COSTA MESA, Calif. - Marcus Davenport is ready, and he isn't.
Finally healthy, the rookie defensive end is scheduled to make his long-awaited debut for the New Orleans Saints Saturday in their preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
It will be Davenport's first chance to face big-league competition in a game setting, albeit one of the exhibition variety.
"I can't wait," he said Thursday after the Saints' joint practice against the Chargers here at the Jack Hammett Sports Complex.
Saints fans are undoubtedly also in that number.