Here are today’s minor moves:
New Orleans Saints
- Extended: S Chris Banjo
The Saints gave Banjo a three-year extension, which Ian Rapoport tweets is worth up to $9MM. However, Josh Katzenstein of NOLA.com hears the $9MM figure “might not be completely accurate” (Twitter link). Banjo doesn’t play much on defense, he played just 5% of the team’s defensive snaps on defense, but he’s a key contributor on special teams. Banjo was an undrafted free agent in 2013, and spent the first three-plus years of his career with the Packers. He’s been with the Saints since mid-2016.
With the cap problems facing the Saints this offseason, and seemingly everyone for a while now, I can’t see giving a special teams ace 3/m year. I would’ve guessed @
3years it would be closer to 5 million total.
3 years/5 million ..
Next on the agenda; lock up Henry Guitar.