Brown loses out in numbers game: The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the Saints are likely to use Turk McBride as their starting left end in the absence of Alex Brown. Brown was released on Tuesday. "After going through it all and also looking at the timing of it, there is still that opportunity within this next week that he'll have a chance to sign with someone else, and also the door is not totally shut if that opportunity presents itself here. But nonetheless, it was a hard decision we had to make," said coach Sean Payton. (Updated 08/31/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Brown, a 10-year veteran who appeared in 143 consecutive games -- the longest current consecutive games streak for a defensive end -- was among 11 players released by the team to get down to the NFL's roster limit of 80 players. He has 45 1/2 career sacks, and had six or more in five separate seasons. He joined the Saints as an unrestricted free agent in 2010 and started all 16 games. He made 39 tackles and two sacks. The Saints have left the door open for a possible comeback, but his days as a starter may be over. (Updated 08/31/2011).
