A key member of the New Orleans Saints defense avoided a major injury in practice on Wednesday.
Veteran defensive end Alex Okafor, who went down during the practice and left with a trainer, underwent an MRI on his left knee that revealed he'd suffered a bone bruise in his knee and a sprained ankle, but nothing more serious.
The NFL Network reported the news first.
For Okafor, who is coming off of a torn Achilles that ended his impressive first season in New Orleans, the news is good news, considering the reaction of his teammates after the injury.