Tanoh Kpassagnon will be sidelined for at least the next three weeks. ESPN’s Field Yates reports that the Saints have placed the defensive end on injured reserve.
Kpassagnon had already been ruled out for Week 13 thanks to a nagging ankle injury. The ailment had forced the defensive lineman to miss the previous two games as well, and now he won’t see the field until Week 16 at the earliest.
The former second-round pick spent the first four seasons of his career with Kansas City, and he started 23 games for the Chiefs between the 2019 and 2020 seasons (along with six playoff starts and three playoff sacks). He joined the Saints this past offseason on a two-year deal, and he started five of his first eight games with the organization, collecting 18 tackles, four sacks, eight QB hits and one forced fumble.
New Orleans made a handful of additional moves in anticipation of Thursday night’s matchup against the Cowboys, per Yates. The Saints signed offensive tackle Caleb Benenoch, defensive tackle Albert Huggins and running back Adam Prentice from the practice squad to the active roster, and they also promoted linebacker Chase Hansen and guard Forrest Lamp to the 53-man roster.
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