The New Orleans Saints' top offseason priority isn't hard to figure out. After bringing in free-agent cornerback Tramon Williams for a visit on Tuesday night, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported that they're also visiting with free-agent cornerback Brandon Browner.

Browner, 30, is a big, physical corner (6-foot-4, 221 pounds), who made the Pro Bowl in 2011 and played for the past two Super Bowl championship teams. He spent last year with the New England Patriots after spending the three previous seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.

The Saints also showed interest in Browner last year before he signed with New England. He's available again because the Patriots declined to pick up a $2 million roster bonus he was due this week.

Browner was a good asset for the Patriots, though, serving as the bookend across from top cornerback Darrelle Revis. He didn't join New England's lineup until Week 7 because of a suspension and an ankle injury. But he became a full-time starter from that point on, finishing with one interception and eight pass defenses, including the playoffs.

Browner's suspension was for repeated violations of the NFL's substance-abuse policy, and it actually began late in the 2013 season, keeping him sidelined for Seattle's playoff run.

Browner is an asset in press-man coverage -- though he also draws a lot of penalties because of his physical play. The Saints have coveted bigger, longer cornerbacks in recent years, like many teams in the NFL.

He has 11 interceptions and 47 pass break-ups, including the playoffs, during his four-year NFL career. He originally entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos in 2005, then he spent four years with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders before returning with his Pro Bowl season in Seattle.