The New Orleans Saints are including extra expertise to their protection.
With coaching camp simply across the nook, they landed one in all their targets from earlier within the offseason.
Based on a report by Mike Garafolo of the NFL Community, the Saints will signal veteran defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard.
The #Saints have agreed to phrases with DE Jonathan Bullard, per his agent Jon Perzley of @SPORTSTARSNYC. The previous #Vikings lineman visited New Orleans final month and now formally reunites with Brandon Staley, a coach with the #Bears when Bullard performed for Chicago. pic.twitter.com/c96GUmqFrS
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 19, 2025
Bullard visited the workforce earlier within the offseason, and he’ll now be reunited with defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, who was part of the Chicago Bears’ teaching employees when he was there.
That is yet one more one in all Brandon Staley’s former gamers from a earlier cease.
Then once more, of all of the gamers they’ve signed who had ties to their new defensive coordinator, Bullard may be the most well-liked.
The Bears took him out of Florida with the No. 72 decide within the 2016 NFL Draft.
Thus far, he has performed for the Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, and Minnesota Vikings.
He’s a specialist in opposition to the run, and standing at 6-foot-3 and 290 kilos, he’ll give the workforce one other massive physique to maneuver round on the line of scrimmage.
He’s by no means been identified for being a drive in opposition to the move, however he’s massive and robust sufficient to remain in entrance of most offensive linemen.
Bullard is coming off beginning 34 regular-season video games prior to now two years, in addition to one playoff recreation enjoying underneath Brian Flores’ tutelage.
Now, he’ll compete for snaps with Chris Rumph II, who additionally performed for Staley prior to now, and rookie Vernon Broughton.
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