When the New Orleans Saints take the field tonight for their first preseason contest in St. Louis, there is a good chance that Drew Brees will be relegated to spectator duties, having battled a minor oblique strain over the last week. Eager to err on the side of caution, coach Sean Payton and his brain trust will almost certainly hold Brees, who has not practiced since last Friday, out of tonight’s game. At the same time, St. Louis will withhold their own signal-caller in Sam Bradford, while Jake Long also figures to wait until next week at the earliest to make his preseason debut. In […] Read the whole post here.
