The Saints sent speedy wide receiver Rashid Shaheed to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 2026 fourth and fifth-round pick. Mike Detillier, the host of “SportsTalk” on WWL Radio, says the move comes as a step for New Orleans to acquire draft capital so it can start rebuilding.
Wide Receiver RASHID SHAHEED was traded to the Seattle Seahawks (photo: Michael C. Hebert/New Orleans Saints)
“For the Saints, they need to accumulate draft choices. There’s no question about it. They need to get more picks. They only have five, and then you get two more. But you got to hit on those draft picks to make this work,” Detillier said.
The Saints also sent offensive lineman Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick. Detillier says Penning, who was a first-round pick, was one of the biggest letdowns in franchise history.
offensive lineman TREVOR PENNING was traded to the Los Angeles Chargers (photo: Michael C. Hebert/New Orleans Saints)
“Trevor was a major disappointment for this football team. They were looking at him as their left tackle of the future, and it didn’t work out there. They moved him to the right. They moved him inside. He had the same technical issues. Everybody was ‘Oh, just move him inside.’ We saw he struggled there too,” Detillier explained.
Detillier says giving up Penning and Shaheed are only the beginning of the rebuilding process for New Orleans.
“People say, ‘Well, this is on the way to rebuild.’ No, you are in the very early stages of rebuilding this football team. And so you need assets to do that. You also need to hit on those draft choices,” Detillier said.
