The New Orleans Saints completed a few routine roster moves on Friday after practice, designating two players to the injured reserve list while activating a third from it. Here’s what you need to know about each transaction:
Rankins suffered an MCL sprain in his knee during Week 8’s win over the Chicago Bears, and he’ll now be sidelined for at least three weeks until he’s eligible to return from the injured reserve list — and depending on when he’s medically cleared to play, it could be longer. It’s a tough blow for one of the team’s better pass rushers in a contract year (Rankins ranked fourth with 13 pressures, per Pro Football Focus), who has already overcome so many leg injuries in his five-year career.