METAIRIE, La. -- The odds of both quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and running back Mark Ingram staying with the New Orleans Saints increased on Monday, when neither was wooed away during the first day of the NFL’s “legal tampering” period.
It would be quite a coup for the Saints to keep both marquee free agents at discounted rates. But it still begs the question: Can they afford everything they want in free agency this year?
Can they keep Bridgewater, Ingram, defensive end Alex Okafor and restricted free-agent kicker Wil Lutz, while also adding a much-needed pass-catcher and other pieces?