METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints coach Kellen Moore said running back Travis Etienne Jr. will miss time with a hamstring issue.
Moore did not specify how long Etienne will be out or if he will have to go on injured reserve. Etienne went to the locker room midway through the third quarter of the Saints' 35-27 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and did not return.
Etienne began grabbing at his left hamstring shortly before going out of bounds following a 16-yard run in the third quarter. He was pushed out of bounds by a defensive player and grabbed at his leg again while on the ground. Etienne got up on his own and limped to the opposite sideline, then went into the injury tent before going to the locker room.
Etienne had been on the injury report leading up to the game with a hamstring issue but participated fully in Friday's practice. Moore said the injury occurred on the same leg as the one that had been bothering him during the week.
Etienne had a season-high 19 carries for 57 yards before the injury. After he left, carries were split between Alvin Kamara (six carries after Etienne's injury) and Kendre Miller (four carries after Etienne's injury). Kamara, who missed time with a knee injury in September, had nine carries in his season debut against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2 over Etienne's eight carries, although the Saints almost exclusively used Etienne as the main rusher in the first half of the Raiders game.
Kamara, Miller and rookie CJ Donaldson will likely all be used in the Saints' Week 4 game against the Atlanta Falcons next Monday night. Kamara is second on the team with 18 carries for 51 yards despite missing the season opener, while Miller, who was a healthy inactive against the Ravens, is third with 13 carries for 44 yards and a touchdown.