Saints' Erik McCoy: Placed on IR due to elbow injury
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The Saints placed McCoy (elbow) on injured reserve Saturday.
McCoy's placement on IR comes as no surprise, as he was already expected to miss the Saints' final two games of the regular season due to an elbow injury he suffered against the Packers in Week 16. Shane Lemieux is expected to serve as New Orleans' starting center for the last two games of the year, starting with Sunday's game against Las Vegas.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Ruled out for Week 17
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McCoy (elbow) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
McCoy injured his elbow during the Saints' Week 16 loss to the Packers. He was able to avoid a major injury, though it appears as though he will not play in the Saints' final two games of the regular season, per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Shane Lemieux will serve as New Orleans' starting center due to McCoy and Lucas Patrick (knee) both being ruled out for Sunday's game.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Avoids major injury
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Interim head coach Darren Rizzi said Monday that McCoy does not require surgery to repair an elbow injury that he suffered in New Orleans' 34-0 loss to Green Bay on Monday, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
McCoy attempted to play through the injury in the second quarter, but he was taken out of the game for a second time and did not take the field for the second half. While it appears likely that McCoy will miss the Saints' final two games of the regular season, the good news is that he doesn't appear to require a procedure to repair the injury. Shane Lemieux will likely take over at starting center for as long as McCoy is sidelined.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Returns to Monday's game
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McCoy (elbow) has returned to Monday's game against the Packers, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
McCoy briefly left Monday's game due to an elbow injury he picked up in the first quarter, but he has been cleared to return to the contest and will reclaim his spot at center from Shane Lemieux.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Sitting out again Sunday
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McCoy (groin) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Rams.
After failing to log any practice reps during Week 13 prep due to a groin issue, McCoy will miss his eighth game of the campaign. With Lucas Patrick (calf) also sidelined, Shane Lemieux is in line to start at center for the Saints.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Questionable for Week 11
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McCoy (groin) logged a full practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Browns, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
McCoy opened the week with consecutive limited practices, but the 2019 second-round pick finished strong with a full practice Friday. Even with the questionable tag, Rod Walker of The New Orleans Advocate relays that McCoy should be activated off injured reserve ahead of Sunday's game. If that's the case, McCoy would likely start as center as Lucas Patrick has been ruled out for a second straight game due to an ankle injury.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Practice window opens Thursday
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McCoy (groin) was designated to return from injured reserve Thursday.
McCoy suffered a groin injury in Week 3 against the Eagles, and he was placed on injured reserve after undergoing surgery. His 21-day practice opened Thursday, and he was listed as a limited practice participant in the injury report. McCoy figures to need more time to ramp up before returning to games, but it's unclear who will the the starting center for the Saints against the Falcons on Sunday. Lucas Patrick has missed both practices this week due to a calf injury, though Shane Lemieux (knee) is closer to returning from injured reserve than McCoy. If neither McCoy, Patrick nor Lemieux is able to play Sunday, Connor McGovern would figure to be the starting center.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Won't return Sunday
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McCoy (groin) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Eagles, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
McCoy sustained a groin injury in the first quarter, and he will not return to Sunday's contest. Lucas Patrick will serve as the Saints' center for the rest of the game while Olisaemeka Udoh stays in at left guard.
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Saints' Erik McCoy: Leaves game with groin injury
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McCoy is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Eagles due to a groin injury, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
McCoy walked off the field slowly, but under his own power, and he went to the locker room after being looked at in the blue medical tent. Lucas Patrick has shifted over to center while Olisaemeka Udoh has come into the game at left guard.
