A torn ACL ends Saints TE Taysom Hill’s season

New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, interim coach Darren Rizzi announced Monday.

Hill appeared to have injured his left knee while running for the first time late in the 21-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. His knee bent backwards awkwardly as he fell to the ground, and he remained lying while athletic trainers tended to him.

Teammates and several Rams players knelt on the ground as coaches tested Hill’s leg before calling for a cart. Hill climbed onto the cart as the crowd chanted his name and waved to fans before being chased off the field.

“I love the way our fans treated him,” quarterback Derek Carr said of cheering for Hill. “I wouldn’t expect anything less from our fans.”

Hill led the team with five catches for 37 yards and carried the ball five times for 10 yards before his injury.

He left a Week 2 game against the Cowboys and was taken to a hospital near Dallas. He missed the next game and then returned to play one half against the Atlanta Falcons before leaving the game again. He missed the next three games before returning in Week 8.

Hill reportedly suffered a bruised lung and also played with broken ribs this season.

He finished the season, his seventh with the Saints, with 187 yards receiving, 278 yards rushing and six rushing touchdowns.