by Teddy Kider, The Times-Picayune

Tuesday October 07, 2008, 6:00 PM

David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune

Tracy Porter had wrist surgery Tuesday morning.

The Saints have placed starting cornerback Tracy Porter on injured reserve, ending his first season in the NFL.

Saints Coach Sean Payton said Tuesday in a news conference that Porter needed surgery on his right wrist, which he dislocated against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night. Greg Bensel, the Saints’ vice president of communications, later confirmed that Porter was placed on the season-ending injured reserve list.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at 4:30 pm and is filed under Saints News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.