One former member of the New Orleans Saints earned a nice pay day, with the Atlanta Falcons re-signing nose tackle Tyeler Davison to a three-year, $12 million contract extension on the eve of free agency. With $4 million in guarantees (essentially the first year of his new contract), it’s a great windfall for a player the Saints let walk away last summer.
Davison started 12 games for the dirty birds in 2019, logging a career-best 55 combined tackles (26 solo). While Davison had been a starter for the Saints for several years before leaving, New Orleans opted to upgrade that roster spot by signing New England Patriots free agent Malcom Brown, on a three-year, $15 million deal (carrying $5.