The Saints are discussing a Kenny Vaccaro trade with a “handful of teams,” according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports. There’s potential for a deal to come together, adds La Canfora, who notes that the Saints are “overloaded” at safety (Twitter link).
Vaccaro was on the field for all 65 of the Saints’ snaps in their loss to the Vikings on Monday, showing that he remains a prominent part of their defense, but the team has heavily invested in his position lately. New Orleans spent second-round picks on safeties in each of the previous two drafts, selecting Vonn Bell in 2016 and Marcus Williams this year. And Vaccaro is scheduled to hit free agency after the season, further calling his future in New Orleans into question. Currently on a $5.68MM salary, Vaccaro has made it known that he wants to stay with the Saints, yet there haven’t been reports of any serious contract talks between the sides.
Now 27, Vaccaro has been one of the few consistently good parts of New Orleans’ defense since the club used a first-round pick on him in 2013. The former Texas Longhorn has started in 56 of 57 appearances and is attempting to build on a 2016 in which he ranked an above-average 38th in performance among Pro Football Focus’ 90 qualified safeties. Notably, Vaccaro did miss a quarter of last season on account of a suspension for Adderall use.
Ah yes trade one of your few good pieces on defense, lol. Classic Saints. Really been living off that Tracy Porter pick 6 for almost a decade now.
The saints have the 6th best record in the league since 2009. So yeah I don’t think we’re still living off that play for almost a decade like you say. Vacation is in a contract year and hasn’t been very good anyway if you watch a lot of saints games. He can play a few positions decent but not one really good. He will also probably be overpaid in free agency and the saints aren’t gonna have the cap space to do it. We also drafted Vonn Bell last year who has shown that we should have enough faith to give him a chance to start. So yeah next time you comment know what you’re talking about
Vaccaro not vacation
I could see the Browns making a move for him a la Jamie Collins last year
Go get him Cowboys
I wouldn’t give up any more than a 6th round pick for him
Then you woke up