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New Orleans Saints will look to add tight ends in free agency, draft, Mickey Loomis tells radio station

By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
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updated February 17, 2016 at 3:05 PM

The New Orleans Saints will look to add multiple tight ends through free agency and the draft, general manager Mickey Loomis said in a radio interview Tuesday with SiriusXM.

During an interview in which Loomis said the team had not yet begun talks with Drew Brees about a contract extension, the GM noted Josh Hill and Jack Tabb as possible options at the position where expected free agent Benjamin Watson posted career-best numbers in 2015.

"He's kind of been in the background behind Jimmy Graham when he was here and Benjamin last year as well," Loomis said of Hill, according to interview excerpts posted to the Saints team site. "He's got a lot of talent. I know this -- he's a versatile tight end in that he can help us in the pass game and the run game. We are excited about him."

Loomis noted Tabb as "a college free agent (who) was doing some really good things in training camp and he was injured."

"We got a couple other prospects that we'll see how it goes," Loomis said. "And look, we're hoping to add a few in free agency and the draft."

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