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Trevor Penning Suffered Lisfranc Injury, Surgery Coming

Rookie Trevor Penning suffered a Lisfranc injury in Sunday's game against the Panthers, and he's going to have surgery on it.

John Hendrix

Trevor Penning Suffered Lisfranc Injury, Surgery Coming
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Saints rookie Trevor Penning is set to have surgery on his right foot after suffering a Lisfranc injury late in the regular season finale against the Panthers, as head coach Dennis Allen revealed in his end of the year press conference. It's not the same foot that Penning dealt with turf toe from the preseason.

It's similar to what Cesar Ruiz went through, and the prognosis is that Penning will end up being out 5-6 months. The injury occurred late in the game. There was point where Penning was clearly bothered by something, but elected to stay in and made it to the sideline. However, the last offensive drive saw him exit.

June would be an early timeframe for his return, but we'll have to see how things go. Ruiz mentioned in the locker room on Monday that he should be ready for training camp.

It's an unfortunate blow for the Saints, but to Allen's knowledge, it's the biggest surgery that any of the players are having to deal with in the offseason.

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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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