The 2026 free agency began on Monday, March 9th, and the first waves of deals were getting done before being made official by the league offices on Wednesday. Saints Executive Vice President and General Manager Mickey Loomis and the front office began by freeing up salary cap space by restructuring deals of players already under contract.
Below are the free agents the team has signed, the players the franchise has re-signed, and one player who has left in free agency.
FREE AGENT ADDITIONS
NAME: David Edwards
POSITION: LG
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 6’6″ 308 lbs
AGE: 28 years old (3/20/1997)
2025 TEAM: Buffalo Bills
CONTRACT: 4-year $61 million
BACKGROUND: Edwards is a seven-year veteran who spent his first four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams before going across the country to play for the Buffalo Bills. The former Wisconsin Badger was taken in the fifth round (Pick 169) by Los Angeles, where he’d help the Rams win Super Bowl LVI.
NAME: Travis Etienne
POSITION: RB
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 5’10” 215 lbs
AGE: 27 years old (1/26/1999)
2025 TEAM: Jacksonville Jaguars
CONTRACT: 4-year $52 million
BACKGROUND: Etienne was selected by Jacksonville in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft and spent all four seasons with the Jaguars. The Jennings, Louisiana native, went to Clemson for college and has put up at least 1,400 scrimmage yards in three out of four years.
CAREER STATS: 897 carries, 3,798 yards (4.2 ypc), 25 TD, 4 fumbles, 4 lost
168 catches, 1,338 yards, 7 TD, 2 fumbles
NAME: Ryan Wright
POSITION: P
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 6’3″ 245 lbs
AGE: 25 years old (6/1/2000)
2025 TEAM: Minnesota Vikings
CONTRACT: 4-year $14 million
BACKGROUND: Wright spent all four pro seasons in the land of 10,000 lakes, punting for the Vikings. The former Tulane Greenwave was Minnesota’s starting punter from day one and didn’t miss a game.
CAREER STATS: 253 punts, 12,118 yards, 47.9 AVG, Long of 77 yards, 16 touchbacks, 6.32 TB%, 100 inside 20
NAME: John Ridgeway III
POSITION: DT
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 6’5″ 321 lbs
AGE: 26 years old (5/7/1999)
2025 TEAM: New Orleans Saints
CONTRACT: 2-year $6.2 million
CAREER STATS: 81 tackles (36 solo), 1 forced fumble, 3 passes defended, 6.5 stuffs, 1 blocked kick