The Saints started out 2017 with a lot of disturbing news. They found out early on they’d be dealing with the loss of defensive tackle Nick Fairley. But when starting left tackle Terron Armstead injured his shoulder and was looking at a seriously long rehab things got a little gloomy.
Then in Week 2, starting right tackle Zach Strief had to leave in the first half of the game against the Patriots with a knee injury.
First round pick, rookie Marshon Lattimore suffered a concussion in the same game and missed Week 3.
With starting cornerback Delvin Breaux already scheduled to miss a lot of playing time with a broken fibula, it was looking like 2016 redux.