NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints reserve offensive tackle Zach Strief has agreed to return to New Orleans for another season.Saints spokesman Greg Bensel says Strief, a restricted free agent this offseason, signed his tender offer from the club on Monday.The Saints had offered Strief about $1.76 million.Strief played in every game last season, starting twice at tackle during the regular season. He also subbed in routinely as a blocking tight end.Strief, 26, was drafted out of Northwestern in the seventh round in 2006. He has played in 57 regular-season games, starting five. He also has appeared in all five of the Saints’ playoff games since he joined the club.The move comes five days after the Saints signed former Chicago Bears defensive end Alex Brown to a two-year deal worth a reported 6 million.Brown, a former All-American at the University of Florida, started all 16 games in six of his eight seasons with the Bears. He tallied 481 tackles, 42.5 sacks, five interceptions, 16 forced fumbles and 11 fumble recoveries during his time with the Bears.Chicago cut Brown in March, giving him the option to sign with any team he chose.Brown gives the Saints a hopeful replacement for the lost production of departed defensive end Charles Grant.Grant, who was selected in the same draft as Brown, totaled 424 tackles, 47 sacks, 31 passes defended and 16 forced fumbles in his eight-year career with New Orleans.————Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at [email protected]