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I have read the complete opposite. Most of the media gave the Saints an A for signing Lewis and Steeler fans on twitter were furious about losing him... What sources exactly are you using??? You are also the guy who started a thread with the title "Guys I don't know about you but I'm not feeling it..." Peace Negative Nancy

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I thought Allen was better too.....When he came in an went toe to toe with NEs TEs in 2011.....I knew he had the potential Im not upset about Allen having to take over Lewis's #2 role.....Im upset and worried about Gay coming in and taking over the slot We have to develop a better CB then Gay for the #3 if we want to be able to consistently take on good spread offenses

Yea Bayou, they sound furious. But read my post, I think he strengthens our secondary, I was debating someones statement that he was the best player on the steelers last year. What steelers links do you have to support your statement that they are furious?

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Posted by djrunner

Baton Rouge

Member since Jun 2010

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Posted on 3/16/13 at 2:39 pm to djrunner

And Bayou, read this too...

Steelers did not offer Lewis a deal to stay

It's a good article on Lewis's feelings towards NO and the Saints.

This post was edited on 3/16/13 at 3:08 pm

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Posted by NS Who Dat Nation

Member since Jul 2007

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Posted on 3/16/13 at 3:16 pm to NS Who Dat Nation

Saints FA's Lost:
Chase Daniel NO - Signed with KC 3 year $10 million
Jermon Bushrod - Signed with Bears 5 year $35.965 million
Jonathan Casillas - Signed with Bucs 1 year $3 million

Saints UFA's
Adrian Arrington FA
Devery Henderson NO
Courtney Roby NO
David Thomas NO
Justin Drescher NO - Re-signed 4 year deal
Sedrick Ellis NO
Turk McBride NO
Scott Shanle NO
Barrett Ruud NO

Saints RFA's:
Chris Ivory NO 1 for $2.02mm - Restricted (2nd Round Tender)
Brian De La Puente NO 1 for $2.02mm - Restricted (2nd Round Tender)

Other Saints News:
Will Smith took a $6 million pay cut from $9 to $3 million.
Jonathan Vilma took a $3.7 million pay cut from $4.8 to $1 million
Will Herring released

Other FA Headlines:
Mike Wallace to Dolphins - 5 year $60 million
Martellus Bennett to Bears - 4 year $21 million
Pat Chung to Eagles - 3 year $10 million
James Casey to Eagles - 3 year $14.5 million
Dannell Ellerbe to Dolphins - 5 year $35 million
Delainie Walker to Titans - 4 year $17.5 million
Paul Kruger to Browns - 5 year $41 million
Jared Cook to Rams - 5 year $38.5 million
Reggie Bush to Lions - 4 year $16 million
Rashard Mendenhall to Cardinals - 1 year deal
Dashon Goldson to Bucs - 5 year $41.25
Glover Quin to Lions - 5 year deal $25 million
Glenn Dorsey to 49ers - 2 year $6 million
Wes Welker to Broncos - 2 year $12 million
Danny Amendola to Pats - 5 year $31 million
Cliff Avril to Seahawks - 2 year $15 million
Dominque Rodgers-Cromarte to Broncos - 1 year $5 million
LaRon Landry to Colts - 4 year $24 million
Derek Cox to Chargers - 4 year $20 million
Sean Smith to Chiefs - 3 year $18 million
Rickey Jean-Francois to Colts - 4 year $22 million
Matt Cassel to Vikings - 1 year $4 million
Cary Williams to Eagles - 3 year $17 million
Steven Jackson to Falcons - 3 year $12 million
KEENAN LEWIS TO SAINTS - 5 YEAR $26 MILLION
Michael Bennett to Seahawks - 1 year $5 million
Leon Washington to Patriots - 1 year
Connor Barwin to Eagles - 6 year $36 million
Jasper Brinkley to Cardinals - 2 year
Kevin Ogletree to Bucs -
Mike Goodson to Jets - 3 years $6.9 million
Dustin Keller to Dolphins - 1 year $4.25 million
Michael Johnson stays w/Bengals - 1 year $11.2 million
Tony Gonzalez stays w/Falcons - 2 year $14 million
Kyle Arrington styas w/Patriots - 4 year $16 million
Danny Woodhead to Chargers - 2 year
Greg Jennings to Vikings - 5 year 47.5 million
Aqib Talib stays w/Patriots - 1 year $5 million
Adrian Wilson to Patriots - 3 year
Antoine Cason to Cardinals - 1 year $2 million

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Posted by whodatfan

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Posted on 3/16/13 at 4:10 pm to NS Who Dat Nation

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@AdamSchefter: Shocking. RT @RavensInsider: Elvis Dumervil and his agent are parting ways, according to sources close to the situation

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Posted by Hugo Stiglitz

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Posted on 3/16/13 at 4:23 pm to whodatfan

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Posted by Cajun Invasion

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Posted on 3/16/13 at 4:27 pm to whodatfan

i would love to be fly on the wall when that went down.

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Posted by Mouth

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Posted on 3/16/13 at 4:40 pm to djrunner

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According to The Times-Picayune, Lewis had visits set up with the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Eagles, but after meeting with the Saints on Thursday, knew that no more trips were necessary.

"Those guys were trying to offer more money, but I had it set in my mind the whole time if the Saints offered me I was going to come home. I had to get it done," Lewis told the paper. "I looked at it like I'm home. I'm from Algiers. I went to O.P. Walker. A lot of guys don't really have that opportunity to play for their hometown team. Then when I had the opportunity to sit down with Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis, Rob Ryan and my position coach, (Wesley) McGriff, they really made me feel at home. And that's something I had in Pittsburgh.

"When I first walked in there I felt like I was at home. I had opportunities to go to teams that offered me a lot more money. But everybody can't say that they had the opportunity to play in their back yard. Even when I was in Pittsburgh I would go back and watch four or five Saints games just to get acquainted with what they were doing."