National Football League

Cornerback Brandon Browner agrees to three-year deal with Saints

Published Mar. 12, 2015 2:54 p.m. ET

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Brandon Browner has agreed to a three-year deal with the New Orleans Saints, FOX Sports NFL Insider Mike Garafolo confirmed. It's a three-year deal worth $15 million and could be $17 million with incentives.

With Browner signing with the Saints, and Darrelle Revis leaving for the Jets, that leaves the Patriots without their top two corners from a year ago.

Browner, 30, has been a starter on the past two Super Bowl winners: the 2013 Seattle Seahawks and 2014 New England Patriots.

Browner has started every game in which he has played and intercepted 11 passes during the past four seasons. He has also forced three fumbles and recovered one.

A former Canadian Football League player, Browner didn't win a full-time job in the NFL until 2011 with Seattle. He intercepted six passes that year and was named to the Pro Bowl. He remained with the Seahawks for three seasons before spending one season in New England.

The deal gives the Saints a pair of starting cornerbacks who are taller than 6 feet; Browner is 6-foot-4, while Keenan Lewis, the Saints' top cornerback the past two seasons, is 6-1. Both Browner and Lewis also played at Oregon State in college.

Shortly after agreeing to his deal with New Orleans, Browner posted notes on Twitter thanking the Patriots and their fans for "a championship ride" and thanking his agent, Peter Schaffer. He also posted a photo of himself wearing a dark gray suit and a Saints cap as he signed his new contract.

The Saints also agreed to re-sign linebacker Ramon Humber on a two-year deal. Humber, 27, joined the Saints in 2010. He had his best season in 2014, when he started six games and was credited with 50 solo or assisted tackles.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.