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With NFL free agency nearly a month away, we are going to take a look at every team’s free agents in the days ahead. We will highlight which players could be potential options for the New Orleans Saints from every other team, with today highlighting the Buffalo Bills. We will continue following the list in alphabetical order. Here’s who the Saints could target from the Bills:
- DT Jordan Phillips
- OLB Lorenzo Alexander
- CB Kevin Johnson
- DE Shaq Lawson
- G Quinton Spain
- RT LaAdrian Waddle
- RB Frank Gore
- OLB Julian Stanford
- LB Maurice Alexander
- FS Kurt Coleman
- DT Corey Liuget
- RB Senorise Perry
- SS Dean Marlowe
- C Spencer Long (Club Option)
- G Isaac Asiata (RFA)
- WR Isaiah McKenzie (RFA)
- TE Jason Croom (ERFA)
- CB Levi Wallace (ERFA)
- WR Robert Foster (ERFA)
Buffalo has 19 free agents heading into the 2020 offseason. There are a couple of options that the Saints could pursue in free agency that would make sense for the club.
Again, New Orleans biggest needs lie at guard, wide receiver, linebacker, and tight end.
The first name that pops out is that of Shaq Lawson. In 2019, Lawson recorded 6.5 sacks in 15 games, and was given a PFF grade of 68.3. Furthermore, his snap count has steadily increased each year as his role in the Bills defense has expanded culminating in a 47% snap count share this season. Buffalo has declined his fifth-year option which allows Lawson to be an unrestricted free agent. At just 25-years old, Lawson will be looking to cash in on a lucrative, long-term deal that may be a deal breaker for the Saints.
If New Orleans decides to go outside the organization for another guard, the Quinton Spain could be an option. Spain played in all 16 games in 2019, and played in 100% of offensive snaps for 15 of them. 2019 represented a down year for the interior offensive lineman, but would still represent a marked upgrade from Andrus Peat and Nick Easton.
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