Saints Step In And Sign LB Curtis Lofton

Looks like you can forget about the Buccaneers signing LB Curtis Lofton

Adam Caplan reports that the New Orleans Saints have signed Lofton to a five-year deal.

He previously met with the team early into the offseason but the market for inside linebackers cooled off until recently. The Saints decision to step in could be seen as an indication that Jonathan Vilma could be released in the near future but thatโ€™s strickly based on speculation.

We have Lofton listed as the #6 best available free agent in our Top 50 Free Agents list.

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Roy Cummings of the Tampa Bay Tribune sees the chances of LB Curtis Lofton signing with the Buccaneers as being โ€œabout 50-50 at this point.โ€

Cummings believes that the Buccaneers are skeptical about the linebackers overall ability.

โ€œThey see him as a two-down player who doesnโ€™t offer much on third down,โ€ writes Cummings.

The Falcons were also concerned about Loftonโ€™s ability to drop into coverage which most likely why heโ€™s still shopping for a new team. Add in the fact that inside linebackers havenโ€™t exactly fared too well this year, and itโ€™s pretty clear that Lofton will have to take a limited contract at this point.

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