Malcolm Jenkins, Jimmy Graham Out for Saints in Playoff Opener

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Two of the Saints younger stars, guys who made the biggest strides from the start of the season and helped New Orleans get back in the playoffs are out of Saturday's wild card game with Seattle. Tight end Jimmy Graham (ankle) and safety Malcolm Jenkins (knee) will not play.

The Saints, one of the deepest teams in the NFL, have the depth to overcome the losses.

Veteran Darren Sharper, who was a valuable contributor to the Saints run to the title in 2009 with his ball hawking in the secondary, will replace Jenkins. Jeremy Shockey and David Thomas missed last week's game with their own injuries, but made the trip and are listed as probable.

Also, defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove and linebacker Danny Clark were ruled out of Saturday's game with injuries.

Graham was injured on a first quarter touchdown catch against Tampa Bay and Jenkins was hurt making a tackle along the sidelines against 247-pound Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount.

 

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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/07/malcolm-jenkins-jimmy-graham-out-for-saints-in-playoff-opener/

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