Saints signed OG Ben Grubbs, formerly of the Ravens, to a five-year, $36 million deal.

The deal includes a $10 million signing bonus, and $16 million "fully guaranteed." Grubbs provides the Saints a soft landing after they lost LG Carl Nicks to the Bucs, but at a surprisingly steep cost. Grubbs landed just $11.5 million less total money, and will average roughly $2 million less per season. Grubbs graded out as Pro Football Focus' sixth-best left guard in 2011, but Nicks was significantly better in both run and pass blocking. Nicks is also more than a year younger. The Ravens will likely now focus on signing free agent Evan Mathis to replace Grubbs.


Great job Saints.

That's good we got next best thing but cheaper

Hell yeah I'll take it!

That is some great news, but the price was more than I thought they'd offer him.

I guessed his price to be about $6M/year and this deal gives him an average of about $7.2M/year, which is still $2.3M/year less than Nicks, but maybe a slight overpayment?!

I wonder what the Ravens' initial offer was?

Nice, very nice. Offensive side of the ball is good to go (well, with the exception of a long term deal for brees) now let's bolster that d!

Is it just me or does all the bounty bs seem like its not nearly as big a deal as it was a few days ago?

Danno pretty much pegged his pay.Props D:bng:

Niiice! Things are finally turning...and not just circling the bowl!!!

We love you Mickey!!!! LOL.

You mean this:



Ravens gave Yanda, their RG a contract last year which pays him an average of $6.5M/year, so I think that is close to what the Ravens offered Grubbs as well - the Saints might've offered him "only" $700k/year more, but it seems to have been enough.

Maybe Nicks' $9.5M/year contract had an effect on Grubbs' contract as well.

Yeah, I think we overpaid a little for Grubbs, but to have a guy that WANTS to be here (as opposed to playing under the tag) and who costs us $2mm/year less that what it probably would have cost to keep Nicks?

Yeah, I think that's a good deal as long as we use that $$$ to sign Drew and a linebacker or so...