Tyrann Mathieu signs 3-year, $33 million contract with Saints, ESPN reports

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Saints will finalize the signing of free agent safety Tyrann Mathieu “in the coming days,” NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday morning (May 2).

“The Saints are making a key post-draft addition,” Rapoport tweeted, “as they’re expected to sign All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu, sources say. A long-awaited signing that should be finalized in the coming days, the Honey Badger lands in a perfect spot.”

The #Saints are making a key post-draft addition, as they’re expected to sign All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu, sources say. A long-awaited signing that should be finalized in the coming days, the Honey Badger lands in a perfect spot.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 2, 2022

Mathieu, the former LSU and St. Augustine High star, would be coming home after leaving the Kansas City Chiefs.

Adam Schefter reports the two sides reached an agreement on a three-year, $33 million contract with $18 million guaranteed.

Deal is now in place: Saints and Tyrann Mathieu officially reached agreement on a three-year, $33 million contract, including $18 million fully guaranteed, per sources. Language still needs to be finalized and the deal signed. But Mathieu is returning home to New Orleans.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 2, 2022

Mathieu became one of the top defensive backs in the country at LSU from 2010-2011. The former Tiger was named the 2011 Chuck Bednarik Award winner, presented annually to the top defensive player in college football. He was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a consensus All-American in 2011.

Mathieu was a third-round draft pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. He won a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs. In his nine NFL seasons, Mathieu has started 120 games, totaling 610 total tackles, with 524 solo tackles, 10 sacks, 41 tackles for loss, and 26 interceptions.

The Honey Badger visited the #Saints and did a zoom with the #Eagles, but New Orleans was always the leader in the clubhouse. In the coming days, this should be finalized. A homecoming. https://t.co/wi1yZ5dupA
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 2, 2022

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