Saints center Will Clapp’s season is over before it even started.

The Saints put Clapp, 29, on injured reserve Tuesday afternoon, with what NFL Network reported is a Lisfranc injury that occurred during the team’s preseason opener on Sunday when he was carted off the field.

The move ended his year before he could suit up in the regular season and prevented what would have been a feel-good story for the franchise, with Clapp being a New Orleans native, an LSU alum and a seventh-round pick by the Saints in 2018.

New Orleans Saints center Will Clapp (76) blocks defensive tackle Khristian Boyd (97) during training camp at Ochsner Sports Performance Center. Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Players who are placed on IR during the preseason are not eligible to return.

Clapp spent his first four s

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