Saints' punter Thomas Morstead injured on first drive of game

QBREES9 · 08-13-2010, 12:00 AM

The New Orleans Saints stepped out onto the field at Gillette Stadium tonight for their first preseason game of the 2010 season.

Drew Brees and the Saints chose to receive after winning the coin toss agfainst the New England Patriots.
After a quick three-and-out, punter Thomas Morstead came out and kicked a 45-yard punt. On the return though, Morstead made the tackle and went down hard.

Morstead appeared to slam his left shoulder or elbow into the ground and laid there for a few minutes.
He was looked at by trainers and just taken back to the locker room. More on this story as it becomes known.

UPDATE #2: Morstead appears to be done for the night. He came back out to the sidelines and was practicing catching snaps, but now they have hsi pads off and are wrapping his shoulder. Hopefully nothing was dislocated.
Update #1: Morstead has made it back out to the sidelines and is practicing catching snaps. Good sign.

08-13-2010, 12:00 AM	#1
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Saints' punter Thomas Morstead injured on first drive of game The New Orleans Saints stepped out onto the field at Gillette Stadium tonight for their first preseason game of the 2010 season. Drew Brees and the Saints chose to receive after winning the coin toss agfainst the New England Patriots. After a quick three-and-out, punter Thomas Morstead came out and kicked a 45-yard punt. On the return though, Morstead made the tackle and went down hard. Morstead appeared to slam his left shoulder or elbow into the ground and laid there for a few minutes. He was looked at by trainers and just taken back to the locker room. More on this story as it becomes known. UPDATE #2: Morstead appears to be done for the night. He came back out to the sidelines and was practicing catching snaps, but now they have hsi pads off and are wrapping his shoulder. Hopefully nothing was dislocated. Update #1: Morstead has made it back out to the sidelines and is practicing catching snaps. Good sign.
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