Saints Reward Pro Bowl Receiver With Additional Contract Year

Rashid Shaheed will be with the Saints through 2025 after a one-year contract extension.

John Hendrix | Jul 20, 2024

Feb 1, 2024; Orlando, FL, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed (22) participates in the NFL Pro Bowl Skills Competition at the UCF NIcholson Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports / Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

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The Saints have taken care of one of their own before training camp starts. As first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, New Orleans has given Pro Bowl receiver Rashid Shaheed a one-year, $5.2 million contract extension. This will tie Shaheed to the team through 2025 and it comes in right about a projected second round tender at $4.978 million

Shaheed was tendered as an exclusive rights free agent this offseason and was set to become a restricted free agent after this year. He's made a considerable impact in New Orleans since coming on as undrafted rookie in 2022. In his second season, Shaheed became an All-Pro return man in addition to making the Pro Bowl.

The Saints start training camp on Wednesday, July 24. They'll have one more happy player in the building, and we sit patiently waiting to see what happens with Alvin Kamara now.

Published Jul 20, 2024|Modified Jul 20, 2024

JOHN HENDRIX

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