New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis shared his thoughts on his team’s offseason during a press conference ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft, briefly commenting on the status of last year’s first round draft pick, Marcus Davenport.
“I think he’s made progress and he had a couple health things that slowed him down a little bit,” Loomis mused, referencing a turf toe injury Davenport suffered that required surgery earlier this year, “but we like Marcus and we’re looking for big things from him.”
That lines up with the evaluation from Saints head coach Sean Payton, who reflected on Davenport’s rookie year back at NFL owners meetings in Phoenix: “When he played last year, we feel like we saw some real good traits, to where we feel like this guy is gonna be a dominant player for us.