Report: Saints bring back offensive lineman Jermon Bushrod

Patrick Robinson has returned to the Saints after three seasons including a Super Bowl with with the Eagles. Now a player with won a Super Bowl with the Saints from the other side of the ball is headed back to New Orleans.

Jermon Bushrod has agreed to terms with the Saints:

Hearing the Saints are pretty far down the line with Jermon Bushrod. Need depth on the line. Would make sense.

— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) March 15, 2018

OL Jermon Bushrod headed back to the Saints, where he began his career in 2007, source says. @nick_underhill told us it was coming.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 15, 2018

Set to turn 34 in August, Bushrod played the first six of his 11 NFL seasons with the Saints including his last four as a starter. A fourth round pick by New Orleans out of Towson, Bushrod was the left tackle for the Super Bowl XLIV champions in 2009 and went on to make Pro Bowls in 2011 and 2012.

Over the past five years – three with the Chicago Bears and the past two with the Miami Dolphins – Bushrod has started at tackle and guard. His versatility is a valued asset as he moves into a backup role, perhaps in the slot previously occupied by Senio Kelemete, who agreed to a three-year deal with the Houston Texans on Wednesday, the first day of the NFL’s league year.