Keenan Lewis signs with Saints

[mnphinfan]

Just saw it on SI.com. $26 mil over 5 years with $11mil guaranteed.

He was the #1 CB is was hoping for the Fins to sign. Looks like the Saints got a good deal on an up an coming corner.

http://nfl.si.com/2013/03/14/keenan-lewis-signs-with-new-orleans-saints/

 

[NYNCDOLFAN]

Signed at 100 pm

 

[UCF Nation]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Whyyyyyyy!?

 

[twohype]

Crap....... :-(

 

[Fin_Frenzy_84]

Thats a fair contract

 

[Mike13]

I think its obvious we're gonna double down at CB in the draft.

 

[JFoxx]

Smith got 6 mil/yr and this one averages out to 5.2 mil/yr, so I wonder what they have in mind for finding (if anyone) via FA at the CB spot? They probably are going to just add a vet and then draft the rest.

 

[oasis]

Hard to say if Lewis was even interested in us (maybe not), but maybe the FO doesn't see any of the available FAs at $5M/yr that much differently than Patterson (currently at 4.6M, but perhaps can be restructured).

 

[Vertical Limit]

Well the market for cornerbacks has certainly changed this year. Everyone here was saying a starting cornerback gets 8 million per season. It has definitely deflated this season.

 

[petefins]

If we paid that EXACT same price, people would be whining we overpaid.

 

[ITS!MATEO]

Well the market for cornerbacks has certainly changed this year. Everyone here was saying a starting cornerback gets 8 million per season. It has definitely deflated this season.

Ahh good times. Remember Sean 'Can't Cover' Smith being a "lock" to be paid 8-9mill a year