Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant was a splash signing for the Saints in 2018. The Saints signed the veteran to a one-year, prorated deal in November last season to help with a receiving corps that, aside from Michael Thomas, wasn’t exactly doing much to impress.
A couple of practices in and Bryant tore an Achilles tendon, knocking him out for the season and looking to be potentially career-threatening. The good news is that the injury to Bryant gave rookie receiver, undrafted free agent Keith Kirkwood a chance to show what he could do and the results were pretty positive.