Trajan Jeffcoat received good news after Thursday’s training camp injury. The New Orleans Saints rookie defensive end won’t need surgery after dislocating his elbow in the team’s second practice at UC Irvine, as first reported by Saints News Network’s John Hendrix and confirmed by NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill.
Hendrix reported that Jeffcoat escaped without ligament damage, and Underhill added that both X-rays and CT scans came back clear. It’s a rare good ending for what was a scary scene. Jeffcoat went down in a lot of pain during Thursday’s practice session and required attention from the team medical staff before he was carted away from the field. It could have been much worse.
We’ll have to wait and see how long it takes Jeffcoat to recover and get back on the field, though it typically takes three to six weeks for players to get the green light to practice. He’s in the mix for a spot on the depth chart with other players like Niko Lalos and Payton Turner, and Jeffcoat can’t afford to miss much time. It’s a tough break for him. Let’s hope he bounces back.
