The New Orleans Saints had a big scare in Wednesday’s training camp practice when starting defensive end Alex Okafor went down with an ugly leg injury, silencing teammates and coaches. Okafor was able to limp off the field under his own power after trainers got a look at him, but details were scarce.
That changed for the better late Wednesday night when NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport broke the news that Okafor suffered a bone bruise and a sprain in his knee, but quickly corrected that report to a bone bruise and sprained ankle. That lines up with reports from ESPN’s Mike Triplett and the Times-Picayune’s Josh Katzenstein.