RT Strief signs five-year deal to stay with the Saints

Zach Strief has agreed to a five-year contract with New Orleans. (USATSI)

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Saints right tackle Zach Strief, despite some interest shown in him from the Dolphins this offseason, isn't going anywhere. As New Orleans tweeted Monday morning.

The #Saints and @ZachStrief have agreed to terms on a 5-year deal! pic.twitter.com/33piT9x4az

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) March 17, 2014

Strief -- ranked No. 77 on the CBSSports.com free agent list -- has started the 38 games he's played in New Orleans for the past three seasons, and according to the Pro Football Focus measurements, he was rated as the No. 7 free agent in the NFL last season.

According to the Baltimore Sun, Strief gets $8.5 million guaranteed and averages $4.1 million per season.

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