New Orleans acquired veteran guard Herschel Turner from the…

New Orleans' own 1967 roster book provides the controlling description of this transaction. The Saints list Herschel Turner as having joined the club in a 1967 trade with St. Louis and state that he was obtained from the Cardinals for an undisclosed future draft choice. That source resolves the legacy row's duplicated player names and duplicated pick descriptions: one player, Herschel Turner, went to New Orleans, while one future draft asset went to St. Louis. The exact round, draft year and selection produced by that consideration are not identified in the reviewed public record, so TradeVerdicts does not assign a downstream player to the Cardinals. Turner brought credible prior NFL experience. St. Louis selected the Kentucky lineman in the second round of the 1964 NFL draft at No. 24 overall, and NFL career statistics record 14 games in 1964 plus 13 in 1965. The Saints' roster book says he was the Cardinals' rookie of the year and played regularly during his first season, then suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the 1966 season. New Orleans was therefore betting on a former high draft choice recovering enough to help an expansion offensive line. The gamble did not create regular-season value. Pro Sports Transactions records the Saints releasing Turner on September 21, 1967, and NFL career statistics contain no New Orleans regular-season appearance. His recorded NFL career ends after the 1965 Cardinals season. That means New Orleans surrendered a future draft asset for a player who never appeared in a regular-season game for the club. St. Louis' exact realized return cannot be fully scored because the pick remains unidentified, but the Cardinals at least converted a veteran coming off a lost injury season into future draft consideration. The source-safe hindsight edge therefore shifts to St. Louis rather than the legacy Saints-win verdict. Arizona/St. Louis receives a C+ for the asset conversion; New Orleans receives a D because Turner produced zero regular-season games. Confidence is medium: the Saints' official roster book verifies the 1967 trade and compensation type, and Turner's career/release record is clear, while the exact transaction day and downstream draft-choice identity remain unverified.