The New Orleans Saints have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Rogers to a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday.

Rogers' deal is worth $4 million, a league source told ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.

Rogers, a former three-time Pro Bowl player, was cut on Feb. 9 after playing sparingly during the 2010 season due to ankle, hip and elbow injuries. He had been scheduled to make $5.5 million in 2011 with a $500,000 roster bonus.

NFL free agency is scheduled to begin March 4 -- pending the outcome of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement -- but Rogers is free to sign with a new team now because the Browns terminated his contract early.

Rogers' deal comes several hours after the New England Patriots signed former Buffalo Bill Marcus Stroud to a two-year contract. Rogers made visits to New Orleans, Washington and Kansas City.