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By John Sigler | Saints Wire

NFL free agency is just weeks away, and it’s time for the New Orleans Saints to get to work negotiating new deals with pending free agents. But their discussions aren’t limited to just the players whose contracts expire in March; they must also begin to look ahead to the 2021 offseason, getting ahead of the curve on growing markets while restructuring contracts to create more salary cap space. And some players, such as Marshon Lattimore and Ryan Ramczyk, have team options that must be triggered this summer (and they should be, without question).

Here are four 2021 Saints free agents who the Saints should consider signing to contract extensions sooner rather than later.

RB Alvin Kamara

The asking price for top-shelf running backs will only increase as new deals for Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry are handed out. Kamara will likely never be more affordable than he is right now, and the Saints can avoid a potential training camp holdout by signing him to an extension. Even when injured last year, he had the sixth-best yards per carry (4.7) among running backs who logged equal or greater total carries (171).

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By John Hendrix | SI

The New Orleans Saints are going to have their hands full with many player decisions soon, as the start of the new league year is just a few weeks away. On Wednesday, March 18, free agency starts, which coincides with the beginning of the new league year. Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis face their most important offseason yet, as this is likely the final season with Drew Brees and their stellar 2017 draft class. If one were to play general manager for the Saints, which is absolutely not an easy thing to do, then here are a few thoughts and priorities on how to execute over the next month.

Tender Taysom Hill high

This seems to be a top priority for the team, as Hill is headed to the market as a restricted free agent. That means that Saints do have the final say on any potential suitors that would like to pry him away from New Orleans. If you recall, the Saints used this to their advantage a couple of years ago on Cameron Meredith. Meredith was given just an original round low-tender by the Bears, and the Saints swooped in by offering him a 2-year, $9.6 million deal with $5.4 million in guarantees. Chicago had the option to match the deal, but did not and received no compensation as a result. Naturally, the move didn't work out for the Saints, but it's a good example of how restricted free agency can be a real gamble.

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By Gary Davenport | Bleacher Report

It's time for the Underwear Olympics.

This week in Indianapolis, well over 300 of college football's best and brightest will gather for the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. Players will be measured, interviewed, tested and put through the paces by coaches and scouts from around the league.

It's the NFL's biggest annual job interview, and it's massively important for the futures of the young players involved.

Most scouts would no doubt tell you that they enter the combine with an open mind—that they're there to see what each and every player can do. But that's not entirely true.

Every team has players of interest they will be looking at more closely. Maybe it's the player that just about everyone in the draft community thinks will be the No. 1 overall pick. Or a mid-first-rounder who would fill an area of need. Or a Day 2 selection with a chance to shoot up draft boards.

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By Kristopher Knox | Bleacher Report

The 2020 edition of NFL free agency is slated to kick off March 18. The ability of teams to contact and negotiate with players before the official start of free agency means there will be a flurry of signings the moment the market opens.

It also means the first wave of signed players will be heavily compensated.

The biggest deals usually come in the first few days of free agency. However, the biggest deals aren't always the best. Sometimes unheralded signings prove to be the most impactful because they combine value with production.

For example, cornerback Bashaud Breeland signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs last offseason. He then started 18 games, including the postseason, and help the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV.

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By Kade Kistner | Saints Wire

Athletic testing at the NFL Scouting Combine will kick off tonight, so we took a deep dive into the current New Orleans Saints roster to find how they performed in years past. For this exercise, we will only use data from combine history but will give a few honorable mentions to those players who only participated in pro day workouts.

We collected all of our data from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com. The events we’re focusing on include the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, and the three-cone drill.

Here’s a quick refresher; thankfully, the 40-yard dash is self-explanatory. For bench pressing, each athlete must see how many times they can lift 225 pounds. The vertical jump tests their highest leap, while the broad jump measures how far they can leap horizontally, both from a standing position. Finally, the three-cone drill test agility and quickness in a short area.

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By John Sigler | Saints Wire

The New Orleans Saints are going to be on the hunt for upgrades when NFL free agency begins in just a few weeks, searching all throughout the league for players who can help them remain in Super Bowl contention. That means evaluating every possible addition — including players from the conference-rival Minnesota Vikings, who have dealt the Saints painful playoffs exits in two of the last three years. Here’s who may be available:

• CB Trae Waynes
• CB Mackensie Alexander
• CB Marcus Sherels
• DE Everson Griffen
• DE Stephen Weatherly
• FB C.J. Ham (RFA)
• K Dan Bailey
• LB Kentrell Brothers
• LB Eric Wilson (RFA)
• OC Brett Jones
• OG Rashod Hill
• OT Dakota Dozier
• P Britton Colquitt
• QB Sean Mannion
• RB Ameer Abdullah
• SS Jayron Kearse
• SS Anthony Harris
• SS Andrew Sendejo
• WR Laquon Treadwell

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