{"id":291658,"date":"2023-09-22T14:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=291658"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:20:09","slug":"saints-rookie-rb-kendre-miller-expected-to-make-season-debut-sunday-it-just-feels-good-to-be-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nfl\/saints-rookie-rb-kendre-miller-expected-to-make-season-debut-sunday-it-just-feels-good-to-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints rookie RB Kendre Miller expected to make season debut Sunday: &#x27;It just feels good to be back&#x27;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the Green Bay Packers after missing the first two weeks due to a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very excited, just getting back into football shape and working so hard to get back,&#8221; Miller said, via the team&#8217;s official website. &#8220;It just feels good to be back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, it&#8217;s been hard, most definitely, because preseason, I had a little knee issue, and then right when we were about to get started for real, I had the hamstring. But it feels good to be back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The third-round pick flashed ability during preseason action after rushing for 1,399 yards and 17 touchdowns in his final season at TCU.<\/p>\n<p>Miller&#8217;s return benefits the 2-0 Saints, as Alvin Kamara finishes the last leg of a three-game suspension, and Jamaal Williams is expected to miss time after suffering a hamstring injury in their Week 2 win over Carolina.<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              Week 3 NFL picks: Cowboys, Dolphins and Ravens hit 3-0; Eagles top Bucs in lone battle of undefeateds            <\/li>\n<li>              TRUE OR FALSE: Cowboys NFL&#x27;s best team? Bengals in real trouble? Patriots cooked? Josh Allen BACK?            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: New Orleans Saints crack top 10, while Cincinnati Bengals keep sliding            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Miller is expected to share carries with Tony Jones Jr. on Sunday in Green Bay.<\/p>\n<p>At 6-foot, 220 pounds, Miller brings a punishing running ability to the Saints backfield with surprising agility on the second level for a back of his size. The strength to carry defenders for extra yardage will be welcome in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to see that violence that I know that he has, that he runs with,&#8221; quarterback Derek Carr said. &#8220;I just can&#8217;t wait to see him put that on full display.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re a rookie running back people are coming to find you, so hopefully, he tries to go find them. And keep that mindset, keep that confidence. Hopefully if he&#8217;s out there, and he gets to play, that&#8217;s what I would be looking forward to. To see what he does on a game day &#8212; not just a preseason game, but a real regular season game &#8212; will be real interesting to watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pass protection will be critical if Miller is to quickly see his role increase in his first start and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The backfield has struggled to find traction in the first two games of Kamara&#8217;s suspension. The Saints have not had a running back rush for 50-plus yards in a game in 2023 &#8212; QB\/TE\/do-it-all Taysom Hill led the way with 75 rush yards on nine carries in Week 2.<\/p>\n<p>Jones Jr. will likely see the first reps Sunday in Lambeau, but given the lack of production through two games, Miller will get a chance to make his mark against a Packers defense that has allowed the third-most rush yards through two weeks and owns the second-worst EPA per rush allowed, per Next Gen Stats.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/saints-rookie-rb-kendre-miller-expected-to-make-season-debut-sunday-it-just-feel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the Green Bay Packers after missing the first two weeks due to a hamstring injury. &#8220;I&#8217;m very excited, just getting back into football shape and working&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Saints rookie RB Kendre Miller expected to make season debut Sunday: &#x27;It just feels good to be back&#x27; 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