$2 million of this is guaranteed, per Ian Rapoport. Turner was a first-round bust for the Saints, never playing more than 335 defensive snaps in a season. The former 28th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft has five sacks in 31 career appearances. The Cowboys will try to turn the tools that initially got Turner drafted highly into a productive EDGE rotational player.

It’s not a surprise for a former No. 28 overall pick who has been limited by injury to just 15 games in three years. That includes two in 2023 as he battled a toe issue. Already 25, Turner isn’t particularly young for a player entering the final season of his rookie deal. Turner hasn’t registered a sack since 2022, and has only three for his career.

Turner exited early in the first quarter of Sunday’s contest and did not return to the field. The former first-round pick has battled a number of injuries since entering the league in 2021, appearing in just 14 of a possible 35 games over that span. Turner will undoubtedly miss some time as he recovers from his surgery, but how much time he’ll miss is yet to be determined.

He didn't practice all week after leaving Week 11's game via a cart, and while Dennis Allen called him "day-to-day, week-to-week" with a low ankle sprain, this sure looks to be trending more towards week-to-week. Thankfully the Saints won't have to rely on him quite as much in Week 12 with potential returns for Cameron Jordan and Marcus Davenport.