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According to ESPN’s Ed Werder, New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles is healthy enough to play this week if the Saints are ready to use him. RB Darren Sproles healthy enough to play if Saints decide to use him vs. Raiders and other three backs also likely to be active #saints — Ed Werder (@Edwerderespn) November 16, 2012 If Sproles is truly ready to go, I don’t see a reason for the Saints to not activate him.   var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var script = document.createElement('script'); ref = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(''); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'http://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/27484?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_'+_CI.counter; script.async = true; ref.parentNode.insertBefore(script, ref); })(); sr_adspace_id = 1000005525107; sr_adspace_width = 300; sr_adspace_height = 250; sr_ad_new_window = true; sr_adspace_type = &qu...
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