CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Everything was normal in the leadup to the New Orleans Saints Week 10 game against the Carolina Panthers, and then Chris Olave stepped onto the turf at Bank of America Stadium.

It was here last season where Olave’s season came to an early end . Here where Olave suffered his second concussion of the season and the fourth of his playing career, here where he lay on the turf in the worst kind of way, limp and with his teammates calling for the medical professionals.

That was a little more than a year ago. Much has happened since, but the moment came flooding back when Olave took the field for the first time. He felt anxious.

“As soon as I stepped on the field, I just felt it all over again,” Olave said.

There were a lot of questions about Olave coming into the 2025

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