Ex-Saints Playmaker Open to Reunion After Super Bowl

The New Orleans Saints could use one more wide receiver and it sounds like former big-time piece of the offense is at least willing to consider a return.

New Orleans' offense looked good in the second half of the season with Tyler Shough under center. Chris Olave was electric, Devaughn Vele looked like a legit piece for the franchise and Juwan Johnson put up a quietly elite season. Johnson has gotten some flak, but the 29-year-old racked up 77 catches, 889 yards and three touchdowns. That's some serious production.

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One thing that made the offense's performance even more impressive in the second half is that it had success even after trading Rashid Shaheed away, who was the team's No. 2 receiver in the first half. Shaheed and Shough only overlapped for one game with the rookie quarterback starting. That game was on Nov. 2 against the Los Angeles Rams and he led the Saints with nine targets, five catches and 68 yards before getting traded to the Seattle Seahawks. Now, he's in the Super Bowl and will be a free agent afterward. In an interview with