Chase Young heads to Saints on one-year deal: reports

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Chase Young has once again found a new NFL home, as he signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints to join their defensive line, ESPN reported. 

Young’s deal is a reported $13 million, fully guaranteed, for the 2024 season. 

Young reportedly met with the Saints on Monday where he "likes the setup of the team’s defense."

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San Francisco 49ers defensive end Chase Young (92) lines up for a play during the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 12, 2023 at  EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

He appeared to confirm the deal with three le fleur de lis emojis he posted on X. 

Young, the second overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, was traded to the San Francisco 49ers by the Washington Commanders this past season for a compensatory third-round pick. 

He had 2.5 sacks and 10 tackles in nine regular-season games with San Fran after totaling five sacks and 15 tackles in seven games with Washington. His 7.5 sacks total were a career high. 

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Young also contributed in Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs, sacking Patrick Mahomes in the overtime loss. 

Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young (99) taking the field before the start of the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Landover, Md.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The 24-year-old burst onto the NFL scene during his rookie year with 7.5 sacks, 44 tackles (10 for loss), 12