Saints head coach fired after loss to league-worst Panthers

Saints receiver Chris Olave was left in a heap after a scary hit to the head on Sunday, and his brother took to X afterwards to slam the organization.

Olave was stretchered off the field and taken to a nearby hospital after being sandwiched between the Panthers’ Mike Jackson and Xavier Woods as he tried to catch a pass from Derek Carr over the middle of the field.

And following the head injury – which was Olave’s second concussion of the season – his brother Josh hit out at the Saints after a fan questioned if it was ‘worth it’ for his brother.

‘Ain’t worth it in Nola, I’ll tell you that,’ Josh said.

It was the fourth concussion of Olave’s pro career, which is only in its third season.

Saints star Chris Olave was rushed to the hospital after being caught in a frightening collision

The wide receiver was sandwiched between two defenders when trying to catch a pass

Josh (left), and Chris are seen at the 2022 NFL Draft. Chris was selected No. 11 overall

Josh also endorsed a critique of Carr from former Saints receiver Michael Thomas, who railed against his former quarterback after Olave got hurt.

Thomas, who played with Carr for just one season in New Orleans, wrote, ‘Dude tried to lie and say I was jealous of them making Chris WR1 whole time he can’t even get a decent ball. He needs his a** whooped.’

Josh then re-posted that message on X with an ‘100’ emoji.

Thomas posted two other times to X criticizing Carr, as he also said, ‘Dude scary and panic and just throw the ball. Get him the f out of here he so a**.

A third tweet also read, ‘They fired all them coaches  trying to cover his flaws up he still doing the same s**t.’

Meanwhile, Carr told reporters that he feels ‘sick to my stomach’ whenever one of his receivers gets injured, but admitted his confusion as to why Thomas has a problem with him.

His brother, Josh, criticized the Saints on X and endorsed further criticism from Michael Thomas

‘I’ve had so many teammates over the years and he’s like the one dude that didn’t get along with me,’ Carr said. ‘And I don’t know what I did to him.

‘I don’t know why he feels that way. I’m sorry for whatever he’s dealing with to make him feel like he’s got to do that. I don’t know. But he’s never called me during any of this.

‘My phone number has never changed. I’ve in fact called him on different occasions. Just to try. And sometimes you can try as hard as you want and it just doesn’t work out. And that’s OK, so I don’t know why he feels any type of way.’

Thomas, currently a free agent after eight years with the Saints, sustained a season-ending injury in November of 2023 after catching a pass from Carr. In January, he would go on t say that he was ‘set up by a bad ball’.

Olave was carted off the field in Carolina but later tweeted ‘Ima be aight’ after the concussion

Derek Carr (left) was brutally criticized after Olave’s injury by former teammate Thomas. Carr told reporters he wasn’t sure why he and Thomas didn’t get along.

The drama continued for the Saints on Monday as coach Dennis Allen was fired following the team’s loss to the league-worst Panthers.

Josh shared after the game that his brother was ‘up and active’, and Olave was discharged from the hospital and cleared to return to New Orleans with his team.

Meanwhile, Chris wrote, ‘Thank God Preciate all the love & prayers ima be aight.’

He will now enter concussion protocol ahead of the team’s game against the Falcons next weekend.