... and Stanley Arnoux ( Achilles) for the season, the Saints are prepared to be without backup Mark Simoneau (triceps) for several weeks and maybe the whole season.

The loss of Simoneau means that Jo-Lonn Dunbar is the only current backup linebacker who has started an NFL game (he has two career starts).

Enter Derrick Brooks and Derek Smith.

The Saints will work out both veteran linebackers on Wednesday.

Brooks, an 11-time pro-bowler, played his entire 14-year career in Tampa Bay.

The Bucs cut Brooks in the offseason in an attempt to start over with younger players.

Brooks' production did drop off a bit last season. The 36-year old recorded a career-low 58 tackles in 2008.

Derrick Brooks was draf...

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