Saints Rumors: Noah Spence Agrees to New Contract After Joining Team in December

The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a contract with defensive end Noah Spence, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero on Monday afternoon. 

ESPN's Field Yates confirmed that the Saints re-signed Spence.

New Orleans originally signed Spence on Dec. 11 after defensive end Marcus Davenport suffered a season-ending foot injury.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Spence in the second round (39th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.

The Eastern Kentucky and Ohio State product appeared in all 16 regular-season games as a rookie, producing a career-high 5.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and 22 tackles (16 solo). However, Spence was limited to six games in 2017 because of a shoulder injury that landed him on injured reserve. He played 12 games (no starts) in 2018 but only contributed three tackles.

The Bucs waived Spence prior to last season.

"Bucs coach Bruce Arians said he was pulling for outside linebacker Noah Spence to make the team's Week 1 roster, especially after seeing his strong work ethics, but ultimately Arians said the decision to cut the former second-round pick came down to a lack of production," Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times wrote on Sept. 3, 2019.

Spence latched on with Washington in mid-September, where he appeared in seven games and notched one sack. The team released him on Nov. 19, freeing him up for the Saints.

Spence did not play for New Orleans to end the 2019 campaign.