Brandon Staley’s former draft pick Terrell Burgess trying out at Saints rookie minicamp

Donovan Peoples-Jones isn’t the alone adept chargeless abettor aggravating out this weekend at the New Orleans Saints’ amateur minicamp.

One of Brandon Staley’s above players is alive to acquire a best look, too; assurance Terrell Burgess is in the mix with third-round aces Jonas Sanker and amateur chargeless abettor Elliott Davison, additional CFL standout Eric Cumberbatch and Travis Martin, a New Orleans built-in who played academy football at Langston (an HBCU in Oklahoma) and who additionally approved out with the Seattle Seahawks.

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As for Burgess? The 26 year old was a third-round aces by the Los Angeles Rams in 2020 (out of Utah) back Brandon Staley was their arresting coordinator. Including the playoffs and the Rams’ achievement in Super Bowl LVI, he’s appeared in 47 amateur while spending time with the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, and Buffalo Bills.

He suffered an abrasion at Bills training affected aftermost summer, was placed on afflicted assets and let go with an abrasion settlement. He absent the blow of the 2024 division while recovering.

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We shouldn’t discount him. Agnate players accept bent on with the Saints afterwards auditioning at amateur minicamp before, like assurance Roderic Teamer, and the aggregation could accept a agnate role in apperception for Burgess.

He’s mainly played appropriate teams in the NFL and that could be his aisle to earning a agenda atom with New Orleans. But his acquaintance in Staley’s arrangement may accord him an edge. We’ll see how he does at amateur minicamp.