Why the Saints Must Set a Limit on Re-Signing Jimmy Graham

February 15, 2014   ·   Knox Bardeen   ·   Jump to comments

Tight end Jimmy Graham will be in a New Orleans Saints uniform in 2014. This much we know.
Graham just completed the final year of his rookie contract and is set to become an unrestricted free agent on March 11 when the league calendar resets. General manager Mickey Loomis and Graham’s agent will work feverishly to get a long-term deal done. But if that can’t happen, according to Larry Holder of the Times-Picayune, New Orleans will place the franchise tag on Graham.
General manager Mickey Loomis has been adamant that the Saints will tag Graham as a tight end if necessary.
Herein lies the first problem: Graham doesn’t want to be tagged as a tight end.
Because of Graham’s versatility and athletic prowess, the tight end lined up as a wide receiver frequently during the 2013 season. Because of this, Graham, if tagged, wants to be tagged as a wide receiver. The difference would be close to $5 million dollars: $6.8 million as a tight end versus $11...

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