The New Orleans Saints announced on Wednesday that the franchise had agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent safety Marcus Maye on a three-year contract.
Maye arrives in New Orleans after spending his first five years in the NFL with the New York Jets.
Maye was selected in the second round (39th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. The former University of Florida Gator star has started all 60 contests he has appeared in for the Jets, recording 408 tackles (221 solo), 3.5 sacks for a loss of 19 yards, six interception returns for 148 yards, 24 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.
The 6-foot, 207-pound started all six games he appeared in for the Jets in 2021 and posted 46 tackles (30 solo), one sack and two passes defensed.
In 2020, Maye was named a team captain and selected as the Team MVP by his Jet teammates for the first time, when he started all 16 games and registered single-season career-highs in every category, finishing first on the team with 11 passes defensed and second with 88 tackles.
At Florida, Maye appeared in 45 games with 32 starts from 2013-16 and totaled 210 career tackles, one sack, five interceptions, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, earning second-team All-SEC conference honors as a junior and senior.
Maye also earned USA Today first-team All-America honors in 2015 as a junior. Maye graduated with a degree in African American Studies.