It’s going to be tough for the New Orleans Saints to keep their core together with so many important players on track to reach free agency in March. Navigating their own complicated salary cap situation is only part of the challenge — these players figure to have active markets and should draw interest from teams looking to open their pocketbooks.
In a survey of managing editors from across USA Today’s NFL Wire network, three different Saints free agents came up as high-priority targets: free safety Marcus Williams, targeted by two different teams, as well as left tackle Terron Armstead and linebacker Kwon Alexander. Here’s what was written about each match: