With starting safety Marcus Williams likely to test the free agent market, the New Orleans Saints may find themselves shopping for a replacement this offseason. Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson reports the Saints share “mutual” interest with Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu. Mathieu is set to enter free agency next week after playing out his three-year, $42 million contract with the Chiefs.
The three-time All-Pro reportedly drew a lot of interest when he was available ahead of the 2019 season. While that is reasonable to expect this year, any mutual interest between Mathieu and the Saints should set them apart. Mathieu is from New Orleans, played college football at LSU, and has continued to be active in those communities since being drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2013.
It seems that there is interest within the roster as well. Fellow safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson took to Twitter to do his part in recruiting Mathieu to the Big Easy himself. One has to imagine that safety group featuring Mathieu, Gardner-Johnson, and Malcolm Jenkins would be a lot of fun to watch on Sundays. Gardner-Johnson is certainly into the idea of it:
