Year in Review: LB Pete Werner

LB Pete Werner was selected in the second round of the 2021 draft, and he had a solid, but nothing special rookie year as he mostly played sparingly. Expectations were somewhat high for the second-year linebacker, and with the departure of Kwon Alexander, he was going to be starting alongside Demario Davis. His snap count rose massively from 35.27% in 2021 to 52.7% and would have been higher before injuries cost him 5 games with an ankle injury. After returning from his ankle injury that honestly could have landed him on IR, his snap count dropped. Even so, his 2022 season was one of the few bright spots for the New Orleans Saints. He was third on the team in tackles with 80, and also added 3 TFLs and 2 forced fumbles. We are going to breakdown his season in two parts, before and after he returned from the ankle injury.

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