METAIRIE, La - New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen said he expects starting cornerback Marshon Lattimore to be back at practice next week.
The Saints open the season Sept. 10 at home against the Tennessee Titans.
Lattimore has not practiced fully since Aug. 17. He left a joint practice session against the Los Angeles Chargers early on Aug. 18 for precautionary reasons. Lattimore watched the rest of that practice from the sideline with ice on his knee.
Allen said he did not expect the injury to be long term and noted last week that there was nothing structurally wrong with Lattimore's knee and it just needed some time to heal.