The New Orleans Saints had a stable protection in 2023, rating within the top-ten within the NFL in factors allowed and opponent passing yards per sport, whereas additionally rating fourth in whole takeaways with 29.
Most of that protection shall be returning in 2024, and even after including Kool-Support McKinstry within the second spherical of the draft, the Saints aren’t accomplished bringing in additional assist in the secondary.
NFL Community’s Mike Garafolo introduced that the Saints have signed former Detroit Lions nook Will Harris to a one-year deal after enjoying the final 5 years in Detroit.
Former #Lions DB Will Harris has agreed to phrases on a one-year take care of the #Saints, supply says. Former third-round pick of Boston Faculty (cc: @TomPelissero) heads to New Orleans after 5 years in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/mKfo6DCNOz
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) Might 1, 2024
Harris principally served as depth in 2023 and posted a career-low 18 tackles in 17 video games whereas seeing solely 18 p.c of the staff’s defensive snaps after enjoying 66 p.c and 89 p.c the earlier two years.
He solely performed nook in 2023 for the primary time after seeing time at each security spots in his earlier 4 years, whereas additionally seeing time as a hybrid linebacker in 2022.
Harris also needs to function a precious particular groups addition, the place he performed a career-high 65 p.c of the snaps final 12 months.
His path to enjoying time in New Orleans isn’t clear with the starters within the secondary so established, however he’s a precious depth piece who will add some thump to the particular groups unit.
Star nook Marshon Lattimore has performed solely 17 video games the previous two seasons, so including a bit insurance coverage behind him is a good suggestion for this protection.
The NFC South is on its means up after the Atlanta Falcons signed Kirk Cousins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans, so will probably be enjoyable to see how this division unfolds.
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