On Thursday, Dec. 27, the Saints looked to address the issue of depth on their offensive line by adding veteran free agents Derek Newton and Cornelius Lucas. Both Newton and Lucas are tackles by trade and will be meant to serve as safety nets should the Saints have issues going forward with the health of Terron Armstead and Jermon Bushrod.
Newton and Lucas were both with the Saints briefly in the past weeks, being ad
ded to the roster and quickly released. So there is familiarity with both and both players were most certainly on speed dial in case anything were to pop up.