BREAKING: The New Orleans Saints Activated Their Former 1st Round Pick off Injured Reserve.
In the NFC Playoff Picture, the 8-8 New Orleans Saints are still in contention. If they defeat Tampa Bay and defeat Atlanta, they can secure the NFC South.
If Seattle loses or ties with Arizona, and if Green Bay loses or ties with Chicago, they can also secure the seventh spot with a victory.
They are still alive in the postseason race thanks to their defense. They give up the fewest points (6th), yards (13th), first downs (4th), passing yards (9th), and rushing yards (12th) among all opponents.
New Orleans activated their former first-round pick off injured reserve.
The New Orleans Saints activated their young defense end off injured reserve.
The Saints activated Payton Turner off injured reserve.
Turner suffered a turf toe injury in Week 1 that required surgery and was placed on injured reserve.
Turner was designated for return from injured reserve on December 15 but was unable to play in Weeks 15-17.
Who stepped up with Turner out?
Carl Granderson has stepped up with the injury to Turner. Granderson is having his best season in New Orleans and is leading
the team in sacks. He has 74 tackles, 13 for a loss, 19 quarterback hits, 8.5 sacks, one pass deflection, one forced fumble, one
fumble recovery, 27 pressures, and a 74.6 PFF Grade.
Another player who stepped up is Tanoh Kpassagnon. Kpassagnon’s role increased with Turner out of the lineup and has
been a productive rotational piece. He has 17 tackles, four for a loss, nine quarterback hits, 3.5 sacks, two pass deflections, 13
Will Payton Turner play this week?
Expected to play in their regular-season finale is Payton Turner. Turner shared the following regarding his recuperation and his excitement for Sunday’s game:
Turner declared, “Since September, I’ve been chomping at the bit to get back.” Nobody is at 100% at this stage in the season, so if I can go out there and play and contribute, then I will. It was just kind of a thing where I wasn’t quite ready, I was making progress, still soreness and stuff, you know.
“It’s disappointing, of course, but like I said last time, out of that frustration came a lot of focus, just to get back and get back to playing, so I’m excited for Sunday,” Turner said. “Obviously, it didn’t go the way I wanted it to.” “I think I did everything I could to put myself in position for it to go the way I wanted it to.”
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