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Saints-moves
11/03/08 - 05:48 PM
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The New Orleans Saints placed starting
defensive end Charles Grant on injured reserve and re-signed
veteran defensive tackle Hollis Thomas on Monday.
Grant will miss the remainder of the season because of a triceps
injury, general manager Mickey Loomis said.
“Charles has played a key role for our team since we drafted
him six years ago,” Loomis said. “This is obviously a loss for
our defense, but injuries are a part of our league and it presents
an opportunity for other players to step up and answer the call.”
The injury is the latest setback in a turbulent year for the
30-year-old Grant, who was charged in connection with a bar fight
in Georgia last winter, and more recently has been under
investigation by the NFL for allegedly using a banned diuretic.
Despite the off-field distractions, Grant was tied for the team
lead in sacks with three through the Saints’ first eight games and
was fifth on the team in tackles with 33.
Last February, Grant was stabbed in the neck and was among
several people charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal
shooting of a pregnant woman following a fight at a nightclub in
southwest Georgia. Grant’s attorney has said the NFL player didn’t
have a gun and never should have been charged in the woman’s death.
Grant pleaded not guilty and was permitted to continue playing
while the case is pending.
More recently, he was among several Saints, including fellow
starting defensive end Will Smith and running back Deuce
McAllister, who tested positive for a diuretic that the NFL
considers a possible masking agent for steroids. The three players
could be subject to four-game suspensions as first-time violators
of the league’s drug policy.
Moving Grant to injured reserve opened a spot on the roster for
Thomas, who started 26 games for New Orleans during the previous
two seasons. Thomas tore his right triceps in preseason and was
released after reaching an injury settlement with the Saints,
making him a free agent.
He has spent the past two months rehabilitating that injury,
which required surgery.
In two seasons in New Orleans, the 6-foot, 335-pound Thomas had
107 tackles with 6½ sacks and a fumble recovery.

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