Lance Briggs - Now Visiting Tampa [M E R G E D]

But we didn't do the low key thing with Vilma?

We did. He came in, took his physical and left town. Then there were reports we had "cooled" on him as keepoursaints has already pointed out. He visited the Lions and the reports were the Lions would get him. Then yesterday things heated up quickly and we had traded for him by the end of the night. I could see Briggs visiting Tampa, leaving without a deal and then some report from Shefter saying he's visiting New Orleans next with us getting a deal done. Of course, this is my speculation and may be more hope than anything. But for such a big-name FA, no one seems to know much about him and are speculating based on what was being said about him prior to free agency. To me, that could indicate that his agent Drew Rosenhaus is talking to the Saints who typically like to play these sort of things down.