Though Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle Jeremy Trueblood suffered a right knee injury Sunday which forced him to leave in the second half of the loss to the Saints, he had one word to describe how he felt on Tuesday:

"Golden."

Trueblood said while he still has some pain in the knee - which was hurt when he said another player fell on him -  he expects to practice this week and can play through it Sunday against the Falcons.

"It still hurts but it's part of football," Trueblood said. "It's not a big deal, nothing I can't play through. So it's not going to be an issue."

-- JOE SMITH

joesmith@sptimes.com