The New Orleans Saints announced Monday that they agreed to terms with punt returner Marcus Sherels, a longtime member of the Minnesota Vikings. Sherels will sign a one-year contract with the Saints per earlier reports.
Sherels has been one of the most dynamic punt returners in the NFL in recent years. In 2018, he recorded 11 punt returns of 10 or more yards; of that group, six went for 20 or more yards, effectively flipping field position. It can’t be understated how big of an improvement this is over what the Saints fielded last year: Alvin Kamara, Tommylee Lewis, and Brandon Tate combined for 10 punt returns of 10 or more yards, and none of them broke out for 20 or more yards.