Source: Saints' Chris Olave out for finale due to blood clot - ESPN

NEW ORLEANS — Saints wide receiver Chris Olave developed a blood clot in one of his lungs and will miss the team's season finale against the Atlanta Falcons, a source confirmed to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Olave, who was listed on the injury report with an illness after missing Wednesday's practice, has no history with blood clots and is expected to recover within the next month. He will be able to participate in the Saints' offseason program when it begins in April, the source said.

Olave posted a photo of himself in the hospital on Instagram on Thursday, writing: Thank you God for everything! Right where I need to be, life is full of unexpected twists & turns & I'm grateful to experience it. Chin up, chest out & keep it pushin. I don't want ya sympathy just talk to God for me. Bounce back otw!"

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Olave, 25, will finish his fourth season with the Saints with a career-best 1,163 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. The 2022 first-round pick will head into his fifth-year option if he and the Saints do not reach a contract extension before the 2026 season begins.

Olave, who has been dealing with a recurring back injury this season, was able to play in a win against the Tennessee Titans in Week 17 after receiving treatment on Friday and Saturday.

He said last week that his goal was to play all 17 games after missing the second half of the 2024 season after sustaining two documented concussions.

«I think it's going to be my first time in my NFL career playing 17,» Olave said Sunday. «It means a lot, man. One of my goals, one of my main goals for this year is trying to play all 17. Playing through injuries, playing through all that. So I'm super grateful, like I said. Got to give all