A homecoming: the Saints are signing former Pro Bowl guard Trai Turner to a one-year deal. Turner is from New Orleans and played at LSU.
His agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha, confirmed the deal with the Saints.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 25, 2023
This is a good get: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the New Orleans Saints are signing veteran guard Trai Turner after a pre-training camp tryout, though the terms of his one-year contract remain undisclosed. Turner earned $3 million on each of his last two one-year deals with the Washington Commanders and Pittsburgh Steelers, so this is likely falling somewhere similar.
Durability has been a major concern along New Orleans’ interior offensive line. Left guard Andrus Peat has never played a full season, center Erik McCoy has missed multiple games in each of the last two years, and right guard Cesar Ruiz is returning from a season-ending injury. The team signed Billy Price to back them up this offseason but he was released after failing his physical.
Hopefully Turner can help settle things inside. He’ll be competing for the top backup spot with third-year pro Calvin Throckmorton as well as rookie fourth-round pick Nick Saldiveri, with another reserve (Lewis Kidd) and highly-paid rookie free agent (Mark Evans II) also in the mix.
