Saints expected to sign former Pro Bowler Desmond Trufant to short-handed secondary, per report

Cornerback questions hovered over the Saints all through the offseason. With their season opener towards Aaron Rodgers and the Packers looming, New Orleans seems to be on the verge of including a former Professional Bowler to their defensive backfield. The workforce is expected to sign former Falcons and Lions cornerback Desmond Trufant, in line with NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport. Trufant labored out for the workforce on Monday, six days earlier than the Saints meet the Packers in Jacksonville. 

The Saints’ present depth chart at cornerback consists of starters Marshon Lattimore and Ken Crawley together with backup Paulson Adebo. Fellow cornerback Brian Poole will miss the season after struggling an damage through the Saints’ preseason finale. 

The soon-to-be 31-year-old Trufant was the twenty second total choose within the 2013 draft. A Professional Bowler in 2015, Trufant performed an integral position on the Falcons’ run to Super Bowl LI in 2016. After seven seasons in Atlanta, Trufant spent the 2020 season in Detroit, the place accidents restricted him to only six video games. He signed a one-year cope with the Bears in March earlier than being launched on Aug. 31. 

A starter in every of his 103 profession regular-season video games, Trufant has tallied 14 interceptions, 83 passes defensed, three compelled fumbles, six sacks and 10 tackles for loss. And whereas he recorded only one interception final season, Trufant picked off 4 passes in simply 9 video games through the 2019 season.