Saints lose Colston to thumb injury
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The Saints have lost their top receiving weapon, Marques Colston, to a torn ligament in his left thumb, FOXSports.com has learned. Colston, in fact, quietly had surgery on Tuesday to reattach the ligament and will miss the next month to six weeks.
It's a huge loss for the Saints, who now must roll without their leading receiver. Colston was the steal of the draft two years ago as the former Hofstra University wideout has put forth two 1,000-yard seasons in his first two years. His 168 catches are more than any NFL receiver has ever had through only two seasons. In the Saints' season debut on Sunday he hauled in three balls for 26 yards in a win over the Bucs.
During the summer, Colston agreed to a three-year extension that could keep him in New Orleans through the 2011 season.
The team will be counting on Deverey Henderson and David Patten to step up their production with its leading receiver shelved for the time being. It's unclear when the Saints will announce his injury but they are scheduled to practice this afternoon, with Colston obviously slated to miss the workout.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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