Current State of the New Orleans Saints in Free Agency

The current state of the New Orleans Saints in NFL Free Agency - Franchise Players, Unrestricted Free Agents, Re-signed Free Agents, and Players Lost.

The current state of the New Orleans Saints in NFL Free Agency - Franchise Players, Unrestricted Free Agents, Re-signed Free Agents, and Players Lost.

Marcus Williams, Saints Safety
Nov 18, 2018; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Williams (43) prior to kickoff against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

FRANCHISE PLAYER:

• S Marcus Williams (tendered at $10.612M; re-signed)

TRANSITION PLAYER:

• None

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (not tendered offers)

• C Will Clapp (not tendered as RFA)

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

• CB Johnson Bademosi

• FB Michael Burton

• CB Ken Crawley

• WR Bennie Fowler

• LB Craig Robertson

• S D.J. Swearinger

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS:

• None

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

• FB Alex Armah (UFA Panthers; $1.127M/1 yr, $357,500 gtd/$137,500 SB)

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Credit: USA Today Sports

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED

• S J.T. Gray (Potential RFA; $4M/2 yrs, $2M gtd)

• T/G James Hurst (UFA; $9M/3 yrs, $5M gtd/$4.575M fully gtd/$3M SB)

• RB Ty Montgomery (UFA; 1 yr, terms unknown)

• DE Noah Spence (Potential UFA; $990K/1 yr)

• RB Dwayne Washington (UFA; $1.275M/1 yr, $137,500 gtd)

• CB P.J. Williams (UFA; $2.3M gtd/1 yr, $60K SB)

• S Marcus Williams (FFA; $10.612M/1 yr)

• QB Jameis Winston (UFA, $5.5M/1 yr, $4.5M SB/up to $7M incentives; includes two added voidable years)

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Credit: USA Today Sports; Sheldon Rankins signed 2-year contract with the Jets

PLAYERS LOST

• LB Kwon Alexander (7/7 IR; released)

• QB Drew Brees (12/12; retired)

• DT Malcom Brown (13/13; traded Jaguars)

• TE Jared Cook (15/4; released)

• G Nick Easton (12/9; released)

• CB Justin Hardee (10/10; UFA Jets; $6.75M/3 yrs, $1.25M gtd)

• DE Trey Hendrickson (15/15; UFA Bengals; $60M/4 yrs, $19.8M fully gtd/$10M SB/$6M RB)

• TE Josh Hill (14/7; released)

• CB Janoris Jenkins (14/14; released)

• P Thomas Morstead (16/0; released)

• DT Sheldon Rankins (12/1; UFA Jets; 2 yrs, terms unknown)

• WR Emmanuel Sanders (14/6; released)

• TE Jason Vander Laan (opt-out; released)

• TE Cole Wick (opt-out; released))


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Kyle T. Mosley
KYLE T. MOSLEY