Over the last three years, general manager Mickey Loomis and the New Orleans Saints have made headlines in free agency by kicking the veritable salary cap can down the road, year after year. In 2014, the Saints shockingly signed the highly sought-after free agent safety Jairus Byrd to a long-term, big-money contract. Byrd played in four games in that season before being put on injured reserve for a torn lateral meniscus.
The next year, Loomis stepped up his free agency splash game with signings of cornerback Brandon Browner and versatile running back C.