2012 NFL Free Agents: New Orleans Saints Land MLB Curtis Lofton

March 25, 2012   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

Days after watching the NFL come down hard on its upper management and coaching staff, the New Orleans Saints have signed a safeguard at middle linebacker in case the league drops the hammer on current players, too.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Saints signed former Atlanta Falcons middle linebacker Curtis Lofton to a five-year deal Saturday, signaling the team's obvious anxiety about the potential multi-game suspension that Jonathan Vilma faces next season.
Financial terms of the contract were not immediately available.
A second round pick in 2008, Lofton has started inside for the Falcons since his rookie season. At 6', 241 lbs., Lofton has been a Falcons starter for 63 out of a possible 64 games he's played in his four-year NFL career.
Only once—during his rookie season in '08—has Lofton failed to register 100 tackles in a season, and he topped off at a career-high 147 in 2011. He also has four career sacks, seven forced fumbles and three int...

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