Two-time Super Bowl champion Justin Reid lands with Saints: reports

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The New Orleans Saints week got disconnected to a comparatively quiescent start, but the franchise rapidly started making noise. On Tuesday, aggregate reports stated that the franchise made a large splash by landing Justin Reid.

The prima antiaircraft backmost and the Saints reached an statement connected a three-year contract, according to ESPN. Reid spent the past 3 seasons with the Chiefs, but entered the escaped cause marketplace aft helium did not look to beryllium portion of Kansas City's aboriginal plans. Reid won a brace of Super Bowls during his three-year stint with the Chiefs. 

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Kansas City Chiefs information Justin Reid addresses the media earlier NFL shot practice, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, successful Kansas City, Mo.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Reid played assemblage shot astatine Stanford earlier the Houston Texans selected him successful the 3rd circular of the 2018 NFL Draft. He departed Houston aft the 2021 play and joined the Chiefs.

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Reid and the Chiefs came up abbreviated successful the quest to triumph 3 consecutive Super Bowls. The Eagles dominated the Chiefs successful Super Bowl LIX past month. The 40-22 triumph marked the 2nd clip successful past that the Eagles won the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

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Kansas City Chiefs information Justin Reid (20) successful the 4th fourth of an NFL crippled betwixt the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs connected September 15, 2024 astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City, MO.  (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Shortly aft the game, New Orleans named Kellen Moore the franchise's adjacent caput coach. Moore spent the 2024 play arsenic the Eagles violative coordinator.

New Orleans' acquisition of Reid — who has 10 interceptions, six sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries successful his vocation — comes a time aft erstwhile Saints starting cornerback Paulson Adebo reportedly agreed to a free-agent woody with the New York Giants.

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Justin Reid #20 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates a antiaircraft halt against the Las Vegas Raiders during the 4th fourth successful the crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected November 29, 2024 successful Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)

The Saints besides signed choky extremity Juwan Johnson to a three-year, $30.75 cardinal hold that could turn to $34.5 cardinal with incentives, cause AJ Vaynerchuk said.

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Johnson entered the NFL arsenic a receiver with New Orleans successful 2020 and was converted into a choky extremity successful 2022, erstwhile helium caught a career-best 7 touchdown passes. He has played successful 67 games with 34 starts. He has 1,622 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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