J.T.

Gray

Gray has spent time with both the Ravens and Broncos this season. He earned first-team All-Pro honors once, and second-team All-Pro honors twice, with the Saints in 2021, 2019, and 2024, respectively.

Gray rarely sees the field on defense but is a special teams ace. He logged over 300 special teams snaps for five consecutive seasons with the Saints before being a surprise cut at the end of training camp this year. Gray’s 14 special teams tackles were second-most in the league last season.

Bad news for the Saints special teams. It sounds like we can expect Gray to miss at least a few weeks before he is eased back into things towards the beginning of preseason.

Gray joined the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and re-signed with the team during the 2021 offseason. Since then, Gray has been named a 2021 Pro Bowler and First-team All-Pro on special teams. He will now be under contract with the Saints through 2025.

The would-be restricted free agent gets a deal worth $4 million, with $2 million guaranteed. Gray, who has played all 16 games for New Orleans in each of the past two seasons, made eight tackles and recovered two fumbles as a special teamer in 2020. The Saints also cleared $4.34 million in cap space by restructuring DT David Onyemata’s contract. Onyemata had a career year in 2020, logging 6.5 sacks and 44 tackles.