CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Saints wide receiver Chris Olave was discharged from Carolinas Medical Center and allowed to return to New Orleans on Sunday night with his teammates after taking a hard hit on a pass over the middle in a 23-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
The throw prompted Saints quarterback Derek Carr to defend himself after the game following criticism from an ex-teammate.
Olave sustained a concussion in the first quarter following a scary hit from Panthers safety Xavier Woods, resulting in him being placed on a backboard and taken to the hospital for observations.
The Saints said Olave had use of all of his extremities.
Olave was coming across the middle on a pass route when he was sandwiched by Woods and cornerback Dane Jackson. Woods appeared to lead with his shoulder, but collided with Olave’s head as he was attempting to catch the ball on the run.
Immediately four flags came flying and Woods was penalized for unnecessary roughness.
Olave remained on the field for several minutes being attended to by trainers as the crowd went silent as players from both teams gathered around him.
He was moving his arms as he was carted to the locker room.
Former Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas immediately criticized Carr on social media, saying the “dude scary and just panic and throw the ball.”
He also reposted another message on X that suggested Carr should be fined for throwing a “hospital pass.”
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