Will Clapp’s Foot Injury Sparks Uncertainty: How Long Will He Really Be Out?

Clapp left on the Saints’ second play, a run for no gain by Kendre Miller.

Starter Erik McCoy did not play Sunday.Clapp, who played 34 games for the Saints from 2018-21, re-joined the team in the offseason after two seasons with the Chargers and one with the Bills. He has played 66 games with 22 starts in his career.Will Clapp started at center for the Saints in Sunday’s preseason game against the Chargers. He lasted only two plays.Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that Clapp injured his foot and will miss significant time.Will Clapp’s return to the Saints was supposed to be a quiet but solid anchor in the preseason opener against the Chargers. Instead, it turned out to be a painfully brief cameo—just two plays in, and Clapp was out with a foot injury that, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, will sideline him for a substantial stretch. It’s tougher still since starter Erik McCoy didn’t take the field Sunday, leaving a gaping hole up the middle. For those who’ve followed Clapp’s journey—from 34 games with the Saints between 2018 and ’21 to stops with the Chargers and Bills before circling back—this setback stings deeply. His experience, with 66 games and 22 starts under his belt, was meant to bolster a solid lineup, not disrupt it so early. LEARN MORE