Wow. What a Day 1 of NFL free agency for the New Orleans Saints. In this special edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down the flurry of activity from the day, including a pair of team leaders in Demario Davis heading out of town, but also some massive wins with Travis Etienne and David Edwards filling big holes for the Saints. Let's break it down.

SEGMENT 1: Here are all the moves from a wild day of free agency

SEGMENT 2: SportsTalk special ... let's discuss

EDITOR'S NOTE: There will be dated information in this podcast. We endeavored to get it out as quickly as possible to avoid that, but there's only so much we can do. We'll have an additional episode once the dust settles to catch up on the following:

DEPARTURE

- LB Demario Davis to Jets

SIGNINGS

- DT John Ridgeway
- P Ryan Wright
- RB Travis Etienne

It's officially here: The storm before the NFL free agency storm storm. In this latest, live edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller break down what to know for the New Orleans Saints as the NFL's "legal tampering" period opens, what the Saints have done so far, who will be hitting the market, who are some of the top targets and more. We'll close out with a live mailbag, so make sure to get your comments/questions in the chat!

SEGMENT 1 - Rundown! Getting ready for NFL free agency
SEGMENT 2 - Mike Ginnititi of Spotrac breaks down salary cap, FA thoughts
SEGMENT 3 - live mailbag & early FA reactions

It's the offseason, which means it's salary cap season for the New Orleans Saints. In the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL sports director Steve Geller dive in on the latest news surrounding the team -- good vibes, finally -- before setting a roadmap for how the Saints can clear all the cap space they need, extend veteran players and sign some big-name free agents at multiple key positions. We also get insight from Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football on NOF's new cap calculator and Saints' biggest needs heading into 2026.

SEGMENT 1: The rundown .... Why Saints and the city like each other again

SEGMENT 2: Saints insider Nick Underhill breaks down keys to offseason (via SportsTalk)

SEGMENT 3: Offseason road map ... balancing the budget and landing big FA names