The New Orleans Saints will have someone else start at defensive end for the playoffs as original starting defensive end Charles Grant will not be able to play in his NO. 94 Saints jersey with a triceps injury, which has caused him to be placed on injured reserve by the team.
The injury is similar to the one that ended Grant’s season in 2008 season after he played eight games. Perhaps it is better than last season’s as Grant anyway finished the regular season. As old as 31, the first-round pick of the Saints in 2002 anchored the left side of the line and started in all 16 regular season games, having totally 53 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks.
Losing Grant may add another disadvantage to the Saints, who finished the regular season as top of the NFC 13-3 but enter the playoffs with a three-game losing streak. Veteran Paul Spicer was signed back to the roster to fill the void, a whole season after he was released by the team in pre-season.
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