Much like their contemporaries around the National Football League, the New Orleans Saints are patiently waiting for the outcome of Jimmy Graham’s grievance hearing, which took place last week. The Saints, as a team, were busy on the field, as they wrapped up their final round of organized team activities last week, bringing an end to their offseason program in earnest. With training camp set to open on July 24, the announcement on how Graham’s franchise tag will be designated remains the one issue at play as the team settles into the summer. Meanwhile, here are a couple of updates regarding the Saints: The Jimmy […] Read the whole post here.
No matter what the designation, it is not going to cost the Saints that much this year or next. A deal will get done, I believe, at the deadline. He is not worth top 5 receiver money. He belongs in the next tier of receivers and around the 10 million a year mark. Let the other teams learn from this and I feel for the tight end, can't remember his name in the article. After this battle, all teams will limit the outside roles for tight ends for fear of the high price tag.
