All-Pro CB Charvarius Ward thought he was going to the Saints before Colts offered more $ at the last minute

RaisingTheBar said

Makes me think that we’re about to throw a big contract at Asante

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I really hope not. At least not more than 1 or 2 years. Samuel Jr. is an injury risk and isn’t a clear upgrade on Kool-Aid and Taylor to pay him $10 million or more per year. Ward would’ve been a major upgrade in coverage though, including over Adebo. Ward falls in the category of select players to throw a big contract at to address a top starting spot, not Asante Samuel Jr.

Signing Yiadom seems to be the boundary CB fallback plan for not getting Ward until the draft.