COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Here was a welcome sight for the New Orleans Saints: About a week after his teammates silently watched on as trainers tended to him on the practice field, Alex Okafor was back at Saints practice in a uniform and pads Wednesday (Aug. 22).
Though Okafor did not participate in full team drills, he was present at the Saints joint practice with the Chargers and Saints coach Sean Payton sounded optimistic when asked about Okafor after practice.
"He'll be back here fairly soon," Payton said. "Fortunately his injury last week wasn't anything significant.