METAIRIE, La. - The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a one-year contract with former Los Angeles Chargers guard Orlando Franklin, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Franklin, 29, was released in May - just two years into a five-year, $36.5 million contract - after the Chargers drafted guards in both Round 2 and Round 3.
The 6-foot-6, 315-pounder battled inconsistency last year and missed six games due to injuries in 2015. But he has been a full-time starter with 89 career starts in six years with the Denver Broncos and Chargers. Franklin was drafted in the second round in 2011.