Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
John Sigler

Look Ahead: 33 Saints players are entering contract years in 2023

It’s been a hectic two weeks for the New Orleans Saints in free agency, and it sure looks like we’re in for more of the same this time next year. At least 33 players are entering the final year of their contracts with the Saints in 2023. For many players, that’s going to be motivation to play their best football in hopes of earning an extension.

Many of these 2024 free agents were just signed to one-year deals in recent days and weeks, and they’ll be up for similar offers again. Others are former Saints draft picks or free agent acquisitions hoping to close out their career in black and gold. It shouldn’t shock anyone if a couple of players sign extensions before the 2023 season kicks off. It’ll also be easy for the Saints to retain many of these pending free agents thanks to their restricted or exclusive rights status.

That’s enough table-setting. Let’s run through the list of players competing for a contract-year pay raise, with help from Over the Cap:

1
DE Cameron Jordan

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

2
WR Michael Thomas

AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

3
LG Andrus Peat

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

4
QB Jameis Winston

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

5
RG Cesar Ruiz

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

6
WR Tre'Quan Smith

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

7
DE Carl Granderson

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

8
K Wil Lutz

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

9
P Blake Gillikin

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

10
CB Lonnie Johnson Jr.

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

11
LB Zack Baun

AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman

12
LS Zach Wood

AP Photo/Danny Karnik

13
LB Ty Summers

Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images

14
LB Ryan Connelly

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

15
S Ugo Amadi

AP Photo/John Froschauer

16
TE Adam Trautman

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

17
QB Jake Luton

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

18
RT Storm Norton

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

19
WR Keith Kirkwood

Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

20
TE Miller Forristall

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

21
DE Jabari Zuniga

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

22
OG Calvin Throckmorton

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

23
WR Kirk Merritt

Sean Gardner/Getty Images

24
FB Adam Prentice

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

25
CB Troy Pride Jr.

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

26
RB Derrick Gore

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

27
RB Eno Benjamin

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

28
WR Rashid Shaheed

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

29
WR Kawaan Baker

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

30
RG Koda Martin

Harry How/Getty Images

31
CB Vincent Gray

AP Photo/Butch Dill

32
CB Isaac Yiadom

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

33
S Johnathan Abram

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.