The New Orleans Saints will probably be with out first-round decide Trevor Penning for at the very least a month. The workforce placed the rookie offensive tackle on injured reserve Thursday after tearing a ligament in his foot towards the Chargers within the Saints’ preseason finale. Penning performed in 10 snaps on Sunday earlier than struggling the harm. He appeared within the workforce’s medical tent earlier than receiving a cart experience into the locker room.
Penning is eligible to return for the Saints’ Week 5 residence sport towards the Seahawks, however the harm is anticipated to sideline him for a longer period of time. New Orleans can be coping with an harm to James Hurst, who was the workforce’s projected beginning left sort out. Hurts injured his foot throughout coaching camp, however Saints head coach Dennis Allen says he expects the 30-year-old veteran to be again “sooner relatively than later.”
The Saints do not need one other left sort out at the moment on the energetic roster sans Penning and Hurts. Landon Young and Lewis Kidd are at the moment behind starter Ryan Ramczyk on the depth chart at proper sort out. Nate Solder and Eric Fisher are among the many most notable free brokers at left sort out ought to New Orleans discover exterior choices heading into their Week 1 matchup towards the Falcons.
The nineteenth total decide in April’s draft, Penning was the one offensive lineman tabbed as a finalist for the 2021 Walter Payton Award, given yearly to college football‘s offensive participant of the 12 months. Identified for his fiery demeanor, Penning was excused from a apply early final month after entering into an altercation with a defensive teammate.
