Jayrone Elliott said several teams tried to sign him this winter.
The outside linebacker and defensive end appeared in just one game with the Dallas Cowboys in 2017 before spending the majority of the season as a free agent. But, with three prior years of experience with the Green Bay Packers, teams saw a chance to add a player to spend the entire offseason competing for a role.
For Elliott, signing with the New Orleans Saints was an easy choice. Before playing at Toledo in college, Elliott went to Glenville High, the same Cleveland school where Saints wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr.