Early in the NFL’s 2016 free-agency frenzy, players with Alabama football roots (that is, played at a state high school or college) were snapped up – cornerback Janoris Jenkins (left) by the New York Giants on a five-year, $62.5 million contract, safety Mark Barron by the Los Angeles Rams on a five-year, $45 million contract, cornerback Leodis McKelvin by the Philadelphia Eagles on a two-year, $6.2 million contract and linebacker Rolando McClain by the Dallas Cowboys on a one-year, $5 million contract. Here are 11 more state free agents waiting for new deals:
Galette had 22 sacks in the 2013 and 2014 seasons for New Orleans, but the Saints let him go under the weight of off-season incidents.