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The toe injury Alvin Kamara characterized last week as similar to painfully hitting a bed frame flared up again on Thursday, with the all-star running back missing the New Orleans Saints practice session after being limited on Wednesday. But he isn’t sweating it.
“I’m feeling good, I’ll be alright,” Kamara said to open his post-practice conference call. His confidence certainly suggests he’ll be a full-go again on Sunday, which didn’t slow him down much in his 3-touchdown performance against the San Francisco 49ers last week. Kamara currently ranks second-best in the NFL in scrimmage yards (1,134), trailing only Dalvin Cook (1,143).
In other news, wide receiver Tre’quan Smith returned to practice after exiting the 49ers game with a scary concussion, but he was working in a red non-contact jersey and may not be available for Sunday’s matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Your updated Thursday injury report, with changes in bold:
From the Saints
| Player, injury | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Game status |
| QB Drew Brees, ribs/right shoulder | DNP | DNP | ||
| TE Josh Hill, concussion | DNP | DNP | ||
| WR Tre’Quan Smith, concussion | DNP | Limited | ||
| RB Dwayne Washington, back | DNP | DNP | ||
| DE Cameron Jordan, back | DNP | Limited | ||
| T Ryan Ramczyk, knee | Limited | Limited | ||
| NT Malcom Brown, calf | Limited | Limited | ||
| RB Alvin Kamara, foot | Limited | DNP | ||
| CB Marshon Lattiomre, abdomen | Limited | Limited |
From the Falcons
| Player, injury | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Game status |
| WR Calvin Ridley, foot | Limited | Limited | ||
| T Kaleb McGary, knee | Full | Full | ||
| T Matt Gono, illness | DNP | DNP | ||
| TE Jaeden Graham, knee/toe | Full | |||
| TE John Wetzel, ankle | Limited | |||
| C Alex Mack, not injury related (rest) | DNP |
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