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The New Orleans Saints suffered a pair of injuries against the Jaguars that appear to be relatively serious. Backup linebacker Chris Chamberlain had to be helped from the field in the second quarter after he was felled by a left knee injury. He did not return.



Later in the quarter, another Saints reserve vying for a roster spot, receiver Andy Tanner, was carted to the locker room after suffering a left ankle injury.

Also, backup safety Isa Abdul-Quddus, who had a third-quarter interception, left the game in the third quarter after suffering either a head or neck injury. He, too, did not return.

Chamberlain, who was signed this offseason as part of the Saints' linebacker overhaul, was battling in camp for one of the starting outside linebacker spots. He was injured when his knee buckled beneath him while trying to position himself to make a tackle on Jacksonville running back Montell Owens.

Tanner's injury occurred while he was attempting to block for his teammate Travaris Cadet, who had caught a screen pass. But Cadet crashed into the back of Tanner's leg, sending Tanner sprawling to the turf.

Tanner's injury is the latest to the backup Saints receiving corps. Two other players vying for the fourth receiver spot have been out due to injuries. Adrian Arrington had surgery on his knee last week, and Nick Toon has been out since suffering a foot injury in practice Aug. 2.

Also as expected, the seven players who missed the Saints' practice Thursday did not play against the Jaguars.

Running running back Darren Sproles (knee), cornerback Jabari Greer (sports hernia), defensive end Turk McBride (ankle), defensive tackle Tom Johnson (ankle), cornerback Kamaal McIlwain (groin), Arrington (knee) and Toon (foot) all missed the game.

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