New Orleans Saints select Arkansas-Pine Bluff tackle Terron Armstead in third round

Terron Armstead

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana  --  Maybe New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton can sleep a little easier on Friday night. The Saints selected Arkansas-Pine Bluff tackle Terron Armstead with the team's third-round pick, No. 75 overall. The Saints drafted Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro with their first-round pick.

Payton has mentioned several times since returning to the Saints in late January that left

tackle will be an open competition. Armstead will likely compete with Charles Brown and Jason Smith for the left tackle job.

Armstead (6-5, 306) crushed the NFL Scouting Combine with the best marks for a tackle in the 40-yard dash (4.71 seconds), vertical leap (34 1/2 inches) and broad jump (112 inches. He also ripped off 31 repetitions of 225 pounds.

NFL.com's scouting overview on Armstead said ...

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