If you’ve noticed things are a little more quiet involving the New Orleans Saints this week, you’d be right.
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After a tough Week 1 loss against the Atlanta Falcons, the New Orleans Saints have been oddly silent with the media, especially running back Mark Ingram and wide receiver Marques Colston who have essentially refused to speak to reporters.
Why exactly is not known, though it’s certainly worthy of a head scratch.
"New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram and receiver Marques Colston both maintained media silence throughout the week after neither player spoke following Sunday’s Week 1 loss to the Atlanta Falcons."
In regards to Colston, the most likely scenario regarding his media embargo is over his fumble in overtime which ended up costing the New Orleans Saints the game. Things get a little more cloudy in regards to Mark Ingram though as third quarter outburst was captured by television cameras.
"So we’ve still gotten no explanation from Ingram about what had him fuming on the sideline during the third quarter, when he slammed his helmet and stalked away from coaches and teammates for several minutes."
Ingram ended up plowing through for two touchdowns so it’s not as if he was unhappy about his role or play.
Needless to say, it’s a rather odd situation to have one player who is essentially refusing to speak to the media let alone two. Making it even more strange is that both are usually very open with the media, even though Colston is somewhat short with his words.