Saints Meet With Leodis McKelvin

The Saints are in the market for cornerback help. The team is meeting with cornerback Leodis McKelvin on Friday, as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweetsLeodis McKelvin (Vertical)

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We haven’t heard McKelvin’s name mentioned much since he was released by the Eagles in February. In his lone campaign with Philly, McKelvin appeared in 13 games (12 starts), managing 16 passes defensed and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Even though he had the familiarity of defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s scheme, McKelvin graded out as the league’s No. 71 ranked corner out of 112 qualifiers, per Pro Football Focus.

Over the course of his career, McKelvin has not done much to justify his selection as the No. 11 overall pick in the 2008 draft. On the plus side, the 31-year-old managed to start 12 games last year, marking the second time that he has reached double-digit starts in the last five years. No one expects McKelvin to blossom into a shutdown corner at this stage of his career, but he’ll can find more success by staying healthy.

As we learned on Thursday, the Saints are also taking a look at former Seahawks corner Tharold Simon.

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