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By Herbie Teope, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
With the 2016 campaign in the books, the New Orleans Saints' focus will soon shift to the business side of football.
The Saints have looming decisions to consider on pending free agents ahead of the league's new calendar year on March 9.
And one of the players among the group likely to draw discussion in the front office is running back Tim Hightower, who signed a one-year deal with a $760,000 base salary in April 2016.
While it would make sense for the sixth-year pro to stay put, Hightower preferred to absorb the past year before concentrating on whether a return to the Saints is in future plans.
"That's too early to talk about," Hightower said Sunday in the locker room after the season finale. "I mean, every year is different, man.
"This year was a special year; this team is a special team. We came up short of expectations, but you got to look at the whole totality of the organization, how everything is going."...
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