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Saints send Charles Grant to IR
Posted by Mike Florio on January 5, 2010 12:33 PM ET
And here's another argument for resting starters in meaningless late-season game -- and also for finding a way to make otherwise meaningless late-season games meaningful.
The Saints have lost defensive end Charles Grant for the postseason with a triceps injury suffered in Sunday's game at Charlotte, according to Nakia Hogan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Per the report, Grant tore the muscle, apparently in the second quarter of the game. He has been placed on injured reserve.
He started every game of the 2009 season, making 44 tackle and 5.5 sacks. It was his fifth straight season with six or fewer sacks.
The 2002 first-round pick is signed through 2013. His base salary moves from $1.85 million in 2009 to $4 million in 2010. Thus, if there's no salary cap (or floor) next season due to the uncertain status of the labor deal, the Saints might decide to replace Grant with a younger and cheaper player, avoiding any bonus acceleration that could make such a move more difficult in a capped environment.
Posted by Mike Florio on January 5, 2010 12:33 PM ET
And here's another argument for resting starters in meaningless late-season game -- and also for finding a way to make otherwise meaningless late-season games meaningful.
The Saints have lost defensive end Charles Grant for the postseason with a triceps injury suffered in Sunday's game at Charlotte, according to Nakia Hogan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Per the report, Grant tore the muscle, apparently in the second quarter of the game. He has been placed on injured reserve.
He started every game of the 2009 season, making 44 tackle and 5.5 sacks. It was his fifth straight season with six or fewer sacks.
The 2002 first-round pick is signed through 2013. His base salary moves from $1.85 million in 2009 to $4 million in 2010. Thus, if there's no salary cap (or floor) next season due to the uncertain status of the labor deal, the Saints might decide to replace Grant with a younger and cheaper player, avoiding any bonus acceleration that could make such a move more difficult in a capped environment.
