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New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham has been in negotiations with the Saints on a new contract and this morning the star tight end took to his twitter account to announce that a deal has been done.

Jimmy Graham is a lethal offensive weapon for Drew Brees and the Saints. In my humble opinion you pay him the big bucks and lock him up for the rest of his career. That is not what has happened so far. Here is what is actually happening.

Well Saint fans, it hasn’t been a great week for the New Orleans Saints organization.  First, they have been working hard on a deal to re-sign quarterback Drew Brees to another long term contract and now the NFL is investigating the team for paying players who put vicious hits and injure other players. What is worse? Here is how it all broke down this week for the Saints.