By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

November 21, 2009, 2:56PM

Saints tailback Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis didn’t make the trip to Tampa, Saints spokesman Greg Bensel confirmed.

Both players stayed back to rest knee injuries. Bush missed practice all week with a bruised knee, but Coach Sean Payton indicated that the Saints don’t expect his injury to linger too long. Ellis, who missed the last three games with a sprained medial collateral knee ligament, returned to practice on a limited basis this week. So he appears close to a return.

Ideally, the Saints would love to have both players back for next week’s Monday night showdown in the Superdome against the New England Patriots.

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