Saints place Jairus Byrd on season-ending IR
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New Orleans Saints safety Jairus Byrd has been placed on season-ending injured reserve after tearing his lateral meniscus, head coach Sean Payton announced Friday.
The reason Payton is telling us is b/c he wanted to let Byrd tell his dad first. More important than getting the advantage on the opponent
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) October 3, 2014
Byrd suffered the injury on a non-contact play during Thursday's practice. He will be replaced by Rafael Bush.
Byrd is in his first season with the Saints after signing a six-year, $54-million contract with the team in free agency.