This could be interesting. With starting center Erik McCoy set to miss some time after suffering aa biceps injury, the New Orleans Saints are pivoting to right guard Cesar Ruiz as a replacement. Ruiz snapped the ball himself at center in college at Michigan, but that was a long time ago (over seven years, to be exact). But Ruiz has moved to center when the Saints were in a pinch before. He did so twice in 2022 and for each of the first five games in 2021.
As for how he did? It says a lot that the Saints went back to McCoy as soon as they could. We'll see if things go differently in 2026.
William Sherman stepped in at center when McCoy exited Sunday's win against the Cleveland Browns, and while he held his own, that clearly isn't a role the coaching
staff is comfortable with him manning full-time. There's another benefit to putting Ruiz at center. The Saints can take a longer look at rookie fourth-round pick Jeremiah Wright at right guard, hopefully speeding up his development and giving the team an idea of what they have in the first-year pro.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Saints' Cesar Ruiz returns to college position after Erik McCoy injury
