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Saints Have All But One Draft Pick Under Contract After Five More Signings

Six of the seven Saints rookie draft picks are under contract now.

John Hendrix

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Only one rookie draft pick is not under contract going into the start of the Saints three-day rookie minicamp on Friday. New Orleans announced five more signings from their draft class, which included Spencer Rattler, Bub Means, Jaylan Ford, Khristian Boyd and Josiah Ezirim. They all get four-year contracts. Only Kool-Aid McKinstry remains unsigned.

We shouldn't worry or stress about McKinstry's deal, as the second-round picks tend to take a little longer to come together. Coincidentally, both Isaiah Foskey and Alontae Taylor signed on July 19 in their respective draft years. McKinstry is in New Orleans and at the facility, and is coming off a toe fracture in his foot that required surgery, but should be good to go soon enough.

The Saints announced the signing of Taliese Fuaga earlier on Thursday.

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JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net