New Orleans Saints resmi mendatangkan cornerback Martin Emerson sebagai pemain bebas transfer pekan ini. Emerson kini dinyatakan siap untuk segera berkontribusi bagi tim barunya setelah pulih dari cedera serius.
Emerson mengalami cedera robek pada tendon Achilles saat menjalani latihan pra-musim bersama Cleveland Browns musim panas lalu. Akibat cedera tersebut, ia terpaksa absen sepanjang musim kompetisi 2024. Namun, dalam konferensi pers Kamis (13/6), Emerson mengumumkan bahwa dirinya telah sepenuhnya sembuh dan diizinkan untuk kembali melakukan aktivitas fisik tanpa batasan.
Pemain yang dipilih pada putaran ketiga NFL Draft 2022 ini sebelumnya telah menunjukkan performa solid selama bermain di Cleveland. Emerson mencatatkan 80 tackle, satu paksaan fumble, dan satu fumble recovery dalam 17 pertandingan yang ia jalani sepanjang musim lalu. Kontribusinya membuatnya kerap dipercaya sebagai starter.
Di New Orleans, Emerson akan bergabung dengan sejumlah pemain bertalenta di posisi cornerback. Beberapa nama yang tercatat dalam daftar kedalaman posisi tersebut antara lain Kool-Aid McKinstry, Quincy Riley, Isaac Yiadom, Rezjohn Wright, serta pilihan putaran ketujuh, TJ Hall.
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