Nick Leckey

All-Pro safety Darren Sharper's goal of helping the Saints compete for a second consecutive championship remains intact, even if it isn't working out quite as he'd planned.Projected starting linebacker Jonathan Casillas wasn't as fortunate.Sharper must sit out the first six games of the season, while Casillas won't come back at all after injuring his foot in the Saints' final game of the preseason at Tennessee on Thursday night.The Saints on Saturday announced several moves as they trimmed their active roster to the regular season maximum of 53 players.New Orleans decided to keep both Sharper and linebacker Clint Ingram on the physically-unable-to-perform list, which bars them from joining the active roster before Week 7 of the season. Both are recovering from microfracture surgeries on their left knees during the offseason and opened training camp on the PUP list, meaning they haven't been allowed to practice in weeks.The decision means Sharper won't be able to suit up against his old...

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