The 2020 offseason arrived sooner than the New Orleans Saints expected, and now they have a plate full of difficult problems to solve and questions to answer, and without the luxury of a Super Bowl win to make it any easier to deal with. It’s not ideal, but unfortunately, it’s familiar ground for the snakebitten franchise.
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and his staff have gotten in front of as many free agents-to-be as possible, signing contract extensions with franchise cornerstones like wide receiver Michael Thomas, defensive end Cameron Jordan, and kicker Wil Lutz ahead of schedule during the summer of 2019.