LB Willie Gay to the Saints on 1-year deal (Merged)

Gay has a ton of traits. He’s a SB champ, is borderline elite when it comes to athleticism, & has untapped upside as a blitzer/pressure player. As much as id love to see him compete w/Werner for a starting spot opposite DD56, i dont really think that thats the case.

Gay signed a 1yr $3M deal w/escalators. Dude, thats ST money, which leads me to believe that thats mainly what they brought him here for. I have zero doubt that he’ll contribute on D, the question is to what capacity.

He was a “starter” in KC, but was more of a rotational player for them. Thats cool, though, cause we do need that BUCK/ELEPHANT LB w/the loss of Baun & Elliss the season before. I think Gay can be that guy. The untapped potential is totally there, & i hope our coaches can coach him up to max out his skillset. Either way, its a pretty decent get for us.

Still crossing my fingers that we land one of these guys:

OT Josh Jones
OT Jonah Williams
EDGE Yannick Ngakoue
EDGE Chase Young
EDGE Darrel Taylor
DT DJ Reader
DT Sebastian Joseph-Day
LB Darius Shaq Leonard
LB Devin White
S Julian Blackmon
S Ashtyn Davis