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NEW ORLEANS -- The Saints are declining the fifth-year contract option on defensive end Tyree Wilson, according to the NFL Network.
The Saints acquired Wilson, the seventh pick of the 2023 draft, in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said after the draft that the team was treating this like a one-year tryout and planned to decline his option for the 2027 season worth $14.4 million.
"I think he's going to be a free agent after this year in all likelihood.... It's a one-year trial and we'll see how it goes," Loomis said.
The Saints received Wilson and a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2026 fifth-rounder (No. 150), which the Raiders used to select Arizona safety Dalton Johnson.