The New Orleans Saints signed the former Raiders, Cowboys security Jeff Heath

The New Orleans Saints have brought another veteran to the audition on the list for the next pre-season game. Times-Picayune attorney Amie Just first said the Saints have signed free agent Jeff Heath, who has tried long-term Minnesota Vikings security with Andrew Sendejo.

Heath, 30, has been playing in the NFL for eight years now – all with the Dallas Cowboys until 2020, when he joined the Las Vegas Riders and led the team with three abductions. He has spent most of his clicks on organizing free safety (63.5% per Pro Football Focus survey), although he also finished fifth on the team on special teams (279).

New Orleans ’top security functions have been active in practice, with Marcus Williams recently grabbing a kidnapping in team practice, while Malcolm Jenkins and CJ Gardner-Johnson continue to play heavy minutes. The ace of the All-Pro special teams behind JT Gray is behind beginners Deuce Wallace, Eric Burrell and Bryce Thompson behind the young security forces, so Heath adds to the veteran experience.

It’s worth noting that the Saints didn’t re-sign DJ Swearinger this interim after he helped a lot at the bottom of his depth chart in 2020, so maybe Heath has a chance to take this place. In addition, NFL Network Ian Rapoport noted that the arrival of Heath could help the Saints maintain their training cycle if PJ Williams were to return to the corner after he had moved to free security. The Saints have taken a series of hits to the depth map of the training camp corner breaker and may need reinforcements.