The New Orleans Saints have officially declined to pick up the fifth-year option on the contract of DE Payton Turner . All NFL draft choices have four-year contracts to begin their careers. Teams have an option to extend the contract of a first-round pick for a fifth season.
At 6'5" and 270-Lbs., Turner had 9.5 sacks with over 20 tackles for loss over his last two collegiate seasons. A late riser up draft boards because of strong postseason testing, he was expected to be a disruptive addition to the New Orleans defensive line. Turner's lack of impact was one reason the Saints drafted DE Isaiah Foskey in the second round of last year's draft. Foskey did virtually nothing as a rookie. With a major need still at the position, New Orleans signed DE Chase Young in free agency this offseason. The second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Young has also fallen well short of his immense draft expectations.
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