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Ingram is arguably the best player on the roster right now. Not sure if risking further injury or more turnovers, (God knows Brees is doing his part in that dept), is the smart thing to do.

Payton said Ingram's hand is still enveloped in a cast, but he believes he could play in a smaller, padded cast when the Saints visit Detroit after their bye this week.

"With the fracture that he had, which is right where the thumb and hand kind of go together, you gradually just reduce what he's having to wear," Payton said, via ESPN. "And he's probably, I would say, three or four weeks away from not having to wear anything. But right now, there's a chance he plays in the next game."

Report: Saints coach Sean Payton says injured running back Mark Ingram might return for Lions game | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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