The New Orleans Saints made a big splash on the first day of free agency by signing former Clemson star running back Travis Etienne.
Etienne now heads to the Big Easy and returns home to his native Louisiana, joining the Saints on a four-year, $52 million deal after spending the first five years of his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
ESPN has been handing out 2026 NFL free agency grades, with analytics writer Seth Walder evaluating moves “based on multiple factors, including on-field impact, salary cap implications, compensation, player value/age and the context of a team’s short- and long-term outlooks.