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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has 10.5 sacks and 12 interceptions in his career. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The New Orleans Saints placed linebacker Jonathan Vilma on injured reserve, ending his season, the team announced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vilma, 31, started the season on the designated to return from injured reserve list\u00A0and was activated the day before the Saints lost 27-20 to the New York Jets. \u00A0He played 12 snaps and made one tackle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vilma has had issues with his knees, undergoing\u00A0arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in August, his fourth procedure on the knee in the past two years.\u00A0\u00A0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BURKE: NFL Midseason Grades&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He took a\u00A0$3.8 million pay cut in his base salary\u00A0before the season, making a 2013 base salary of $1 million. His contract ends after this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vilma has started 121 of 125 games in his career, but hasn't played a full 16-game season since 2010.\n&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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