New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller will undergo an MRI to determine the extent of a knee injury he suffered in Sunday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Dennis Allen told reporters Sunday that he believes Miller, who suffered the ailment in the third quarter, re-injured the same knee he was rehabbing during the team’s offseason program.

The Saints selected Miller in the third round of the 2023 draft out of TCU, where he rushed for 1,399 yards and 17 touchdowns in 14 games, and caught 16 passes for 116 yards.

The Saints are already without Alvin Kamara and Eno Benjamin in the backfield. Kamara, the team’s starting running back, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 campaign for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. The suspension stems from a 2022 battery arrest in Las Vegas. Benjamin is out for the season after suffering a ruptured Achilles during a training camp practice.

The Saints’ season opener is on Sept. 10 against the Tennessee Titans.

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