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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave was put on a backboard and carted off the field in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers after taking a shot from safety Xavier Woods.

New Orleans wide receiver sent to medical centre after scary hit vs. CarolinaThe Associated Press

· Posted: Nov 03, 2024 1:59 PM EST | Last Updated: November 3

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave, left, is comforted by tight end Foster Moreau during a game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, in Charlotte, N.C. Olave was taken off the field after getting hurt on the play. (Jacob Kupferman/The Associated Press)New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave was put on a backboard and carted off the field in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers after taking a shot from safety Xavier Woods.

Olave was on the field for more than five minutes as trainers attended to him. He was moving his arms as he was carted to the locker room.

Olave was coming across the middle was he was sandwiched by Woods and cornerback Dane Jackson.

Immediately four flags came flying and Woods was penalized for an unnecessary roughness. Woods was not ejected.

WR Chris Olave (concussion) is OUT for the remainder of the game. He has movement in all extremities and is undergoing further evaluation at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. @Saints

—@SaintsPRThe Saints later posted a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that indicated Olave was ruled out for the rest of the game with a concussion and that he was sent to a local medical facility.