When last we heard from Panthers receiver Steve Smith, he was explaining that Steve Smith isn’t his real name.

He’ll now be able to sign his real name on the cast on his left arm.

Smith suffered a broken radius during Sunday’s 41-9 win over the Giants.  Per the Associated Press, the injury apparently occurred while catching a 26-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.

Smith will have surgery on Monday.

The development is good news for the Saints, who need to beat the Panthers on Sunday to lock up the top seed in the NFC playoff field.  And it’s also bad news for the Vikings, a team that Smith has bedeviled since launching his career in 2001 by returning a kickoff for a touchdown in the only game the Panthers won the entire season.  Minnesota needs to win their next two and root for the Saints to lose in order to swipe the top seed.