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If Saints don't get Malcolm Butler, they could finally draft LSU player

My best bet for the New Orleans Saints' draft choice at No. 32 isn’t a draft pick at all.

I still think there is at least a 50-50 chance they wind up trading for New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler.

Of course my confidence has waned a bit over the past few weeks, since those trade talks have gone so quiet. But perhaps all sides will finally be motivated to work out a deal with two big deadlines looming over the next two weeks.

Friday is the deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets with other teams (the Saints have made it clear they don’t plan to sign Butler to an offer sheet, which would require them to give up the No.