Saints sign FB Bryan Johnson to offer sheet

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Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:01:58 -0800

The New Orleans Saints have announced the team has signed restricted free agent FB Bryan Johnson (Redskins) to an offer sheet. Terms of the offer sheet were not disclosed. The Redskins will have a week to match the offer sheet for Johnson.

Anyone know what kind of compensation are we in line for?

none, I think we just have the right to match the offer.

skinsfan is right, we only have the right to match, no compensation is due here because Johnson was an undrafted free agent, therefore there's no pick to compensate for.

I'm guessing BJ is gone since no one is stupid enough to offer him something the Skins can match easily.....either that or the saints think the Skins have no need for him and is expendable.

Bye, Bye, bryyyyyyyyy! and good luck in new orleans you'll need it.

He's gone, I like the guy but it's an easy way for us to get rid of our backfield. We have the Rock anyways!

skinsfan is right, we only have the right to match, no compensation is due here because Johnson was an undrafted free agent, therefore there's no pick to compensate for.
That stinks. Oh well, he's a solid player, but I won't be sad to see him go.

I wouldn't be surprised if we match. BJ seems like a Gibbs type of back. He's got decent hands and is a pretty good blocker, he could fit in well at the H-back role.

Plus he's been a valuable member of the special teams unit and don't think that Gibbs won't take that into account, that's where we would feel his loss the most.

Of course alot depends on the type of offer the Saints gave him. I can't imagine it being anything too outrageous.

I agree with Matty. Of course it depends on the offer, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the Redskins match it. He is a very much a "Gibbs type player" and could do very well this year with the Skins.