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METAIRIE, La. -- Dez Bryant's tenure with the Saints may have been short-lived.
In just his second practice with New Orleans, the newly acquired wide receiver indicated in social media posts Friday that he has had a significant setback.
The team's injury report listed Bryant as questionable for Sunday's game in Cincinnati with an ankle injury, but a person familiar with the situation said the team is still awaiting the results of a doctor's examination of Bryant.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced any details of Bryant's medical exam.
Bryant has indicated on social media that the injury will be challenging to overcome, writing on his verified Twitter account, "Things was just starting to heat up for me … I won't question the man upstairs … this is the ultimate test.. thank you everyone for the prayers."
The 30-year-old signed with the Saints on Wednesday following a workout in New Orleans a day earlier. After his first practice on Thursday, he expressed an eagerness to play with NFL all-time passer Drew Brees, and help a club that looks like a Super Bowl contender. The surging Saints have won seven straight and last Sunday knocked off the previously unbeaten Los Angeles Rams.
Bryant spent his first eight NFL seasons with Dallas and in 2017 caught 69 passes for 838 yards and six touchdowns, including a 50-yard scoring play, for the Cowboys.
Last season was Bryant's best since he caught 88 passes for 1,320 yards and 16 TDs in 2014, which at the time was his third consecutive season with at least 1,200 yards receiving. He signed his last Cowboys contract right after that, but has not approached that level of production since -- a central reason Dallas released him in April with two years left on his five-year, $70 million contract.
If Bryant is unable to play this season, the Saints could look to sign another receiver soon.
Bryant was signed as the Saints placed receiver Cameron Meredith on injured reserve. Meredith was scheduled to have an arthroscopic cleanup performed on the same knee that required reconstructive surgery in 2017 and sidelined him all of that season.
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NFL INJURY REPORT
Sunday
ARIZONA CARDINALS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS--CARDINALS: OUT: DT Robert Nkemdiche (calf), WR Chad Williams (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: S Budda Baker (foot), S Tre Boston (chest), TE Jermaine Gresham (back), G Mike Iupati (back), DT Corey Peters (ankle), G Justin Pugh (hand), G Jeremy Vujnovich (hamstring). CHIEFS: OUT: C Mitch Morse (concussion). DOUBTFUL: S Eric Berry (heel). QUESTIONABLE: G Cameron Erving (illness), LB Anthony Hitchens (rib), LB Justin Houston (hamstring), S Daniel Sorensen (knee), WR Sammy Watkins (foot), LB Frank Zombo (hamstring).
BUFFALO BILLS at NEW YORK JETS--BILLS: OUT: QB Derek Anderson (concussion), TE Charles Clay (hamstring), DE Trent Murphy (knee). QUESTIONABLE: QB Josh Allen (right elbow), LB Tremaine Edmunds (concussion), WR Andre Holmes (neck), RB Chris Ivory (shoulder). JETS: OUT: TE Neal Sterling (concussion). DOUBTFUL: WR Robby Anderson (ankle), QB Sam Darnold (foot), C Spencer Long (knee/finger). QUESTIONABLE: DT Steve McLendon (ankle).
DETROIT LIONS at CHICAGO BEARS--LIONS: OUT: G T.J. Lang (neck), CB Darius Slay (knee). DOUBTFUL: LB Eli Harold (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: DE Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder), RB Kerryon Johnson (ankle), LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin (neck), TE Luke Willson (shoulder). BEARS: OUT: TE Dion Sims (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: DL Bilal Nichols (knee).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS--JAGUARS: OUT: CB A.J. Bouye (calf), CB Quenton Meeks (knee). DOUBTFUL: DT Eli Ankou (calf). QUESTIONABLE: TE David Grinnage (knee), DE Lerentee McCray (hamstring), TE James O'Shaughnessy (hip), LB Telvin Smith (shoulder). COLTS: OUT: TE Ryan Hewitt (ankle), S Michael Mitchell (calf), TE Erik Swoope (knee). QUESTIONABLE: T Denzelle Good (illness), WR Ryan Grant (ankle), CB Nate Hairston (ankle), DE Kemoko Turay (neck).
WASHINGTON REDSKINS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--REDSKINS: OUT: RB Chris Thompson (rib), OT Trent Williams (thumb). QUESTIONABLE: WR Jamison Crowder (ankle), CB Quinton Dunbar (shin), OT Morgan Moses (knee). BUCCANEERS: OUT: DE Vinny Curry (ankle), RB Ronald Jones (hamstring), G Evan Smith (hip/wrist), CB M.J. Stewart (foot).
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at CINCINNATI BENGALS--SAINTS: OUT: DE Marcus Davenport (toe). QUESTIONABLE: WR Dez Bryant (ankle). BENGALS: OUT: LB Vontaze Burfict (hip), CB Darqueze Dennard (sternoclavicular), WR A.J. Green (toe), TE Tyler Kroft (foot), WR Josh Malone (hamstring), LB Nick Vigil (knee). DOUBTFUL: G Alex Redmond (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: RB Giovani Bernard (knee).
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at TENNESSEE TITANS--PATRIOTS: QUESTIONABLE: OT Trent Brown (illness), TE Rob Gronkowski (ankle/back), LB Dont'a Hightower (knee), TE Jacob Hollister (hamstring), G Shaq Mason (calf), RB Sony Michel (knee). TITANS: OUT: OT Jack Conklin (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: S Dane Cruikshank (knee), DL Bennie Logan (knee), LB Derrick Morgan (shoulder), WR Tajae Sharpe (ankle), WR Taywan Taylor (foot).
ATLANTA FALCONS at CLEVELAND BROWNS--FALCONS: OUT: K Matt Bryant (right hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DE Derrick Shelby (groin). BROWNS: QUESTIONABLE: T Desmond Harrison (illness), TE David Njoku (knee/ribs), S Damarious Randall (groin), LB Joe Schobert (ankle), WR Da'Mari Scott (shoulder), C J.C. Tretter (ankle), CB Denzel Ward (hip).
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at OAKLAND RAIDERS--CHARGERS: OUT: DE Joey Bosa (foot). QUESTIONABLE: LB Kyle Emanuel (hip), DE Chris Landrum (hip), DT Darius Philon (ankle), CB Trevor Williams (knee). RAIDERS: No Players Listed.
MIAMI DOLPHINS at GREEN BAY PACKERS--DOLPHINS: OUT: DE Charles Harris (calf), QB Ryan Tannehill (right shoulder). DOUBTFUL: OL Ted Larsen (neck). QUESTIONABLE: LB Kiko Alonso (ankle), TE A.J. Derby (foot), WR Jakeem Grant (Achilles), OT Ja'Wuan James (knee), OT Laremy Tunsil (knee/ankle). PACKERS: OUT: CB Kevin King (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: OT Bryan Bulaga (knee), WR Randall Cobb (hamstring), LB Blake Martinez (ankle).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at LOS ANGELES RAMS--SEAHAWKS: DOUBTFUL: CB Neiko Thorpe (groin). QUESTIONABLE: RB Chris Carson (hip), G D.J. Fluker (calf), DT Nazair Jones (illness), S Bradley McDougald (knee), G Jordan Simmons (calf), DT Shamar Stephen (foot), LB K.J. Wright (knee). RAMS: No Players Listed.
DALLAS COWBOYS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--COWBOYS: OUT: WR Tavon Austin (groin), DE Taco Charlton (shoulder), DE David Irving (ankle), LB Sean Lee (hamstring), LB Joe Thomas (foot), G Connor Williams (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DE Randy Gregory (knee), TE Geoff Swaim (knee). EAGLES: OUT: CB Sidney Jones (hamstring), CB Jalen Mills (foot), RB Darren Sproles (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: T Lane Johnson (knee), DE Josh Sweat (hip).
Monday
N.Y. GIANTS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--GIANTS: FULL: WR Jawill Davis (concussion), LB Alec Ogletree (hamstring), OT Chad Wheeler (ankle). 49ERS: practice not complete.