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    Ex-NFL star wonders why there’s no flag after Saints wide receiver Chris Olave takes a massive hit and is knocked out of the game

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    New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave left Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after taking a hard hit from two defenders.

    Olave caught a short pass from quarterback Spencer Rattler, who started the first game of his NFL career in place of Derek Carr. He was met by defensive backs Zyon McCollum and Tykee Smith. As the defenders played on Olave, the wide receiver coughed up the ball.

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    Ball went wild

    Antoine Winfield Jr. of Tampa Bay, left, picks up a fumble by Saints wide receiver Chris Olave, bottom, that the Buccaneers safety returned for a touchdown in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

    Chris Olave hurt

    Saints wide receiver Chris Olave fumbles the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

    Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. recovered the fumble and ran it back for a touchdown. Olave looked dazed and confused as medical trainers checked him and helped him off the field.

    Former Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas, the 2019 Offensive Player of the Year, wondered where the targeting penalty was when McCollum tapped Olave to help release the ball.

    “No fucking targeting,” Thomas wrote on X.

    There was no flag and Tampa Bay took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

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    Olave was later ruled out of the match due to concussion.

    The third-year wide receiver came into the game against Tampa Bay with 22 catches for 275 yards and a touchdown through the first five games of the season.

    Antoine Winfield Jr. returns the ball

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. returns a fumble by Saints wide receiver Chris Olave for a touchdown at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on October 13, 2024. (Stephen Lew-Imagn images)

    He was in the spotlight last week after his brother questioned why he only had one goal in the first half against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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    New Orleans lost last week’s game 26-13.

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    Ryan Gaydos is editor-in-chief for Fox News Digital.

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