It’s been a hectic two weeks for the New Orleans Saints in free agency, and it sure looks like we’re in for more of the same this time next year. At least 33 players are entering the final year of their contracts with the Saints in 2023. For many players, that’s going to be motivation to play their best football in hopes of earning an extension.
Many of these 2024 free agents were just signed to one-year deals in recent days and weeks, and they’ll be up for similar offers again. Others are former Saints draft picks or free agent acquisitions hoping to close out their career in black and gold. It shouldn’t shock anyone if a couple of players sign extensions before the 2023 season kicks off. It’ll also be easy for the Saints to retain many of these pending free agents thanks to their restricted or exclusive rights status.
That’s enough table-setting. Let’s run through the list of players competing for a contract-year pay raise, with help from Over the Cap:
1
DE Cameron Jordan
2
WR Michael Thomas
3
LG Andrus Peat
4
QB Jameis Winston
5
RG Cesar Ruiz
6
WR Tre'Quan Smith
7
DE Carl Granderson
8
K Wil Lutz
9
P Blake Gillikin
10
CB Lonnie Johnson Jr.
11
LB Zack Baun
12
LS Zach Wood
13
LB Ty Summers
14
LB Ryan Connelly
15
S Ugo Amadi
16
TE Adam Trautman
17
QB Jake Luton
18
RT Storm Norton
19
WR Keith Kirkwood
20
TE Miller Forristall
21
DE Jabari Zuniga
22
OG Calvin Throckmorton
23
WR Kirk Merritt
24
FB Adam Prentice
25
CB Troy Pride Jr.
26
RB Derrick Gore
27
RB Eno Benjamin
28
WR Rashid Shaheed
29
WR Kawaan Baker
30
RG Koda Martin
31
CB Vincent Gray
32
CB Isaac Yiadom
33
S Johnathan Abram
