It wan't money, it was talent evaluation--we were wrong-we bet on Davenport and lost. Could've signed Trex if we thought he was the future.
ie.. Malcom Jenkins,
It definitely was money, had the Saints been able to match the contract the Bengals offered Hendrickson they simply would’ve outbid us with a higher offer we wouldn’t be able to match.
Davenport still had 2 years on his rookie deal when Hendrickson left. It wasn’t an either/or.
He just played himself out of New Orleans, which honestly is great for him because he’s arguably in a better situation now than he would be here with a sinking ship.
The Malcolm Jenkins situation was entirely different. It’s not like he had a breakout 2013 season (like Hendrickson’s 2020 season) and we still decided to pursue Jairus Byrd in free agency. Apples to oranges.