This is intriguing; NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports that the New Orleans Saints ran a private workout for South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith, one of the top players at his position in the 2023 NFL draft. Corner doesn’t look like a serious need for the Saints at first glance, with a bevy of highly-drafted players like Marshon Lattimore, Paulson Adebo, and Alontae Taylor on the roster as well as veteran backup Bradley Roby, who signed an extension last summer.
But looks can be deceiving. Lattimore missed 11 games with a complicated injury last season. Roby has had injury concerns too, and he’s been inconsistent enough when healthy that Taylor is already pushing him for his starting job. Plus, the Saints haven’t adequately replaced C.J. Gardner-Johnson in the slot since his trade a year ago. A new player could earn that role quickly.
