<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Although he's resumed practicing on a limited basis, Darren Sproles (knee) is not expected to play until Week 1.</td></tr><tr><td>
</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">His preseason absence will be purely precautionary. Interim coach Joe Vitt says he's "fine" with Sproles not getting any preseason touches, and the Saints have determined it's not worth the risk. "If I had to play, I could," Sproles insisted. "But this is the thing. They don't want to rush me right now. They see it as preseason games so there's no use in risking it."
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</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune</td></tr></tbody></table>
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