Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been hurt during Monday's training camp practice.
Coach Sean Payton says he's "not going to speculate" about Rankins' condition and says "hopefully, the news is good."
The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Rankins, a rookie out of Louisville, was selected 12th overall and had been on the field frequently with the first-team defense during training camp. He is among several new players the Saints acquired in an effort to shore up a defense that ranked second-to-last in the NFL the past two seasons.
Saints training staff used a cart to take Rankins off the practice field after he went down during drills simulating goal-line situations.
___
AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP\_NFL
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
