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Guard Carl Nicks leaving the Saints?

By Mark J. Miller | Scoop Du Jour – Wed, Feb 22, 2012 7:33 AM EST

US PresswireNew Orleans Saints guard Carl Nicks is heading into free agency and it is sounding like the two-time Pro Bowler is ready for a change after being with the team since he was selected in the fifth round of the 2008 draft.

ESPN reports that Nicks told Sirius NFL Radio Tuesday that there haven't been any contract talks with New Orleans yet and that he is thinking the team will sign quarterback Drew Brees before working on him. "I haven't talked to [general manager] Mickey [Loomis] at all,'' said Nicks, according to the site.

Nicks has also heard that the team could put the franchise tag on him, which would mean a $9.4 million payday for the 26-year-old, though he said he would be upset to be tagged, ESPN reports.

"I've heard a lot of rumors of the franchise tag, which is a lot of money,'' Nicks said, according to ESPN. "If you want to pay me, which I'm not a big fan of, what the franchise tag for an offensive lineman is worth, we might as well work on a deal."

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13 comments

Magnus101 • 2 months ago
I don't understand anything nicks said
"If you want to pay me, which I'm not a big fan of"?
- A Diamond 2 months ago
  nobody ever said he was Einstein?
- Pack 4 Life 2 months ago
  He was talking about the Franchise Tag salary
terpsez11 • Salisbury, Maryland • 2 months ago
Brees signs deal.... Nicks gets tag...Colston won't get what his stats say...he has bad wheels
Goodell Sux Big Ones • 2 months ago
"ready for a change after being with the team since he was selected in the fifth round of the 2008 draft"

Am I reading that correctly? Remember when guys didn't leave the team that drafted them until they were 35 or older? Sheesh.
keith • Fairborn, Ohio • 2 months ago
Who-Dey...........Cash in Nicks,come on to Cincy,60 million cap space,Guard is our biggest
off season need
- A Diamond 2 months ago
  He's used to playing for a winning team sorry cincy.
- keith 2 months ago
  Coming from a guy in Michigan,i'll take that as player hate
Ninja • Sunnyvale, California • 2 months ago
I don't think the Franchise Tag would be worth more than $8 mil. That's what Jahri Evans makes and the franchise tag would give him the average of the highest paid guard over the past five years. That can't be more than what the current highest paid guard gets.
Justin • Doylestown, Pennsylvania • 2 months ago
The saints have plenty on money to sign their top 3 Bree's coleston and nicks so keep dreaming bree's has already said he would structure his deal to allow the saints to resign their top guys like I said keep dreaming next we are goin to the super bowl who dat
- terpsez11 2 months ago
  Brees never said anything to the press about what he will and will not do
- Jason Adkins 2 months ago
  please come to cleveland we need help at the guard position. Plus hes only 26 so hes in the prime of his career. would look great in a browns uniform. think of this o-line joe thomas eric steinbeck alex mack carl nicks and a good right tackel and colt will have time to throw
Jaime • Harlingen, Texas • 2 months ago
He really ought to go to the Cowboys
- doomsday 2 months ago
  AGREE!!!
Anthony C • 2 months ago
to the cowboys, please!
- Dave 2 months ago
  indeed brother! would be a huge signing, but db's and a safety is a must!
- Vishy 2 months ago
  to protect tony #$%$
Tim • Atlanta, Georgia • 2 months ago
The Saints just have too many big name free agents. I don't see how they can keep all of them..
sonicblu • Fort Worth, Texas • 2 months ago
come to dallas, we need ya.
DennisA • Wichita, Kansas • 2 months ago
go to the cowboys
Josh Woody • Kansas City, Missouri • 2 months ago
he will be in KC they have so much money to blow and are short on nose tackle
Loubird • Cheney, Washington • 2 months ago
Hey Carl, want some more rings? Then it's the Niners baby!