Amid a report that the agent-sharing relationship between Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove and Lions G.M. Martin Mayhew could cause a little legal collusion in an effort to get Hargrove moved to Motown, WWL-TV reports that Hargrove will be signing his one-year tender offer on Monday,
The Saints used the “original round” tender on Hargrove, giving them a right to match any offer made to Hargrove and a third-round pick as compensation, in exchange for a non-guaranteed salary of $1.226 million for 2010.
Of course, signing the tender doesn’t mean Hargrove will stay in New Orleans. The move could be a precursor to a trade of Hargrove to Detroit or another team, just as the Seahawks did with defensive end Darryl Tapp, as they are expected to do with guard Rob Sims, and as the Eagles recently did with linebacker Chris Gocong.