Paulson Adebo

Saints CB Paulson Adebo has been diagnosed with a broken right leg.

What was originally deemed a knee injury was actually a broken femur. It should be a season-ender for the 25-year-old, who is undergoing surgery Thursday evening. It’s a brutal blow for a 2021 third-rounder in the final year of his rookie deal. It leaves the Saints short-handed at corner, and clouds Adebo’s looming free agency. Perhaps he could end up back in New Orleans on something of a “prove it” deal.