Luke Fortner is the newest member of the New Orleans Saints. The center was traded by the Jacksonville Jaguars for defensive tackle Khalen Saunders . Saunders had been listed behind newly acquired Davon Godchaux on the Saints' depth chart, and Fortner is projected to serve as the backup for Pro Bowl center Erik McCoy.

The Jacksonville Jaguars swapped Luke Fortner for New Orleans Saints’ Khalen Saunders after their Preseason Week 2 bout.

With the Jaguars signing Robert Hainsey in free agency this offseason to be the presumed starting center, along with drafting Jonah Monheim to be the developmental player at the position--and his play has clearly earned him the backup role--that left Fortner as the odd man out.