Saints expect Chris Olave off blood thinners June 29
New Orleans Saints receiver Chris Olave will resume full football activities on June 29 after completing a medical protocol for a blood clot.
Mehmet Şahinoğlu ·
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave is expected to stop taking blood thinners on June 29, a milestone that could clear the way for medical approval to return to full football activities. The 25-year-old has been limited to individual work during the offseason program after being treated for a blood clot in his lung late last season. The timetable, as reported, reflects the planned end of the anticoagulant phase of his recovery.
Olave has not played or fully practiced since Week 17 of last season. He missed the Week 18 game against the Atlanta Falcons because of the lung blood clot, and the Saints have kept him out of team drills while he completed his prescribed medical plan.
Team medical staff are expected to re-evaluate Olave once he is off the medication. Any move from individual sessions to full participation, including contact work, would still require clearance after that assessment as the club continues its offseason schedule and approaches training camp.
What the June 29 date signals for New Orleans
For the Saints, the expectation that Olave will come off blood thinners on June 29 provides a clearer checkpoint in the club’s phased return plan. The team has kept him involved in individual sessions while delaying full-speed, full-contact team periods.
Until a post-medication evaluation is completed, Olave’s status should be viewed as “progressing as planned” rather than a confirmed return to contact. The next steps depend on how he responds after the anticoagulant portion of the recovery ends.
Olave’s role and recent production
Olave remains central to New Orleans’ passing game. In 2023, he recorded 100 receptions for 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns, numbers that underline why his availability is a key storyline as the team builds toward the season.
The next major checkpoint will come around the start of training camp, when the Saints will monitor whether Olave can transition from individual work to full-team reps once he receives medical clearance.