3 Saints free agents to watch for the Cardinals

The New Orleans Saints host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the final divisional playoff game of the weekend. New Orleans has major cap issues this offseason so they will find it difficult to re-sign many of their free agents.

The Arizona Cardinals have come positions to upgrade this offseason. Who are some of the Saints’ soon-to-be free agents who could be good fits for Arizona?

TE Jared Cook

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Cook will be 34 next season but has been a very good player at his position. He had 37 catches for 504 yards and seven touchdowns last season.

LB Craig Robertson

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Robertson would not be an addition to help the defense, but it would be to bolster a special teams unit that has almost all its key players hitting free agency.

DT Sheldon Rankins

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Rankins would end up being another splash like Jordan Phillips, but he would add talent to the defensive line. He has been limited some by injuries the last two seasons but he had eight sacks in 2018. Listen to the latest from Cards Wire's Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify. Latest show:

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