Saints' Mark Ingram Out For Month With Hand Injury

ESPN is reporting that New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram is expected to miss at least one month with a broken hand he suffered Sunday.

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Saints coach Sean Payton declined to offer any specifics on Ingram's injury Monday.

"Nothing now," Payton said. "I thought he ran really good [in Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Browns]. Shoot, he played hard. We'll evaluate where he's at. But nothing today with specifics in regards to any of these guys with injury."

Ingram had his hand/wrist area taped by trainers during the first half of Sunday's game but remained in the contest after that and continued to thrive. A source confirmed that Ingram suffered the injury in the first half. He finished with 11 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown, plus three catches for 21 yards.

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Look for Pierre Thomas and Khiry Robinson to get more carries while Ingram recovers from his injury.