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Sean Payton on Saints draft needs: 'Corner is an area that we have to address'

With the 2021 NFL draft rapidly approaching, the New Orleans Saints have an opportunity to address some of the holes on their roster. With the majority of high-impact free agents already signed, that leaves the upcoming draft as the best time to add a roster-altering talent to the team.

Saints head coach Sean Payton occasionally lets on to what the team plans for the draft, but sometimes the need is so glaring he doesn’t risk giving much away by bluntly saying it.

“There’s one (priority),” Payton told Luke Johnson of the Advocate | Times-Picayune after golfing at the recent Zurich Classic.