Juwan Johnson Signs Contract Extension With Saints

The Saints signed Juwan Johnson to a two-year deal on Saturday, which will end up being a good move to help pair with new quarterback Derek Carr.

John Hendrix | Mar 11, 2023

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The Saints have kept another one of their own ahead of free agency, re-signing tight end Juwan Johnson to a two-year deal. The news was reported by Johnson's agent, AJ Vaynerchuk of Vayner Sports.

Johnson was a restricted free agent this offseason, and the tender tiers were a little higher going into 2023. He's coming off a career-best performance last season in which he had 42 catches for 508 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Dennis Allen said on Saturday during the press conference with Derek Carr that the team was focusing on keeping some of their own before the start of the new league year.

Allen said, "We're trying to see what we can do within our own building, in terms of trying to get some of our guys. That would be Option A. We'll see what's out there in terms of the market. I don't see us going out in the first day or two of free agency and having some big splash acquisition. I think we'll do what we've always done here. We'll kind of monitor the market and see what players fit what we want to do and how we want to do things and if there's a good fit there, we'll pull the trigger on it. And if not, we'll go through the draft process and let that play out."

The Saints have been able to keep Tanoh Kpassagnon, J.T. Gray, and now Johnson ahead of the new league year, and they certainly won't be the last. There's going to be a ton of eyes on whether Jameis Winston stays and if they can get a renegotiated deal done with Michael Thomas.

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Published Mar 11, 2023

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