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Jairus Byrd biggest mistake in Saints history

Here’s a fun question for the offseason: what is the biggest mistake of the New Orleans Saints in the past decade?

Bleacher Report attempted to answer this question - and for each of the 32 NFL teams - and for the New Orleans Saints, they named the 2014 signing of Jairus Byrd:

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis hasn’t had many head-scratchers either in free agency or the draft. However, he isn’t perfect.

In 2014, Loomis gave veteran safety Jairus Byrd a six-year, $54 million contract that quickly proved regrettable.