Nearly seven weeks after the NFL’s free-agency period began, former Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu has a new home.
And it’s one familiar to him.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported Mathieu will sign with the New Orleans Saints in the coming days.
In the previous three seasons, Mathieu helped the Chiefs twice reach the Super Bowl. He was a three-time Pro Bowl player and was a first-team All-Pro in the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
Mathieu, who will turn 30 on May 13, started 47 regular-season games for the Chiefs and had 13 interceptions, 27 passes defensed, three sacks, six quarterback hits and a pair of defensive touchdowns.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Mathieu will receive a three-year, $33 million contract that includes $18 million guaranteed. This is a homecoming for the player nicknamed the “Honey Badger.” He was born and raised in New Orleans and still has strong ties to the city.
Mathieu visited the Saints last month, and after this weekend’s NFL Draft, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis was asked if the team had any areas of his roster still to fill. Loomis hinted that Mathieu would be signing.
“One of them, for sure. ... You guys can guess that. You probably know it already,” Loomis said, per ESPN.
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