Saints' Bell rings a late-round tune

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 | Print Entry

Posted by Eric Karabell

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton is well aware that Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush haven't played very much this preseason, but Payton doesn't seem so concerned.

Thomas is still the back I'm most interested in, as I've touted him all summer as a third-round fantasy pick. He has been slowed by lingering knee problems after suffering a sprained medial collateral ligament recently. Bush had offseason knee surgery but appears healthy, and it looks like the Saints are treating him with kid gloves because of who he is.

 
 

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    Eric Karabell is a senior writer for ESPN.com. He has covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast, is seen several times a week on ESPNEWS and contributes to ESPN The Magazine. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, and his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007.

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