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Ali has developed some chemistry with expected starting QB Desmond Ridder. Just don’t expect Minnesota to part ways with him so cheaply.One of the early standouts this summer for the Falcons was WR Josh Ali, who is in his second season after being undrafted in 2022. If he’s available, the Saints should look into acquiring him, even if he’ll need a lucrative contract extension after a trade.

Plus, he has a lot of fans in Louisiana after playing college football with the LSU Tigers. He’ll turn 29 in October and is in the middle of his athletic prime.

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He produced 76 quarterback pressures last season, per Pro Football Focus charting, more than both Davenport (34) and Turner (13) combined.

Hunter fits the athletic prototype the Saints look for at defensive end - he’s listed at 6-foot-5 and 263 pounds, with 34-inch arms. Typically, defensive players don’t move the needle in division races, but with the addition of Hunter, New Orleans could field one of the league’s stingiest defenses and a balanced roster. As a rookie second-rounder, Isaiah Foskey is an unknown commodity. Turner has a ton of upside, but he’s only suited up for 13 games in two seasons because of injuries.

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Ironically, they let Marcus Davenport walk in free agency, and he signed with the Vikings. The Saints need an edge-rusher to complement Jordan, who’s going into his age-34 term. Hunter will turn 29 years old in October. Though this move would hurt the Vikings defense in the short term, the club may continue to move on from veterans close to or older than 30 years old-in this case for an early-round pick and a younger player. Though Hunter has proved he’s worth a big-money deal with at least 10.5 sacks in three of the last four seasons, he may not get a lucrative extension offer from the current Vikings’ front office. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, teams have inquired about his availability.Īdofo-Mensah doesn’t have a strong allegiance to roster holdovers from the previous regime. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the three-time Pro Bowl defensive end hasn’t seen “eye-to-eye” with the team on a new contract. This offseason, second-year general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah parted ways with or didn’t re-sign multiple veterans, including Dalvin Tomlinson, Za’Darius Smith, Eric Kendricks and Patrick Peterson.Īs for Danielle Hunter, his contract voids in 2024.

Here’s some of what Moton wrote on this trade idea: A change of scenery might be good for him.Īnd the Vikings just signed Marcus Davenport in free agency, which has the Saints projected to receive a fourth-round compensatory pick in the 2024 draft, so another way of looking at this trade would be swapping Davenport, Turner, and next year’s second-round choice for Hunter and a fourth-round selection. He’s missed too many games with injury and hasn’t played well enough to get in the lineup at times when healthy.

Minnesota receives: 2024 second-round pick, DE Payton Turnerīailing on a former first-round pick would be disappointing, but that’s the word to describe Turner’s career so far.

New Orleans receives: DE Danielle Hunter.

Here’s how the Saints could acquire Minnesota Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter: If the Saints were offered this trade proposal from Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton, New Orleans would be foolish to turn it down. Yeah, it’s June, and a lot of NFL writers are bringing home the bacon by speculating on trades that probably won’t happen - but it’s fun, right? And Bleacher Report has no shortage of that kind of content ( we quickly shot down one of their previous trade ideas for New Orleans Saints offensive lineman James Hurst here).īut we’re on the other side of the equation this time.

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