The Saints are adding linebacker Paul Kruger to their defensive mix, but they are also losing another player on that side of the ball.
Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate was the first to report that cornerback Damian Swann will be heading to injured reserve. Swann has missed time recently and went to see Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia earlier this week for an examination. Meyers is a specialist in core muscle injuries, but there’s no word on the exact injury and Adam Caplan of ESPN reports he doesn’t need surgery.
Swann was a fifth-round pick in 2015 and made two starts in seven appearances during a rookie season interrupted by three concussions. He had 22 tackles and four passes defensed over the course of the year.
The Saints cut Keenan Lewis earlier this summer and losing Swann would leave them with P.J. Williams, Delvin Breaux and Cortland Finnegan at the top of the depth chart and undrafted rookies De’vante Harris and Ken Crawley behind them. That may leave the Saints scouring the discard piles this weekend for more help at the position.