National Football League

Saints tender restricted free agents Hill, Lelito

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 10:35 p.m. ET

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METAIRIE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Saints have extended tender offers to two of their restricted free agents, tight end Josh Hill and guard Tim Lelito.

The moves, announced by the NFL as free agency began on Wednesday, mean Hill and Lelito may negotiate with other NFL clubs, but the Saints have the right to match any offer and retain those players.

The Saints declined to extend tenders to several restricted free agents, including running back Khiry Robinson, whose 2015 season ended with a fractured right tibia against the New York Giants on Nov. 1.

Robinson becomes one of four Saints players with fewer than four accrued seasons to become an unrestricted free agent, along with interior defensive linemen Austin Brown and Lawrence Virgil and guard Ryan Seymour.

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