Delvin Breaux Injury: Updates on Saints CB's Recovery from Leg Surgery

New Orleans Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux left the field on a cart after suffering a broken leg against the Oakland Raiders in Week 1. He underwent surgery on Monday with a recovery timeline of six weeks, though an exact return date has yet to be announced. 

Continue for updates.

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Breaux Replacement Revealed

Tuesday, Sept. 13

Sunny Shah of Paramount Sports & Entertainment announced the Saints signed cornerback B.W. Webb to a one-year contract, which NFL Network's Ian Rapoport noted was done to replace Breaux.

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Breaux Diagnosed with Fractured Fibula

Monday, Sept. 12

Saints head coach Sean Payton told reporters of Breaux's diagnosis, adding the cornerback underwent surgery. Payton said Breaux will be out for six weeks.

On Sunday, Nick Underhill of the Advocate first reported the news of Breaux's diagnosis.

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Breaux Comments on Status 

Sunday, Sept. 11

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Breaux Injury Will Challenge Saints Defense

The undrafted player out of LSU started 16 games last season and was expected to be a major part of the defense in 2016.

Losing Breaux will be a big problem because of the lack of depth and experience in the Saints secondary.

Larry Holder of NOLA.com noted the issue:

P.J. Williams is a former third-round pick, but he missed all of 2015 with a hamstring injury. De'Vante Harris and Ken Crawley are undrafted rookies who will likely have to step up in Breaux's absence.

New Orleans already had problems in the secondary after allowing the second-most passing yards in the NFL last season. Opposing quarterbacks threw for 45 touchdowns, compared to just nine interceptions.

After Oakland Raiders signal-caller Derek Carr threw for 319 yards in New Orleans' 35-34 loss Sunday, the Saints will want Breaux to return to the lineup as soon as possible.