The New Orleans Saints have had one of the most surprising offseasons of any team in the National Football League. With the salary cap situation looking pretty bleak after the 2024 season ended, it seemed like a rebuild could at least be possible.
The New Orleans Saints have improved their talent at safety this offseason, but acquiring one more depth piece behind Tyrann Mathieu and Justin Reid might be a wise move.
Safety Justin Reid is coming home after signing with the Saints and he's taking another walk down memory lane as well. Reid shared a secondary with Tyrann Mathieu during his rookie season with the Texans in 2018 and then replaced him in Kansas City when he joined the Chiefs in 2022.
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The New Orleans Saints are putting together a nice secondary. At safety, the Saints restructured Tyrann Mathieu’s deal to bring him back and acquired Justin Reid for three years, $31.5 million.
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Tyrann Mathieu and Cameron Jordan will sign new deals with expected pay decreases instead of the traditional restructures the Saints have used on several players' contracts this offseason to free up salary cap space, sources told ESPN.
Tyrann Mathieu will play a fourth season in New Orleans.
The veteran safety enjoyed a successful three-year run with the Chiefs, but he will be on the move in 2025.
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The New Orleans Saints were in plenty of rumors ahead of free agency and a good chunk of them had to do with players that would maybe not return for the 2025 seaon.
Nick Underhill reports the Saints are reworking S Tyrann Mathieu‘s deal to keep him in New Orleans in 2025. Underhill adds it’s a one-year deal worth up to $7.2 million with incentives.
With NFL free agency starting in just a few days, teams are beginning to make cuts to get under the salary cap. The Carolina Panthers are fortunate to be under the limit, so they don't have to move on from players due to their cap hit — but they can benefit from other teams being forced to make such moves.
Tony Pauline reports that the Saints are considering cutting S Tyrann Mathieu, who has one year left on his current deal. New Orleans signed Mathieu to a two-year, $13 million extension back in March of 2024.
We'll quickly know what the New Orleans Saints plan of attack is. The new league year is right around the corner, and the team is going to have to go from speed to execution in order to get under the salary cap and then see where things land going into free agency.
The Baltimore Ravens could be looking to make some changes to their secondary this offseason. Bleacher Report writer Gary Davenport suggests that the Ravens could trade a fifth-round pick in 2026 for New Orleans Saints defensive back Tyrann Mathieu.
As the 2025 NFL Free Agency period approaches, the New Orleans Saints face tough financial decisions, including the future of veteran safety Tyrann Mathieu.
New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu is one of the most popular names on the trade market, and it’s easy to see why. Now entering his age-33 season,
What can the New Orleans Saints do to dig themselves out of salary cap purgatory this winter? Entering the new league year in March, the Saints are already $47 million over the cap, nearly double the debt of any other team in the NFL.
The New Orleans Saints are in for plenty of change this upcoming offseason. New Orleans suffered another terrible season in 2024, finishing 5-12 and earning the ninth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The 32-year-old has remained a full-time starter during his New Orleans stint, playing every game to date.
New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu has established himself as one of the better defensive backs in football, but when he was first drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2013, he had some off-the-field issues that some were worried would follow him into the NFL.
The Honey Badger will be sticking with the New Orleans Saints.
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"Just being around teammates, being around the coaches, getting in the playbook," Mathieu remarked.
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