The New Orleans Saints gave rookie Tyler Shough his first NFL start in Week 9 and that has been bad news for the team's offense, and more specifically, for wideout Chris Olave.
Olave is a very talented wide receiver but has routinely been held back by poor play from his quarterbacks over the course of his career. That has been no different with Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough in 2025.
As we expected, Olave is off to a terrible start in Week 9 against the Los Angeles Rams. Here's a look at what's going on.
Is Chris Olave playing today?
Yes, Olave is active and he has been targeted once, but he couldn't bring in Shough's pass.
Shough has completed 4-of-8 passes as of this writing and has looked as shaky as you'd expect for a rookie in their first start. Shough has connected with Rashid Shaheed, Alvin Kamara and even Brandin Cooks.
We'd like to say Olave will get going soon, but we're not counting on that because of how much of a wild card Shough is.
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