Saints wide receiver Chris Olave didn’t do team drills in the team’s first training camp practice for what head coach Kellen Moore called business reasons, but there won’t be any reason for Olave to limit his participation for the rest of camp.
Olave’s agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus told ESPN that Olave has agreed to a four-year extension with the Saints. The deal is worth $132 million with $90 million in guaranteed money.
The agreement comes a couple of days after General Manager Mickey Loomis said that the team was hopeful to lock up the 2022 first-round pick beyond the fifth and final year of his rookie deal. Loomis also noted that Olave’s injury history, which includes multiple concussions and last year’s blood clot in his lung, as “an element” of the negotiations.
Given the size of the commitment the Saints are making, Olave’s production — 291 catches for 3,728 yards and 19 touchdowns — was a bigger element and Olave is set to have five more years to build those numbers.
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