Zack Baun returns to New Orleans, where he mostly played special teams with the Saints, as a star linebacker preparing for the Super Bowl.
NEW ORLEANS — The first frenetic hours of NFL free agency are usually reserved for the biggest paychecks, the $10 million a year headliners that empty teams' wallets as the biggest offseason needs. After four unremarkable years with the Saints, linebacker Zack Baun signed with the Eagles last March for a modest one-year deal worth $3.5 million. But what stands out now is when he signed.
Baun had been an edge rusher in college, getting 12.5 sacks his senior year at Wisconsin, enough to make him a third-round pick with the Saints in 2020. But that success didn't translate at the NFL level, and he went into free agency unsure of where his future would be, either on the field or in what uniform. 'Like a lot of guys, it's all about fit,' said fellow linebacker Oren Burks.
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