Deonte Harty Signs RFA Tender

The NFL Draft wasn't the only news from last night, as Deonte Harty signed his RFA tender with the Saints.

John Hendrix | Apr 29, 2022

It might have got lost in the craziness from Thursday night's NFL Draft, but the Saints had another important move that wasn't related to their first-round picks. According to ESPN's Field Yates, wide receiver Deonte Harty signed his restricted free agent tender, which means he'll officially be back in New Orleans for 2022. He confirmed the news via his personal Twitter account on Friday morning.

The Saints gave him a second-round tender back in mid-March, which cost $3.986 million. Harty rejoins an offense that left a lot to the imagination last season. Some of that was absolutely due to the roster shuffling and inconsistency at quarterback, but Harty was a bright spot.

Despite missing four games, he finished third on the team in receiving yards (439) and receptions (36) while adding 3 touchdown catches. He also had the team's longest reception, a 72-yard bomb from Jameis Winston in Week 5's win over the then Washington Football Team.

After the selection of Chris Olave from the first night of the draft, the Saints' wide receiving corps got a huge upgrade, and having Harty back in the mix will help create some nice mismatches.

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Published Apr 29, 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