'You've got to earn the spot'
By John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com
Trevor Penning isn't expecting any handouts.
He wants to start at left tackle for the New Orleans Saints, who selected him in the first round (No. 19 overall) of this year's draft, and the path to that status was aided by the fact that Terron Armstead signed with Miami as an unrestricted free agent.
But even men as mountainous as Penning (6 feet 7, 322 pounds) understand that small steps have to be taken.
"That's the goal, (but) you've got to earn it," said Penning, an All-American at Northern Iowa and the only offensive lineman in Football Championship Subdivision to be a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the FCS national offensive player of the year. "That's really the goal – (but) you've got to earn the spot. Improve every day and go from there."
The first steps were made last weekend, at the Saints' rookie minicamp, where Penning began the process of settling in as an NFL player.
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