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Payton Turner will help the Saints now, but his pick is part of a plan for the future

The Saints had to do something to help replace the 13.5 sacks and many pressures Trey Hendrickson took with him to Cincinnati, and one of those moves ended being their first-round selection of Houston defensive end Payton Turner. An impressive athlete who bagged five sacks in as many games during the Cougars’ COVID-19-abbreviated 2020 season, Turner immediately slots into the rotation out on the edge. But his addition was made with a glance at the future, too.

Something is going to happen with Cameron Jordan in the next few years. He turns 32 this summer and is coming off of a 7.