Well, this is interesting: LB Laurinaitis available ..

[long distance]

Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Saints veteran LB James Laurinaitis will see a doctor this week and determine if he’s healthy enough to play.

• According to Garafolo, if Laurinaitis is considered healthy enough to play football, the Saints will be released him from the injured reserve list and allow him to sign elsewhere.
• Garafolo mentions that with a number of teams dealing with injuries at linebacker, a veteran like Laurinaitis could be a big addition for a contender.

Laurinaitis, 29, is a former second-round pick of the Rams back in 2009. After seven years with the Rams, Laurinaitis signed a three-year, $8.25 million contract with the Saints back in March. He stands to make a base salary of $900,000 for the 2016 season.

The Saints placed Laurinaitis on injured reserve a few weeks ago with a quad injury.

 

[Uptown]

Not opposed to it, assuming he can still play..

 

[Jackson 2]

A little big for a corner...

 

[Gronkowski123]

sure..keeps shea off the field if hightower gets hurt.

 

[Sciz]

I feel like people are underrating how much Laurinaitis has declined recently. He could bring leadership and toughness, but I don't think he's a better player than anybody else the Pats are currently putting on the field.

 

[luuked]

BB & co should know him pretty well thanks to multiple shared practices in the preseason over the last years. Wouldn't be surprised if he is brought in for a look.

 

[juny]

signing for depth, ok but this won't fix the larger issues with the defense

 

[AvocadoIceCream]

He's awful.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I feel like people are underrating how much Laurinaitis has declined recently. He could bring leadership and toughness, but I don't think he's a better player than anybody else the Pats are currently putting on the field.

Agree completely.

 

[signbabybrady]

 

[SuperStang83]

Not bad...

 

[Nikolai]

Not bad...

Yep, this is exactly what I think of when I think of Laurinaitis.

 

[long distance]

Lots of people here were pretty hot on him in March FA willing to throw some serious money at him,
certainly preferring him over Long IIRC

 

[captain stone]

Both he and Long are way, Way past their primes…but even a decrepit Animal Jr is almost certainly an improvement over the execrable Shea McClellin.

 

[PittPatriot]

So you're telling we could actually pick up a defensive player that was not good enough to stay on the roster of a really bad defensive team...ummmm...what's the catch?

 

[PittPatriot]

Both he and Long are way, Way past their primes…but even a decrepit Animal Jr is almost certainly an improvement over the execrable Shea McClellin.

You know how people say, BB is willing to cut ties with a player 1 year before they decline?
Well, BB is willing to take on players that are 3-4 years past their prime.

 

[Keyser Söze]

Can he rush the passer?

 

[long distance]

Somewhat surprising ..



Many people here wanted him in Feb/March.
Of course who knows where he really is injury wise.

 

[Observer]

What kind of disease is that ??

 

[InRodWeRust]

Not bad...

Oh damn I was at that game! That was Gronks first monster play of his Patriots career. I'll never forget it. When I saw that I was a believer that he was going to destroy the league