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Saints' Mark Ingram Expected to Miss Several Weeks

The Saints lost Mark Ingram early on against the Raiders, and it sounds like he'll be out for several weeks due to injury.

John Hendrix

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The Saints will be without Mark Ingram for the next several weeks, according to a Monday morning report by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. He suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in the win over the Raiders, playing just 5 snaps before leaving the game.

#Saints RB Mark Ingram suffered a grade 2 MCL sprain, source said, which means he’s likely out 3-4 weeks. Could have been a lot worse for Ingram, who will be back soon.

Dwayne Washington ended up seeing more time with the injury to Ingram, and could be in line for more snaps with him being out. New Orleans leaned a ton on Alvin Kamara, but they're going to have to get some extra help. Jordan Howard and Kirk Merritt are two options on the practice squad. We'll see if Ingram lands on injured reserve or not.

The NFL's trade deadline is Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT., with key names like Cam Akers and Kareem Hunt expected to be on the move. We'll see how the Saints tackle this spot, as they worked out several backs at the beginning of October that included Howard in addition to Jordan Wilkins, Antonio Williams, and A.J. Rose.

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JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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