surgery for Hill, especially considering how important his running prowess is to his overall game. Best wishes in recovery.

Saints RB Mark Ingram (knee) is questionable for Week 18 against the Atlanta Falcons.

Ingram did not practice Thursday and Friday, so his status is truly questionable.

Saints RB Mark Ingram (knee) was downgraded to DNP Thursday after logging a limited practice Wednesday.

The Saints' slim playoff hopes rest on a healthy roster, and the loss of Ingram near the goal line is a boost for Alvin Kamara, but a negative for the offense.

Saints WR Deonte Harris has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

If his conditioning is good, Harris should play immediately.

Saints WR Tre'Quan Smith (chest) will not play Week 17, while RB Mark Ingram (knee) and WRs Lil'Jordan Humphrey (illness) and Ty Montgomery (back) are questionable to play against the Carolina Panthers.

None of these players are must-starts Week 17, but Ingram is the closest to a flex play of the group.

Saints QBs Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian have been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Expect Hill to start Week 17 with Siemian as his back-up.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill has been placed on the reserve/COVID list.

Taysom will be joining fellow quarterback Trevor Siemian on the list, leaving the Saints with fourth-string rookie Ian Book in line to start against a hungry Miami Dolphins team. Book's potential presence under center will be a drain on the fantasy values of all Saints skill players, most notably on the rushing upsides of Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram. Outside of single game DFS contests, Book should not be considered a fantasy option for Week 16.

Saints TE Adam Trautman has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Related Player: Nick Vannett

If Trautman cannot play Week 16, Vannett will be the only viable tight end available for New Orleans.