Just how much will New Orelans Saints fans see out of first-year tight end Adam Trautman in 2020? The team traded away four draft picks for the opportunity to add another impactful rookie, and while it’s early, Trautman is making the right moves in training camp to carve out some sort of role for himself in the offense right away.
Veteran tight end Jared Cook said just last week that Trautman has quickly adapted to life in the NFL, and is already running with the first-team offense: “He is getting a lot of reps. He has good strong hands, runs good routes. So I am excited. It has been pretty cool to have him as a young guy that can come in and contribute this early so far in camp it’s been easy. It’s been an easy transition to have him kind of step up and run a lot of plays with the ones.”
Now, to be clear, Trautman has gotten some of those opportunities because more reps were available in practice with co-starter Josh Hill sidelined due to an injury (last year, Hill averaged 40.5 snaps played per game, while Cook averaged 35.9).
But that shouldn’t take away from the fact that Trautman is earning more looks from his own merits, like this crisp completion from Jameis Winston in Friday’s practice session — with standout coverage linebacker Alex Anzalone almost in his hip pocket. If he can string together more moments like this, Trautman could make a splash under the bright lights in the Superdome:
A couple of new faces 👀
Jameis to rookie Adam Trautman with the snag 🎣 pic.twitter.com/qygEi5AVr3
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) August 21, 2020
