Deonte Harty Given Second-Round RFA Tender

The Saints retain one of their key offensive weapons in Deonte Harty before he has a chance to hit the open market.

John Hendrix | Mar 14, 2022

The Saints are keeping one of their own offensive priorities for now. According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, New Orleans has issued a restricted free agent tender on wide receiver Deonte Harty. It's a second-round tender, which comes to the price of $3.986 million for the year.

Clubs will have a chance to sign Harty, but they'll also have to send the Saints a second-round pick if they are successful in getting him away from New Orleans. The team also has an opportunity to sign Harty to a longer deal. This was something they did with Taysom Hill in 2020, and ended up signing him to a longer deal after placing a first-round tender on him.

With Harty returning to the mix, the Saints would have him alongside Michael Thomas and Marquez Callaway. New Orleans must figure out their quarterback situation, and then they also need to add some pass-catching weapons in addition to some other needs.

Free agency officially starts on March 16, but we are learning about tons of moves today with the NFL's legal tampering period open.

Be sure to keep up with all the Saints free agents and rumors with our yearly tracker.

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Published Mar 14, 2022

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net