Update:
Jordan Schultz reports that the Saints are signing S Malcolm Jenkins to a four-year, $32 million deal that carries a max value of $35 million, including $16.25 million guaranteed.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Saints and former Eagles S Malcolm Jenkins are close to a deal.
This would reunite Jenkins with the team that originally drafted him in the first round. Philadelphia declined Jenkins’ 2020 option yesterday.
Jenkins was entering the final year of a five-year, $40.5 million deal he signed with Philadelphia in free agency. He reported to offseason activities despite indicating his unhappiness with his current deal last year.
Jenkins, 32, is a former first-round pick of the Saints back in 2009. He spent five years in New Orleans before signing on with the Eagles in 2014.
Jenkins was set to make a base salary of $7.75 million in the final year of his deal in 2020.
In 2019, Jenkins appeared in all 16 games for the Eagles and recorded 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one recovery and eight pass defenses. He’s rated by Pro Football Focus as the No 32 safety out of 89 qualifying players.
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