New Orleans Saints agree to $28.5M deal with safety Marcus Maye, sign cornerback Bradley Roby to extension, sources say

METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints agreed to a three-year, $28.5 million contract with former New York Jets safety Marcus Maye on Tuesday night after losing longtime starting free safety Marcus Williams to the Baltimore Ravens earlier in the day, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

The deal includes $15 million in guarantees, a source told Fowler.

The Saints also reached an extension with veteran cornerback Bradley Roby, who was heading into the final year of his contract after New Orleans traded a third-round draft choice for him last September, per a source. Both deals were first reported by the NFL Network.

Maye, who turned 29 on March 9, was drafted in the second round in 2017 — three picks ahead of Williams — and has been a full-time starter for the Jets ever since. However, he tore his Achilles last November while playing under the franchise tag. His rehab is said to be going well, but his availability for training camp is up in the air.

Maye is also facing a possible league suspension stemming from a DUI arrest last February in South Florida, which didn't become public until an ESPN report in October. The Jets were blindsided by the news; Maye never mentioned it to them, which is a violation of league policy. The matter is still pending in the Broward County court system.

When healthy, Maye should plug right in as the starting free safety for a Saints defense that has developed into one of the NFL's best under new head coach Dennis Allen ever since the Saints drafted standouts like cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Williams in 2017.

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