Not bad, Mickey Loomis: ESPN’s Dianna Russini reports that the New Orleans Saints are expected to sign both of the high-profile free agents visiting their team facility on Tuesday, pending physicals — meaning four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr and former NFL rushing leader Kareem Hunt could each be soon putting pens to paper.
Now, neither of these players are the same assets they once were. But they can still help a team in need like New Orleans. The Saints are perilously thin at linebacker and could use someone with 100-plus starts behind them like Barr to reinforce the depth chart behind Demario Davis and Pete Werner. The Saints don’t have any other linebackers with more than eight career starts on the roster.
