NBD, but KBD: Max Unger Could Miss The Beginning Of The Season After A Little Offseason Foot Surgery

Source confirms #Saints C Max Unger (foot) expected to miss start of 2017 season. It's same foot injury Unger dealt with in 2016, I'm told.

— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) May 8, 2017

#Saints center Max Unger underwent surgery on foot over the weekend, per source. Again, this is the same foot injury he dealt with in '16.

— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) May 8, 2017

Just a little 'good news, bad news' for Saints' fans in early-May. It may be tough for some to see the sunshine beyond the clouds with New Orleans losing the veteran lynchpin of what was looking to be a pretty stout offensive line, but - factually speaking - Max Unger can't get hurt during training camp if he's sitting out training camp. I don't have a PhD so I don't know much about football related injuries, but I know that it's tough to suffer them when you're physically unable to play football. Can't get severely hurt during non-contact drills when you're not participating in non-contact drills. The way I see it, this was a preemptive measure to guarantee Max Unger's health when the games matter the most. Hell, the whole damn team should have snuck in a surgery just to trick the malicious injury bugs into swarming around a different locker room for once. Not sure what prompted this procedure 4 months after last season ended, but - hey - sometimes Spring has to rain on your parade to remind you that brighter days lie ahead. The first IR stint of the offseason was bound to be a depressing one, so it might as well have come when there's still plenty of time for it to heal. Surely it will be tough to start out an insanely important season without the man most responsible for keeping the pocket clean, but hopefully that means Drew Brees' will be lint-free by mid-season. Until then, the recently added reinforcements will just have to prove why they were picked up in the first place.  Either that, or some of Malcolm Butler money could go to Nick Mangold.