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Saints' Marcus Davenport trade talks began days ago: 'This one was easy,' Sean Payton says

The true cost of what the New Orleans Saints paid for defensive end Marcus Davenport will be determined after the 2018 season.

Only then will the Saints know the value of the first-round pick they gave up Thursday (April 26) to move up 13 spots to No. 14 in a trade with the Green Bay Packers.

The Saints swapped 2018 first-round picks with the Packers in addition to sending them the No. 147 overall selection along with next year's first-round selection so they could select the 6-foot-6 edge rusher from Texas-San Antonio.

"We're talking about hopefully a late-round pick next year," Saints coach Sean Payton said.