INDIANAPOLIS -- The New Orleans Saints have added their first big-name free agent of 2018.
The team agreed to terms on a three-year deal with veteran safety Kurt Coleman late Friday night, a night after Coleman had dinner with Saints officials in Indianapolis during the NFL combine.
The 29-year-old Coleman spent the past three years with the Carolina Panthers, but they released him on Monday to free salary cap space.
Coleman will compete for a starting job with young safeties Vonn Bell and Marcus Williams, but the Saints frequently play three-safety sets, which means all three could have significant roles in 2018.