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Gunzlingr
09-17-2007, 02:57 PM
Bad enough the New Orleans Saints (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nor) are losing football games. Now the slumping Saints, who have lost their first two games of the season after advancing to the NFC Championship Game in 2006, are losing key players, too.

The Saints have placed starting tight end Mark Campbell (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4930), a player whose importance to their offense extends beyond his statistics, on injured reserve for the rest of the season.

A ninth-year veteran, Campbell is suffering from an undisclosed disc problem, and rest and epidural injections have not relieved his discomfort. Given the lack of progress, and a strong likelihood Campbell would not be ready to play again anytime soon, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and coach Sean Payton opted to place him on injured reserve.

New Orleans elevated rookie quarterback Tyler Palko (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=8639) from the practice squad to the active 53-player roster.

Campbell, 31, played in all five preseason games, but began experiencing stiffness and pain in his back toward the end of the exhibition schedule. Campbell has not been able to practice in weeks, and the Saints' medical staff had no more short-term possible remedies remaining

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