The New Orleans Saints enter the 2012 off-season with 50 players under contract, including 11 players signed to "Reserve/Futures" contracts. The Saints also have four exclusive rights free agents and three restricted free agents.
Unsigned and at the top of the to-do list is quarterback Drew Brees, who will receive the franchise tag if the two sides cannot work out a long-term extension. Wide receivers Marques Colston and Robert Meachem and Pro Bowl guard Carl Nicks are also free agents.
Exclusive Rights Free Agents (4)WR Adrian Arrington - Signed one-year contract
OC Brian De La Puente - Signed one-year contract
S Jon Amaya - Signed one-year contract
LS Justin Drescher - Signed one-year contract
Restricted Free Agents (3)QB Chase Daniel - Signed one-year, $1 million contract
LB Jonathan Casillas - Received "Original Round" tender
LB Ramon Humber - Non-tendered. Is a free agent
Unrestricted Free Agents (16)QB Drew Brees - Received the exclusive franchise tag
WR Marques Colston - Signed five-year, $36.3 million extension
WR Robert Meachem - Signed four-year, $25.5 million contract with the San Diego Chargers
WR Courtney Roby
TE John Gilmore
TE Tory Humphrey
OT Pat McQuistan
OG Carl Nicks - Signed five-year, $47.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DE Jeff Charleston
DE Turk McBride - Signed one-year, $1 million extension
DT Aubrayo Franklin
DT Shaun Rogers
LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar
CB Tracy Porter - Signed with the Denver Broncos
CB Leigh Torrence
K John Kasay
2 comments:
we need drew, nicks, meachum and colston back. rest will fall i n line. use the draft for the defense. were back in the super bowl.
Saints need to sign back Brees, Colston, Meachem, Tag Nicks, Porter, bring back Rogers, Franklin, Dunbar, McBride, Gilmore, Kasay, Casillas, and maybe 3 others for a medium close to low price. Then go into the draft and pick up LaDarius Green,Jake Bequette; DE Arkansas, Ryan Miller;OG Colorado,Sean Spence;OLB Miami or Kenaan Robinson OLB Texas, Ron Brooks CB LSU, and the best O-Lineman they could find after addressing the defensive needs. Then go into Free Agency and point attention towards some big names like DE/LB Mario Williams, LB/DE Jarrett Johnson, C Chris Meyers, DE John Abraham, WR Vincent Jackson, DT Jason Jones, look at the good CB/SS/FS out there that could help out on the Defense here and there.Free up cap room by releasing some pieces that didn't help too much this season like Harper, Shanle, Ivory, and a few more. Doing that would free up cap to potentially sign at least one maybe two great free agents. If the Saints do something close to that in the offseason many fans can look forward to a Super Bowl season in New Orleans.
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