An already short-handed secondary took another hit when the New Orleans Saints ruled cornerback Patrick Robinson out for the rest of their Week 13 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Robinson was starting in relief of Janoris Jenkins opposite Marshon Lattimore and made a couple of nice plays early on before exiting with a leg injury. He was initially questionable to return before being downgraded in the second half.
Robinson was limited in Friday’s final practice session before kickoff with a hamstring injury, so it’s possible these are related issues. For now, the Saints are not releasing any details on his condition.
In the meantime, he’s been replaced by P.J. Williams, a career slot corner who cross-trained at free safety over the summer. The only other healthy cornerback besides Williams and Lattimore is Ken Crawley, who so far has only appeared on special teams against Atlanta. Hopefully the Saints offense can keep up the pressure as the fourth quarter begins.
