It’s no surprise that the New Orleans Saints are tweaking their first-team defense by rotating cornerback Alontae Taylor in with Paulson Adebo — that’s the headliner in a number of training camp battles up and down the roster, with even head coach Dennis Allen watching closely. But did we overlook one of the undercard fights?
On Thursday, third-year defensive end Payton Turner moved ahead of Carl Granderson as the starter opposite Cameron Jordan, having earned the opportunity with several impressive plays a day earlier; stopping a run behind the line of scrimmage on one rep and forcing a Jameis Winston throwaway on another. Granderson joined Adebo on the second-team defense, but odds are the coaches will rotate players around and encourage competition as the summer continues.
