Saints Sign Punter Ryan Wright to Four-Year Deal

0:00You're listening to NFL News Today. Subscribe now for fast daily updates on your team. The New Orleans Saints just made a big move in free agency by signing Punter, Ryan Wright, from the Minnesota Vikings. It's a four-year deal worth $14 million with $8 million guaranteed. Wright was a runner-up for all pro honors last season and brings a strong leg to a team that's needed help there. Wright averaged 49 yards per punt last year. The best mark the Saints have seen since Thomas Morstead back in 2016. That kind of distance could really flip their field position game. Saints fans have watched a rough stretch in the kicking game since they parted ways with Morstead in 2021. The team has cycled through several punters without finding stability. They started with Blake Gilliken as the back-up who later moved on, then tried one-year guys like Lou Headley, Matthew Hayball, and Kai Kroger. None stuck around long-term. Wright turns 27 in June and is seen as an up-and-comer with high expectations. His average annual salary of $3.5 million ranks fifth among Punter's league-wide.

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