Overview
- Olave showed up for New Orleans’ training camp and did only individual drills on Day 1, a limited role the team tied to ongoing contract negotiations.
- General manager Mickey Loomis said talks are active but unresolved and described Olave’s concussion history and recent blood clot as negotiating variables.
- Head coach Kellen Moore said there is no animosity between Olave and the team and Pro Football Rumors reported Olave has been cleared to return from the blood clot issue.
- If the Saints and Olave can’t agree on an extension, New Orleans could begin accepting trade offers rather than risk losing him for nothing after the 2026 season.
- Olave is coming off a career year in 2025 and carries strong market leverage through his production and high-profile agents, which complicates New Orleans’ effort to structure guaranteed money given his medical past.