Not all NFL free agents go through the same experience. The biggest stars create headlines when signings are announced in March, but other players take a more-difficult route to reach the free agent market. The New Orleans Saints feature ten such players, broken into two groups: restricted free agents, and exclusive rights free agents. The first group is stocked with former undrafted rookies who have played out their NFL-standard three-year contracts. The latter class features players who have accrued fewer than three full seasons (at a minimum of three regular season games per year), and is mostly those who were promoted from the Saints practice squad.
What the Saints could do with Wil Lutz, and every other RFA
