Katherine Terrell, ESPN Group of workers Editor
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints rookie working again Kendre Miller left Sunday’s preseason sport towards the Kansas City Chiefs with a knee trauma, doubtlessly dealing some other gamble away to the crew’s thinning intensity.
Saints lecturer Dennis Allen mentioned Miller sprained a knee and can go through additional trying out. Allen mentioned he believed the trauma is to the appropriate knee, the similar one Miller injured within the Fiesta Bowl in December. That trauma saved Miller off the grassland till the start of coaching camp as he rehabbed all through OTAs.
Miller got here off the grassland within the 3rd quarter and going to the trauma tent at the sideline prior to sooner or later strolling to the attic room. He didn’t go back to the sport.
The Saints shall be shorthanded to start the season in the event that they don’t signal some other working again. Foundation working again Alvin Kamara will leave out the primary 3 video games past serving a postponed for violating the NFL’s non-public habits coverage. Pace Jamaal Williams will get started in his playground, Miller most probably would were his fast spare past Kamara used to be suspended.
The Saints hosted distant agent working again Kareem Hunt terminating pace later Eno Benjamin ruptured an Achilles in follow. Hunt visited with the Saints body of workers in Pristine Orleans however left prior to understanding. Hunt went directly to talk over with the Indianapolis Colts and the Minnesota Vikings however has now not signed with a crew.
Rookie Ellis Merriweather is the one alternative to be had working again at the Saints roster at the back of Kamara and Williams, as transformed extensive receiver Kirk Merritt is injured. Merriweather had 9 carries for twenty-four yards and stuck two passes for 17 yards, together with a 2-yard reception for a landing with 1:25 left in Sunday’s sport.
“I thought he got in there and ran the ball pretty well,” Allen mentioned of Merriweather later the sport. “I thought he ran the ball really physically. He had a really nice run that got called back … but it was a good run.”
