{"id":257400,"date":"2025-08-03T02:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/257400\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T02:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:06:10","slug":"former-oregon-offensive-lineman-shane-lemieux-signs-with-new-orleans-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/257400\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Oregon offensive lineman Shane Lemieux signs with New Orleans Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BFBN2KAUPZDHDJ64KQYMBQ47ZE\">Shane Lemieux is rejoining the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4BHBNRIPI5HNVGGKH76BW6B6TI\">The former Oregon offensive lineman signed with the Saints on Saturday. Lemieux played in seven games and made four starts last season for New Orleans and also spent time on the injured reserve list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LMAXCBQCJFHP7OOZQBPZYJGQY4\">He was with the Saints during minicamp in June and tried out with the Miami Dolphins in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4QLBWO2LLBAHLD74ELJ3CACH2Q\">New Orleans placed guard Nick Saldiveri on injured reserve in a corresponding roster move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4CI2FXY4P5CWXCR4Y5EWGC34OM\">Lemieux\u2019s 338 offensive snaps last season were his most since 2020, when he played 504 snaps over 12 games with nine starts as a rookie with the New York Giants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"T2KMEEOS5BDT3AG7U332VAE6BY\">In five seasons, Lemieux has appeared in 25 games with 16 starts at both left guard (12) and center (four), but injuries have plagued his NFL career. He suffered a patella tendon injury that limited him to one game in 2021, a toe injury caused him to miss 16 games in 2022, a torn biceps knocked him out after four games in 2023 and a toe injury limited his action last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"E5LXFG5L7FGL7EI3RWHEP6D3C4\">&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/user\/JamesCrepea\/posts.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/user\/JamesCrepea\/posts.html\">James Crepea<\/a> covers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/ducks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/ducks\">Oregon Ducks<\/a> and Big Ten. <\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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