Saints’ Taysom Hill knocked out after taking illegal hit against Washington in Week 5 game

Things started badly for Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Saints in their Week 5 clash with the Washington football team on Sunday. Winston threw an interception to start the game, then an impressive 72-yard touchdown, then spat out a fumble, and you just needed to know that head coach Sean Payton was probably going to start working in the quarterback and the player. utility Taysom Hill just a little Continued. Sadly, however, Hill was the victim of an illegal helmet-to-helmet hit from cornerback William Jackson III which resulted in Hill being transported to the locker room.

He is now excluded from the game.

Jackson was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, and Hill was seen getting on the cart on his own, which is at least a semblance of a good sign for the future, but being ruled out could mean he’s in protocol. league concussion. The Saints have a pass in Week 6, which gives Hill two weeks to heal before facing the Seattle Seahawks on October 25.

That leaves Winston to bear the entire load for the remainder of the Washington fight, absent some part of Payton’s offensive playbook designed specifically for Hill, who ended the day with an 11-yard reception.