John Jenkins believes his time has come.
The former third-round pick has spent two seasons backing up Brodrick Bunkley, stepping into the starting lineup for long stretches when Bunkley went down with an injury.
Now, the big nose tackle feels like he’s capable of taking a big step forward in his third season in New Orleans.
“I’m ready to take off,” Jenkins said. “I had a good year my rookie year, I had a good year my second year, dealing with adversity on my end and then trying to deal with things.”
Jenkins felt like he was capable of making the same jump a year ago.