2021 New Orleans Saints Offseason Moves
The 2021 NFL offseason and free agency period had many transactions for the New Orleans Saints.
The 2021 NFL offseason and free agency period had many transactions for the New Orleans Saints.
TRAINING CAMP TRANSACTIONS
- Placed WR Michael Thomas on the PUP list.
- Placed OL Derrick Kelly on the non-football injury list.
- Signed WR Chris Hogan
- Signed LB Kendall Donnerson
- Expected to sign CB Brian Poole
SAINTS IN FREE AGENCY
FRANCHISE PLAYER:
S Marcus Williams (tendered at $10.612M; re-signed)
TRANSITION PLAYER:
None
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (not tendered offers)
- CB Johnson Bademosi (0/0 IR; not tendered as UFA)
- LB Craig Robertson (16/0; not tendered as UFA)
- S D.J. Swearinger (11/0 R/COV; not tendered as UFA)
RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS:
None
DRAFT CHOICES SIGNED (all signed)
- DE Payton Turner (1/28; $12,524,736 gtd/4 yrs, $6,468,900 SB)
- LB Pete Werner (2/60; $5,684,682/4 yrs, $3,072,707 gtd/$1,494,312 SB)
- CB Paulson Adebo (3/76; $5,045,010/4 yrs, $1,029,096 SB)
- QB Ian Book (4/133; $4,153,580/4 yrs, $673,580 SB)
- T Landon Young (6/206; $3,649,780/4 yrs, $169,780 SB)
- WR Kawaan Baker (7/255; $3,560,076/4 yrs, $80,076 SB)
*SB-Signing Bonus
PLAYERS ACQUIRED
- FB Alex Armah (UFA Panthers; $1.127M/1 yr, $357,500 gtd/$137,500 SB)
- DT Albert Huggins (FA; $780K/1 yr)
- DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (UFA Chiefs; $4.5M/2 yrs, $2M gtd/$500K SB; includes three added voidable years)
- T Kyle Murphy (FA; $850K/1 yr)
- TE Nick Vannett (FA Broncos; $8M/3 yrs, $3.8M gtd/$900K SB)
- LB Shaq Smith (UDFA terms not disclosed)
- C Christian Montano (terms not disclosed)
- WR Jalen McCleskey (terms not disclosed)
- DB Brian Poole (terms not disclosed as of 7/26)
- LB Kendall Donnerson (terms not disclosed as of 7/26)
- WR Chris Hogan (terms not disclosed as of 7/26)
PLAYERS RE-SIGNED
- C Will Clapp (not tendered as RFA; $920K/1 yr)
- CB Ken Crawley (not tendered as UFA; $990K/1 yr)
- S J.T. Gray (Potential RFA; $4M/2 yrs, $2M gtd)
- T/G James Hurst (UFA; $9M/3 yrs, $5M gtd/$4.575M fully gtd/$3M SB)
- RB Ty Montgomery (UFA; 1 yr, $1.127M/1 yr, $137,500K SB)
- DE Noah Spence (Potential UFA; $990K/1 yr)
- RB Dwayne Washington (UFA; $1.275M/1 yr, $137,500 gtd)
- CB P.J. Williams (UFA; $2.3M gtd/1 yr, $60K SB)
- S Marcus Williams (FFA; $10.612M/1 yr)
- QB Jameis Winston (UFA, $5.5M gtd/1 yr, $4.5M SB; up to $7M playtime/wins/playoff wins/yards/comp pct/passer rating/TDs incentives; includes two added voidable years)
- DB Keith Washington, Jr. (reserve/futures)
- LB Wynton McManis (reserve/futures)
UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT ROOKIE CLASS
- Trill Williams, S, Syracuse (source)
- Dylan Soehner, TE, Iowa State (source)
- Nolan Cooney, P, Syracuse (source)
- Mike Brown, OL, West Virginia (source)
- Bryce Thompson, CB, Tennessee (source)
- Stevie Scott III, RB, Indiana (source)
- Shaq Smith, LB, Maryland (source)
- Eric Burrell, S, Wisconsin (source)
- Josiah Bronson, DT, Washington (source)
- Alex Hoffman, OL, Carroll College (source)
- Lawrence Woods, CB, Truman State (source)
PLAYERS LOST
- LB Kwon Alexander (7/7 IR; released)
- LB Alex Anzalone (16/9; UFA Lions; $1.75M/1 yr, $1.5M gtd)
- QB Drew Brees (12/12; retired)
- DT Malcom Brown (13/13; traded Jaguars)
- FB Michael Burton (15/4; UFA Chiefs; $990K/1 yr, $275K gtd)
- TE Jared Cook (15/4; released)
- G Nick Easton (12/9; released)
- WR Bennie Fowler (6/0 IR; not tendered as UFA/49ers; $990K/1 yr)
- CB Justin Hardee (10/10; UFA Jets; $6.75M/3 yrs, $1.25M gtd)
- DE Trey Hendrickson (15/15; UFA Bengals; $60M/4 yrs, $19.8M fully gtd/$10M SB/$6M RB)
- TE Josh Hill (14/7; released)
- CB Janoris Jenkins (14/14; released)
- P Thomas Morstead (16/0; released)
- DT Sheldon Rankins (12/1; UFA Jets; $11M/2 yrs, $6M gtd/$1.5M SB/$2M RB; $2M annual sacks/playtime incentives/$2M sacks/playtime 2022 base escalator)
- WR Emmanuel Sanders (14/6; released)
- TE Jason Vander Laan (0/0 opt-out; released)
- TE Cole Wick (0/0 opt-out; released))
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