New Orleans Saints tackle Taliese Fuaga missed Thursday’s practice with a knee injury, marking yet another offensive lineman to get hurt for the Saints in recent weeks.

Moore said Fuaga’s injury was “nothing major,” but that he got hurt near the end of Wednesday’s practice in the Caesars Superdome. After playing left tackle as a rookie, the Saints moved Fuaga to right tackle — his position in college — this offseason.

“He had a little something happen, we’ll just keep an eye on him,” Moore said, later adding, “He practiced pretty much all of practice (Wednesday).”

If Fuaga is indeed able to return quickly, New Orleans will have been fortunate to avoid another significant injury up front.

Left guard Trevor Penning suffered a foot injury — reportedly turf toe — in a Aug. 10 preseason l

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