2012 FREE AGENCY - GUARDS
Carl Nicks
Player Analysis - Not only is Carl Nicks the top Guard in Free Agency, he is probably the best Guard in the league. It will be tough for the Saints to sign him as they just signed Jahri Evans (RG) to a 7 year, $56 million contract and they still need to re-sign Drew Brees.
| Rank | Name | Type | Grade | Age | Former Team | Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Nicks | UFA | A+ | 27 | Saints | |
| 2 | Evan Mathis | UFA | A+ | 30 | Eagles | |
| 3 | Ben Grubbs | UFA | B+ | 28 | Ravens | |
| 4 | Jake Scott | UFA | B+ | 30 | Titans | |
| 5 | Kraig Urbik | RFA | B | 26 | Bills | |
| 6 | Jeremy Zuttah | UFA | C+ | 25 | Buccaneers | |
| 7 | Mike Brisiel | UFA | C+ | 29 | Texans | |
| 8 | Montrae Holland | UFA | C | 31 | Cowboys | |
| 9 | Dan Connolly | UFA | C | 29 | Patriots | |
| 10 | Mackenzy Bernadeau | UFA | C | 26 | Panthers | |
| 11 | Doug Legursky | UFA | C | 25 | Steelers | |
| 12 | Mike Pollack | UFA | C | 27 | Colts | |
| 13 | Bobbie Williams | UFA | C | 35 | Bengals | |
| 14 | Mike McGlynn | UFA | C | 27 | Bengals | |
| 15 | Ramon Foster | RFA | C- | 26 | Steelers | |
| 16 | Geoff Hangartner | UFA | C- | 29 | Panthers | |
| 17 | Chad Rinehart | RFA | D+ | 26 | Bills | |
| 18 | Adam Goldberg | UFA | D+ | 31 | Rams | |
| 19 | Jacob Bell | UFA | D+ | 31 | Rams | |
| 20 | Deuce Lutui | UFA | D+ | 28 | Cardinals | |
| 21 | Nate Livings | UFA | D+ | 30 | Bengals | |
| 22 | John Greco | UFA | D+ | 27 | Browns | |
| 23 | Derrick Dockery | UFA | D+ | 31 | Cowboys | |
| 24 | Adam Snyder | UFA | D+ | 30 | 49ers | |
| 25 | Stacy Andrews | UFA | D | 30 | Giants | |
| 26 | Scott Mruczkowski | UFA | D | 29 | Chargers | |
| 27 | Russ Hochstein | UFA | D | 34 | Broncos | |
| 28 | Steve Vallos | UFA | D- | 28 | Browns | |
| 29 | Tony Wragge | UFA | D- | 32 | Rams | |
| 30 | Kirk Chambers | UFA | D- | 33 | Falcons | |
| 31 | Michael Gibson | UFA | D- | 26 | Seahawks | |
| 32 | Jamey Richard | UFA | D- | 27 | Colts | |
| 33 | Manny Ramirez | UFA | D- | 28 | Broncos | |
| 34 | Brandyn Dombrowski | RFA | D- | 26 | Chargers |