New Orleans Saints sign free agent wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown

The New Orleans Saints are reportedly signing free agent wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown for the 2024 NFL season, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. St. Brown, brother of Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, spent the last two seasons with the Chicago Bears. Prior to the Bears, he was with the Green Bay Packers for four seasons.

In his first six seasons in the league, St. Brown has accumulated 63 catches and 928 yards in 60 games played. He has just two career touchdown receptions, one each with the Bears and the Packers.

He played the last two seasons on two one-year deals for the Bears. He signed for just under a million for the 2022 season, then for $1.165 in 2023.

The Packers drafted St. Brown out of Notre Dame with the No. 207 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. At Notre Dame, he played under head coach Brian Kelly who is now at LSU.

With the Saints, St. Brown will catch passes from quarterback Derek Carr. Carr had 3,878 passing yards last season while taking New Orleans to a 9-8 finish.

More on the 2024 NFL offseason, free agency

The NFL 2024 calendar year began at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. At that time, contracts running through 2023 officially ran out, making those players free agents.

In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 19 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets. On April 24, the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets hits. Following the restricted free agent deadline follows the 2024 NFL Draft, which runs from April 25-27.