NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints agreed to phrases on a one-year take care of former Kansas Metropolis Chiefs linebacker Willie Homosexual, in line with a supply.
Homosexual appeared to verify the deal in a social media put up Tuesday, writing, “LETS DO IT #WHODAT” on X.
The transfer was the Saints’ first signing of the negotiating interval previous to the beginning of free company Wednesday.
“Yessir!!!!!!!!!!!! Convey a few of that championship power with you my boy! #Proveit #LetsGeaux,” Saints security Tyrann Mathieu, who performed with Homosexual from 2020 to 2021, wrote on social media in response to the information.
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Homosexual began 15 regular-season video games for the Chiefs in 2023 and three postseason video games, together with their Tremendous Bowl LVIII victory over the San Francisco 49ers. He missed the AFC Championship Recreation in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens after sustaining a neck harm throughout the divisional spherical win in opposition to the Buffalo Payments.
Homosexual, 26, was chosen by the Chiefs within the second spherical of the 2020 draft out of Mississippi State. He performed in 57 video games with 47 begins within the common season and had 233 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 pressured fumbles (with 4 recoveries), 4 interceptions and 17 tackles for loss. He additionally had one defensive landing, in opposition to the Denver Broncos in 2022.
Homosexual performed in 9 postseason video games for the Chiefs, beginning all of them. He had a half sack and a pressured fumble.
Homosexual served a four-game suspension in 2022 for violating the league’s private conduct coverage after he was arrested on a cost of misdemeanor legal property harm in Overland Park, Kansas.
The Saints additionally formally launched security Marcus Maye on Tuesday. A number of former Saints gamers agreed to phrases with different groups throughout the negotiating interval, together with linebacker Zack Baun, quarterback Jameis Winston and defensive lineman Malcolm Roach.
ESPN’s Adam Teicher contributed to this report.
