"The New Orleans Saints placed offensive tackle Charles Brown on injured reserve Wednesday, ending his season with a hip flexor that he suffered in last Sunday's 31-21 loss at St. Louis. Fortunately for the Saints, veteran Zach Strief is back from s knee injury and will return to his starting job at right tackle against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Brown had been filling in for Strief the past five weeks after Strief sprained his medial collateral ligament."