Not only did Trevor Penning expect the news that he was going to move to guard this offseason, he was excited about it.

When New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore and offensive line coach Brendan Nugent called Penning upstairs to inform him that he was switching positions because they thought it was best for him, he recalled replying this way: “I couldn’t agree more.”

Penning, whom the Saints selected 19th overall in the 2022 draft, struggled at left tackle in his first two professional seasons, then enjoyed some modest success after switching to right tackle last season.

But after the Saints drafted tackles each of the last two years, including No. 9 overall pick Kelvin Banks in this year’s draft, Penning has worked primarily at left guard during the team’s Organized Team Activiti

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