Ouch. The New Orleans Saints took a series of gut punches to open 2023 free agency when the legal tampering period opened on Monday, losing defensive starters David Onyemata and Marcus Davenport as well as top backups like Kaden Elliss and Shy Tuttle. Individually, they’re each replaceable, but it’s a lot of change for the defensive front going into the offseason.
But the Saints were able to make some moves of their own in the days and weeks leading up to it, re-signing priority free agents like Juwan Johnson, J.T. Gray, and Tanoh Kpassagnon while landing their top choice at quarterback in Derek Carr (and agreeing to keep Jameis Winston as his backup, on a pay cut).
