It’s been a rough couple of years for Payton Turner. Injuries have kept him out of the lineup for long stretches early in his career, and when he has been on the field he’s been outpaced by lesser-paid and lower-drafted teammates. Now entering the third year of his career, his head coach Dennis Allen is approaching him with a heightened sense of urgency.
“Well, I think the first thing is Payton, much like Marcus (Davenport) is about being available,” Allen bluntly told SI.com’s John Hendrix at the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. “Dependability, availability, those types of things are important things for him. We drafted him in the first round. He’s extremely talented, but he’s another player that hasn’t really had an offseason. He’s another player that we we haven’t really had a chance to work with him because of some of the injury issues.”
