Olave was placed into the league's concussion protocol for the fourth time in his NFL career after taking a hit to the head midway through the first quarter of the Saints' 23-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
"Thank God Preciate all the love & prayers ima be aight," Olave wrote on his X account after the game.
Olave was hit in the head and neck by Panthers safety Xavier Woods while attempting to catch a high pass from quarterback Derek Carr across the middle of the field. Woods was flagged for unnecessary roughness for the play, his ninth such penalty since entering the NFL in 2017, which is the most in the league during that span.
Olave did not get up from the ground after the pass and was eventually strapped to a backboard, put on a cart and driven off the field before he was taken to the hospital. Players from both teams gathered around Olave and the medical staff as they worked on him, and he gave some high fives to his teammates before he was driven off.
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