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Darrion Gray

List of the 24 New Orleans Saints free agents in 2024

Free agency is around the corner and the New Orleans Saints will be looking to reload their roster in hopes of ending a three year playoff drought. Before they accumulate talent, they must first decide which players they want to retain.

There are three types of free agents:

  • UFA: Unrestricted free agents who can entertain offers from other teams, but who are eligible for the franchise tag
  • RFA: Restricted free agents who the Saints can match offers for from other teams
  • ERFA: Exclusive rights free agents who can only play for the Saints on a minimum salary

So keep that in mind as we run through the list of 24 pending free agents for the Saints:

Andrus Peat (UFA)

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Jimmy Graham (UFA)

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Trai Turner (UFA)

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Lonnie Johnson (UFA)

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Isaac Yiadom (UFA)

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Zack Baun (UFA)

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Max Garcia (UFA)

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Cameron Erving (UFA)

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Ugo Amadi (UFA)

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Ty Summers (UFA)

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Kyle Phillips (UFA)

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S Johnathan Abram (UFA)

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Malcolm Roach (UFA)

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Keith Kirkwood (UFA)

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Eno Benjamin (UFA)

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Andrew Dowell (RFA)

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LB Ryan Connelly (UFA)

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Adam Prentice (RFA)

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Lynn Bowden (ERFA)

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Rashid Shaheed (ERFA)

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P.J. Mustipher (ERFA)

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Shemar Jean-Charles (ERFA)

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QB Jameis Winston

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The Saints must choose whether to release or extend Winston before free agency starts, but it’s very likely he’ll test the market.

WR Michael Thomas

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Thomas is in the same situation as Winston — the Saints must choose whether to cut or extend him, and it doesn’t sound like he’ll be back.

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