Saints Snag Etienne, Broncos Blink

0:00On April 3rd, Saints fans are smiling for once in this back-and-forth with the Broncos. Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. signed a 4-year 48-million-dollar deal with New Orleans in free agency. Flipping the script on the usual player shuffle. Usually it's ex-Saints heading to Denver to join Sean Payton, but this time New Orleans came out on top and grabbed a star. One league executive called it a total surprise for the Broncos, who figured they were the top choice to land at the end. Instead, Denver pivoted quick and resigned their veteran running back, JK Dovins, to a 2-year 16-million-dollar extension after he put up. Solid numbers last season. Both backs are rising fast, but Etienne's bigger payday shows how the Saints pulled off a rare coup against Payton's crew. That's your update from NFL News Today, powered by AI.