Updating our previous story on former Bills Safety Jairus Byrd, the New Orleans Saints have agreed to a six year $54 million contract with the free agent after meeting with him on Tuesday. Snaring the market’s top safety in remarkable fashion, the Saints will pay Byrd $28 million in guaranteed money. Given the team’s well […]
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Jairus Byrd Visiting Saints
Free Agency is always full of surprises, shots in the dark, and twists and turns. When a team like the New Orleans Saints is involved,with such precious little cap space to play with in the supermarket sweep of unnattached talent, one would figure the plan to be straightforward: keep hold of as many of your […]
Names To Consider For Vikings As Free Agency Begins
As free agency opens up, it looks like the Minnesota Vikings are going to need to look at Plan B, C or D if they want to add another defensive end. Michael Bennett re-signed with the Seattle Seahawks on Monday and Michael Johnson appears to be on his way to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It […]
NFL’s New Cap Number Will Help Saints
Last week, the NFLPA announced that the league’s 2014 salary cap number will be $133 million. That is several million more than most estimates had the new number reaching, and over $9 million more than the 2013 salary cap. Having only recently chopped and changed their way under the cap, the New Orleans Saints are […]