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First in free agency, the New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with the best safety on the market, Jairus Byrd, a current Pro Bowler.

Most recently, on Friday, the defensive backfield got better and deeper when the Saints agreed to terms with one of the best cornerbacks in league history, likely Hall of Famer Champ Bailey.

The 35-year-old Bailey, a 12-time Pro Bowler with 52 career interceptions, agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Saints, allowing him to join the likes of Byrd, cornerback Keenan Lewis and safety Kenny Vaccaro in the Saints' secondary.

“I have a little more to my game, I believe, especially mentally,” Bailey said. “I can see things a lot easier, a lot of things come up that I’ve had experience with. That only helps your game. I’m using that to my advantage as much as possible because I know how much you’ve got to be mentally ready for this well, as well as physically ready.

“When you have a lot of young, energetic guys that want to prove that they belong in this game and prove that they’re one of the best – you’ve got a young Kenny Vaccaro, how much is Jairus Byrd going to help him? How much can I help them? How much can they help me? I just like the situation I’m going into because I know these guys are going to be hungry and we can all be biting each other’s style as far as what it’s going to take to be great. And I’m excited to be a part of it.”

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|Mitch|

I like this guy!

ChrisXVI

Man... The more I hear, the more I go from skeptical to giddy! It's still just so hard to believe that guys like Jairus Byrd and Champ Bailey would choose to sign with the Saints... Times have certainly changed.

papz

If I'm Patrick Robinson and Corey White, I'd glue myself to Champ Bailey as close as I could get without inserting.

Danno

Hey Corey and Patrick, take notes, lots of em.

TheOak

Champ is and has always been a class act. The Broncos letting him go was t easy and Elway has nothing but great things to say about him.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-they-cut-him/

Is rather have an 80% Bailey than some if the knuckle heads out there at 100%.

Danno

Needless to say he's no gang banger who'll start flashin gang signs and hangin out with gangsta thugs?

TheOak

Even if he wanted to.... He's like me...


Too old for that nonsense! I bet he doesn't Tweet his bowel movements either.


Speaking of which, I saw Sinbad on TV the other day...... All that came to mind "dude, aren't you too old for that crap"?

CheramieIII

Leadership to our secondary. Now we can concentrate on the DE and OLB positions in the draft and throw in a wr, dt, og and cb

Utah_Saint

He's a class act. I hope he gets a couple of rings in the next two years.