By Katherine Terrell ,
52 minutes ago
NEW ORLEANS -- Saints rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson had barely processed the game ahead of him Sunday before his phone was ringing.
It was teammate Chris Olave offering words of encouragement.
"He was just trying to give me the confidence that I'm ready. He called me this morning. He was the first one that called me. 'Hey, you ready man?!' I was like, 'I'm ready, I'm a little nervous, but I'm ready,'" Tyson said Sunday following the Saints' 23-22 overtime win against the Cleveland Browns .
Olave, who ranks sixth in the NFL in receiving yards (734), has been eager to see what the rookie could do once he gets on the field. Tyson was expected to be a No. 2 receiver behind Olave when the Saints selected him with the No. 8 pick in the 2026 NFL draft , but a hamstring injury in mid-August derailed those plans.
Olave has had a front-row seat to Tyson's development through the first nine weeks of the season while Tyson was on injured reserve. He has been as eager as anyone for Tyson to show what he can do on the field.
"I just like his play style, the way he attacks the game. Like everybody, everybody here has seen it, just what he's able to do. He...