Saints' Olave signs extension worth up to $132M
Olave's extension comes after almost a year of negotiations. The Saints have been in discussions with Olave on a new deal since the beginning of last...
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- Olave's extension comes after almost a year of negotiations.
- The Saints have been in discussions with Olave on a new deal since the beginning of last season.
- The new contract ends a minor "hold-in" from Olave, who has participated in both of the Saints' training camp practices but only did individual position drills and walk-throughs.
- It's just sometimes the business side takes a little bit of a lead on this for a matter of time and we'll work through that." Olave has been an active participant throughout the Saints' offseason and was involved in almost every practice leading up to training camp.
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Olave's extension comes after almost a year of negotiations. The Saints have been in discussions with Olave on a new deal since the beginning of last season. The new contract ends a minor "hold-in" from Olave, who has participated in both of the Saints' training camp practices but only did individual position drills and walk-throughs. It's just sometimes the business side takes a little bit of a lead on this for a matter of time and we'll work through that." Olave has been an active participant throughout the Saints' offseason and was involved in almost every practice leading up to training camp. I hope we do so we don't affect the chemistry and stuff going into training camp, but I think it's going to get done soon," Olave said at OTAs. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said before training camp that Olave is now fully cleared.