By Joel Erickson -- Advocate
When the New Orleans Saints wrap up mandatory minicamp Thursday and the rest of the roster flies away to parts unknown for the final break of the NFL offseason, Marcus Davenport will be getting ready to go under the knife.
But Davenport doesn't see Friday's surgery as a major setback.
The first-round pick out of UTSA said he fully expects to be ready for training camp, and he's focused on preparing for his first camp in the NFL.
"That's the expectation," Davenport said.
Davenport missed Wednesday's practice, an absence he attributed to making sure he's ready for his surgery Friday, although he declined to go into detail about the thumb injury.
When news broke of the injury at the beginning of the week, Davenport was surprised at the reaction to it. He said he has always thought of the injury as a minor issue; the Saints wanted to be proactive about fixing it.
"I had people texting me, 'Get well soon,' 'hoping for a speedy recovery,’” Davenport said. "And I'm like, nothing happened, but OK."
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