According to Ian Rapoport, the Saints are concerned that DT Bryan Bresee suffered a torn ACL in practice today.
The team still needs to put Bresee through an MRI to confirm but this would be a big setback for both the team and the player. Bresee is a former first-round pick who was set up for a potential breakout season as an important cog in the defense.
The Saints had just picked up his fifth-year option this past May.
Bresee, 24, was one of the nation’s top high school recruits and started three years at Clemson. He was a freshman All-American and first-team All-ACC in 2020, and still made second and third-team all-conference despite battling injuries in 2021 and 2022.
The Saints drafted him with the No. 29 overall pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $13,403,202 contract that includes a $6,747,783 signing bonus.
He was entering the fourth year of that deal when the Saints exercised his fifth-year option worth $13.931 million fully guaranteed for the 2027 season.
In 2025, Bresee appeared in 15 games for the Saints and recorded 37 total tackles, five tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and three pass deflections.
We’ll have more on Bresee as the news is available.
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