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John Sigler

Report: Jaylon Smith to sign with Saints after workout

Here’s the addition at linebacker the New Orleans Saints have been looking for. TheScore’s Jordan Schultz reports that the Saints are signing Jaylon Smith after a successful tryout on Wednesday, adding experienced depth behind Demario Davis and Pete Werner.

Smith, 28, has carved out a role for himself in stops with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and New York Giants, starting 69 of the 87 games he’s appeared in (plus four playoff games). Even if he isn’t starting on Sundays, he brings some much-needed experience to the Saints linebacker corps. After Davis and Werner, the Saints didn’t have a single linebacker with more than 8 career starts.

We’ll see what Smith can do in preseason. If he can consistently stop the run and lead the second-string defense when on the field, that should be enough to make the team. New Orleans still has youngsters like D’Marco Jackson and Nephi Sewell competing for snaps, but adding a proven commodity like Smith won’t exactly limit their opportunities over the next three weeks.

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