Saints Reach Contract Extension With Bradley

Many thought Bradley Roby would be an easy cut candidate for the Saints, but clearly the team had other plans in the way of a contract extension.

John Hendrix | Mar 15, 2022

The Saints have created more salary cap space, but this time by keeping a player of their own. According to a Tuesday evening report by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, New Orleans and cornerback Bradley Roby have agreed to a contract extension, which will provide some cap relief and give him a new deal.

Some thought Roby would get cut, as he was set to count over $10 million against the cap in 2022. He certainly has fit in and played well since being acquired by the Texans when the team was having a ton of uncertainty at cornerback. He ended up rotating series frequently with rookie Paulson Adebo, and appeared in 394 defensive snaps (35.3%) last season.

The exact terms of the contract extension are unknown for Roby, and the timing of it is pretty interesting considering the team's chase for Deshaun Watson. We should know more tomorrow, as the start of the new league year is almost here.

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Published Mar 15, 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