Saints place running back Ty Chandler and tight end Moliki Matavao on injured reserve

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Ty Chandler and tight end Moliki Matavao were placed on season-ending injured reserve on Tuesday with knee injuries that occurred during a 34-0 preseason loss at the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday.

A day earlier, the Saints placed defensive back Rejzohn Wright on injured reserve.

Chandler and Matavao appeared on track to make the 53-man roster before their injuries.

Chandler returned a kickoff 86 yards in New Orleans' preseason opener and had 12 carries for 45 yards in the preseason.

Matavao, a seventh-round draft choice in 2025, had three catches for 34 yards in exhibition play.

Earlier in camp, New Orleans lost starting defensive tackle Bryan Bresee and reserve offensive lineman Dillon Radunz for the season — both to knee ligament tears.

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Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Sam Williams, top, fight with New Orleans Saints tight end Moliki Matavao during an NFL football joint practice, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oxnard, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

New Orleans Saints running back Ty Chandler, right, runs with the ball past Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Corey Ballentine during the first half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump's youngest son.

“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees,” Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring said in a statement. “Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”

Since the U.S. assassination of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media have on multiple occasions circulated content threatening the president and family members. The assassination came at the start of the war in Iran that Trump launched alongside Israel.

CNN previously reported that the Secret Service had knowledge of the Barron Trump threat.

FILE - Barron Trump watches as his father, President Donald Trump attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)