New Orleans Saints skriver to nye kontrakter på fjerde dagen af free agency, og holdets andre free agents har endnu ikke skrevet under med andre klubber.
Saints sikrede sig deres egen punter Blake Gillikin. Det er endnu uvist kontraktens længde. Men en ting er sikkert. Og det er at Gillikin skifter nummer til nummer 5. Gillikin overtog i 2021 for Thomas Morstead. Gillikin blev i oktober 2021 kåret, som månedens special teams spiller i NFC. Gillikin har spillet 34 kampe for Saints, og i gennemsnit puntet for 47 yards (41,8 NET AVG).
Saints har også skrevet kontrakt med tidligere Los Angeles Chargers offensiv tackle Storm Norton. Saints har underskrevet en 1-årig kontrakt med den 28-årige offensive tackle. Norton kom til Detroit Lions som undrafted free agent i 2017, herefter var han forbi Arizona Cardinals og Minnesota Vikings, før han kom til Los Angeles Wildcats i XFL. Han blev signet af Chargers i april 2020.
Norton spillede med i 12 kampe for Chargers sidste sæson, og 17 den forrige. Norton har i alt spillet med i 36 kampe i hans fire år i NFL.
Schultz said there were several suitors for the former 2019 second-round pick, who was originally drafted by the Texans. He spent three seasons in Houston, and was with the Chiefs and Titans last season, playing in 12 games for Tennessee. There he was mostly in for special teams, appearing in 182 snaps (58 percent) while being in on 165 (20 percent) of their defensive snaps.
Johnson brings versatility to the table for New Orleans, something they absolutely covet. The team had a few free agents at the safety position, with Justin Evans landed in Philadelphia today. They have some cap space to work with, and it’s important to remember that free agency is ongoing. There will likely be some more additions for the black and gold over the next couple of weeks.