D.J. Swearinger will march with the Saints. On Wednesday, the Saints officially signed the veteran and made room by dropping fellow safety T.J. Green.
Swearinger becomes the second defensive back to join the Saints this week, following former Giants standout Janoris Jenkins. For the 28-year-old, it’s his third team of 2019.
Swearinger started the year with the Cardinals, but was dropped in late September. He hooked on with the Raiders in early November, but was jettisoned earlier this month along with Preston Brown and Terrell McClain. All in all, he has 48 tackles across eight games this season.
Green was promoted to the active roster just before the Saints Monday night win over the Colts. If he clears waivers, the Saints will be able to re-sign him to the practice squad.
Maybe the career troublemaker will collect a Super Bowl ring after all. Swearinger is one of the more talented safeties in the league but just can’t keep his trap shut when the media is around. The Saints are certainly loading up on talent for that Super Bowl run. Makes sense. You don’t want to face the top teams in the league with a suspect secondary.
Very clever.