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Saints | Hunter Dekkers back with Saints Wed Aug 6, 04:25 PM
Free-agent QB Hunter Dekkers (Saints) signed with the New Orleans Saints Wednesday, Aug. 6. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Link to story Saints | Alvin Kamara to skip preseason game Tue Aug 5, 01:27 PM
New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara will not play in the preseason game Sunday, Aug. 10.
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Saints | Juwan Johnson day-to-day Tue Aug 5, 01:23 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Juwan Johnson (groin) is considered day-to-day because of a groin injury, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
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Saints | Devin Neal to miss some time Tue Aug 5, 01:21 PM
New Orleans Saints RB Devin Neal (hamstring) is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks because of a hamstring injury, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
Link to story Saints | Hunter Dekkers cut Thu Jul 31, 01:10 PM
New Orleans Saints QB Hunter Dekkers was waived Thursday, July 31.
Link to story Saints | Juwan Johnson not expected to miss much time Wed Jul 30, 05:44 PM
Updating a previous report, New Orleans Saints TE Juwan Johnson (groin) suffered a groin injury during practice Wednesday, July 30, and is expected to miss only a few days, according to sources.
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Saints | Treyton Welch injured at practice Wed Jul 30, 01:24 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Treyton Welch (undisclosed) suffered an undisclosed injury during practice Wednesday, July 30, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
Link to story Saints | Juwan Johnson injured Wednesday Wed Jul 30, 01:20 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Juwan Johnson (undisclosed) suffered an undisclosed injury during practice Wednesday, July 30, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
| Footballguys view: Head coach Kellen Moore said the injury wasn't "overly concerning" and that he would update everyone later this week if the absence was going to be more than a day or so. A later report pegged it as a groin injury, but otherwise matched Moore's tone. Johnson remains on our late round radar in tight end premium and very deep leagues unless we hear otherwise regarding this injury. |
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Saints | J.T. Gray listed as week-to-week Tue Jul 29, 06:27 PM
New Orleans Saints DB J.T. Gray (hamstring) suffered a hamstring injury in practice, and head coach Kellen Moore said Tuesday, July 29, that Gray will be 'week-to-week'.
Link to story Saints | Two players work on side Mon Jul 28, 07:54 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Taysom Hill (knee) and TE Foster Moreau (knee) worked on the side during practice Monday, July 28.
| Footballguys view: Juwan Johnson sits atop the depth chart. And the team recently brought in Noah Fant for a workout. Hill is 35 years old and coming off a brutal knee injury. Moreau's injury happened in Week 18, and he's still struggling to return. Any playing time in 2025 would be a surprise from either tight end, and both should be off the fantasy radar. |
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Saints | Tyler Shough has turn with starters Mon Jul 28, 01:30 PM
New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough worked with the first-team offense during practice Monday, July 28.
| Footballguys view: Monday's session was a big opportunity for Shough, who operated with the first team as the Saints donned pads for the first time in training camp. While there were some positive takeaways, Shough is still waiting for a breakthrough performance through five days in Saints camp. According to NOLA.com, the rookie effectively communicated and commanded the offense, but he was often inaccurate and sometimes indecisive. His peers, Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener, had some better moments but didn't exactly assert themselves. All indications still point to Shough being the Week 1 starter, but we'll continue to monitor the situation. |
Saints | Rashid Shaheed hoping to bulk up Sun Jul 27, 12:31 PM
New Orleans Saints WR Rashid Shaheed said that he worked on increasing muscle mass during the offseason. His 2024 playing weight was 180 pounds and he hopes to play at 190 pounds this year without losing any of his speed.
| Footballguys view: Shaheed is healthy after his 2024 was ended very early by a knee injury. He looked like he could be one of the breakout players of the season before the injury and could still take a step forward for fantasy even though the Saints probably have the worst quarterback situation in the league right now. |
Saints | Taysom Hill does conditioning work Sun Jul 27, 11:51 AM
New Orleans Saints TE Taysom Hill (knee) participated in conditioning drills with a trainer Sunday, July 27.
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Saints | Spencer Rattler practicing with starters Sun Jul 27, 11:12 AM
New Orleans Saints QB Spencer Rattler is working with the first-team offense at practice Sunday, July 27.
| Footballguys view: Rattler has generated some buzz with his play so far in camp, but this quarterback battle is still wide open. More than backing a specific candidate between Rattler, Tyler Shough, and Jake Haener, we should be rooting for the winner to separate based on strong play instead of the process of elimination because the others aren't measuring up. |
Saints | Noah Fant to visit Saints Fri Jul 25, 10:08 AM
Free-agent TE Noah Fant (Seahawks) is set to visit the New Orleans Saints Friday, July 25.
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Saints | Jake Haener to see time with starters Thu Jul 24, 01:39 PM
New Orleans Saints QB Jake Haener will work with the first-team offense during practice Friday, July 25, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
| Footballguys view: Good luck with that. The Saints quarterback situation is messy. Haener is getting an opportunity to win the job, but Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough are too. This is a battle Fantasy GMs have zero interest in no matter who wins the starting job. |
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Saints | Dallin Holker retiring Wed Jul 23, 04:45 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Dallin Holker has decided to retire from professional football.
Link to story Saints | Spencer Rattler works with starters` Wed Jul 23, 02:17 PM
New Orleans Saints QB Spencer Rattler worked with the first-team offense during practice Wednesday, July 23. QB Tyler Shough will see time with the starters Thursday, July 24.
| Footballguys view: The Saints are looking for a starting quarterback, and they'll have a competition between Rattler and Shough. Rattler saw some time last year and he struggled as a rookie. Shough is a rookie who played in college football forever (he was college teammates at Oregon years ago with Juwan Johnson), but might be the best option. Fantasy GMs are going to avoid either quarterback. |
Saints | New Orleans signs Julian Blackmon Wed Jul 23, 12:33 AM
The New Orleans Saints are signing free-agent S Julian Blackmon (Colts), according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Blackmon was added after the unexpected retirement of S Tyrann Mathieu earlier on Tuesday, July 22.
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Saints | Two TEs to miss start of camp Tue Jul 22, 03:12 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Taysom Hill (knee) and TE Foster Moreau (knee) will start training camp on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list.
| Footballguys view: Both players are rehabbing injuries, but general manager Mickey Loomis said things are moving positively. Hill suffered a torn ACL in Week 13. Moreau was injured in the Saints' Week 18 regular-season finale and required offseason surgery. The Saints' top healthy tight end is Juwan Johnson. |
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Saints | Tyrann Mathieu retiring Tue Jul 22, 02:53 PM
New Orleans saints S Tyrann Mathieu announced his retirement from professional football Tuesday, July 22.
| Footballguys view: In his 12-year NFL career with the Cardinals (2013-17), Houston Texans (2018), Kansas City Chiefs (2019-21) and Saints (2022-24), Mathieu played in 180 regular season games with 171 starts and recorded 834 tackles (681 solo), 111 sacks, 36 interceptions returned for 530 yards, four brought back for touchdowns, 106 pass breakups, seven forced fumbles and eight fumble recoveries. His 36 picks were second in the NFL among active players upon his retirement. |
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Saints | Tyler Shough locked in as QB1? Tue Jul 22, 12:27 AM
New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough will 'basically be handed the starting job,' in the opinion of The Athletic's Larry Holder, despite the appearance of a competition with QB Spencer Rattler. Holder adds that while the Saints have 'no idea' if Shough will be their quarterback of the future, that there is 'no other direction to turn' for the team.
| Footballguys view: Even if the outcome isn't really in question, Holder added, "There's no doubt every pass thrown by Shough in training camp and preseason games will be heavily dissected." If Shough struggles during training camp, then what? Shough is the first Saints quarterback coming off the board this year, but he's going as QB34 with 261st pick overall. That means he's not being selected at all in most redrafts. The real issue here will be his ability to keep the offense on schedule and the players we're interested in on point. |
Saints | Jonathan Bullard contract update Sat Jul 19, 04:42 PM
Updating a previous report, free-agent DE Jonathan Bullard (Vikings) agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints Saturday, July 19. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Saints | New Orleans adds Jonathan Bullard Sat Jul 19, 04:15 PM
Free-agent DE Jonathan Bullard (Vikings) agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints Saturday, July 19. Terms of his contract were not disclosed.
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Saints | Tyler Shough agrees to contract Sat Jul 19, 02:05 PM
New Orleans Saints second-round draft choice QB Tyler Shough agreed to terms on a four-year contract with the Saints Saturday, July 19, worth a fully guaranteed $10.795 million.
Link to story Saints | Spencer Rattler works out with top two WRs Tue Jul 15, 12:10 AM
New Orleans Saints QB Spencer Rattler recently had some workouts with WRs Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed leading up to training camp.
| Footballguys view: This isn't the same as sharing the practice field with all of the other receivers and quarterbacks, but Rattler needs to get this work in with the starters. Injuries meant he only played in a single game with both Shaheed and Olave available last season. Anything he can do to develop chemistry with the guys on top of the depth chart is going to help him when the Saints kick off training camp. Rattler is in for a training camp competition with rookie draft pick Tyler Shough and third-year pro Jake Haener this summer. |
Saints | Tyler Shough among 30 unsigned second round picks, expects to sign before camp Fri Jul 4, 10:08 AM
New Orleans Saints second-round draft choice QB Tyler Shough said he expects to sign his rookie contract before the start of training camp.
| Footballguys view: Jayden Higgins and Carson Schwesinger were the first two picks of the second round and they became the first two second rounder to get full guaranteed contracts. Now, Shough, and the other 29 second round picks remain unsigned as they seek fully guaranteed deals. This should get resolved before camp, but Shough's case might be more difficult because as a potential starting quarterback, he has the best case of the remaining unsigned picks to get a fully guaranteed deal. We'll be watching this as Quinshon Judkins, TreVeyon Henderson, and RJ Harvey - all slated to play big roles this year, if not become the starting running backs for their teams - are among the unsigned players. |
Saints | QBs working out with receivers Thu Jul 3, 11:47 AM
New Orleans Saints QBs Tyler Shough, Jake Haener and Hunter Dekkers worked out with WR Chris Olave, WR Rashid Shaheed, WR Brandin Cooks and other pass catchers earlier this week. QB Spencer Rattler did not attend because of a previous commitment, but Cooks said he worked out with Rattler earlier in the offseason and another throwing session is expected before training camp.
| Footballguys view: The Saints have a bad quarterback situation, and that could hold back the numbers of the passing game in 2025. Shough, the rookie who played in college for seven years, is in line to be the starter but offers limited upside. The best player from the Saints passing game (Olave) is going off the board at WR35 due to the question marks about any of the Saints quarterbacks (and his injury concerns). |
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Saints | No TDs for Alvin Kamara in back half of 2024 Tue Jul 1, 12:07 AM
New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara rushed for 505 yards and six touchdowns in the first eight games of the 2024 season but posted 445 yards and zero rushing touchdowns during the second half of the season. He did catch 28 passes for 236 yards and one touchdown during the second half.
| Footballguys view: Kamara also set a career-high in rushing last year and had his best season in terms of yards per carry since 2020. He caught 68 passes and had almost 1,500 total yards. New coach Kellen Moore has discussed wanting to center the Saints' offense around Kamara in 2025, which could help ease the burden on rookie QB Tyler Shough, who is expected to win the starting job. Kamara, who finished last season as RB5, is projected to finish as RB14. He's currently being drafted as RB16 in Round 5. |
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Saints | Tyler Shough unlikely to be overwhelmed Thu Jun 26, 04:15 PM
New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough said he does not think things will affect him much during his rookie season because of the various things he had to deal with during his college career.
| Footballguys view: Shough played so long in college football that he tossed passes to Saints teammate TE Juwan Johnson at Oregon (and Johnson is entering year 5 of his NFL career). In addition to the Ducks, Shough also played at Texas Tech and finished his career at Louisville. After seven years in college, Shough only got 32 starts...mainly due to transferring and injuries. He's competing for the starting job in New Orleans, and with only Spencer Rattler (and Jake Haener) to beat out, he might be the favorite to win the job. |
Saints | Foster Moreau on track for camp? Sat Jun 21, 04:15 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Foster Moreau (knee) hopes to be able to return to practice at some point during training camp.
| Footballguys view: Moreau took a blow to the knee in Week 18 that required surgery and has kept him out of offseason activities since. Although the specifics of the injury are unknown now, we should get a clearer outlook on his return based on his availability at the start of training camp. |
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Saints | PUP list an option for Taysom Hill Sat Jun 21, 04:03 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Taysom Hill (knee) will be a candidate for the Physically Unable to Perform list if he is not ready to play when the regular season starts.
| Footballguys view: After suffering structural damage to his knee late in the year, Hill, approaching his age-35 season, will have an uphill battle toward returning. If he's able to return to his former self, his hybrid role makes him a valuable fantasy tight end. But a long recovery at his age suggests that his fantasy-relevant days might be behind him. |
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Saints | Xazavian Valladay headed to the open market Fri Jun 20, 01:00 PM
New Orleans Saints RB Xazavian Valladay was waived on Friday, June 20.
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Saints | Seth Green signs with Saints Wed Jun 18, 11:41 AM
Free-agent TE Seth Green (UFL) signed an undisclosed deal with the New Orleans Saints Wednesday, June 18. He spent the last two seasons with the Arlington Renegades of the UFL.
Link to story Saints | Cam Akers contract update Sun Jun 15, 01:27 PM
Updating a previous report, free-agent RB Cam Akers (Vikings) signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints Friday, June 13. Financial terms were not disclosed.
| Footballguys view: Akers will be competing to back up Alvin Kamara. This is not a sign of confidence in the backs the team currently has on the roster behind Kamara, most notably Kendre Miller, who was in the doghouse during the Dennis Allen era. |
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Saints | Alvin Kamara to continue to have big role Sun Jun 15, 01:23 PM
New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara will continue to be a significant part of the running and passing game in the new offensive scheme, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
| Footballguys view: Kamara was a top five PPR back last year, but he is falling to the fourth round or later in drafts right now. There's not a lot of confidence that he will maintain his level of play and production from last year going into his age 30 season with Spencer Rattler or Tyler Shough at quarterback, but that creates enough of a discount to keep him in consideration at his current ADP. |
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Saints | Cam Akers joining Saints Fri Jun 13, 06:08 PM
Free-agent RB Cam Akers (Vikings) agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints Friday, June 13, according to a source. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
| Footballguys view: Akers participated in the team's minicamp this week on a tryout basis. He joins Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Devin Neal, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the running backs room. Akers, 25, spent last season with the Texans and Vikings. Between the two teams, he rushed for 444 yards and two touchdowns on 104 carries and added 14 catches for 68 yards and three touchdowns. Akers is unlikely to cut into Kamara's workload, but he could move into the rotation behind the starter. We'll watch for more when camp opens. |
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Saints | Chris Olave not worried about injury history Fri Jun 13, 02:56 PM
New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave has suffered four concussions since entering the NFL but said he is not worried about his injury history.
| Footballguys view: He might not be, but fantasy players are letting the #1 target for the Saints fall to the fifth round (or later) of drafts in part because of his injury history. Lack of trust in Spencer Rattler or second round pick Tyler Shough to make Olave a consistent fantasy presence could also be dragging down Olave's ADP. |
Saints | Seth Green worked out Wed Jun 11, 04:30 PM
Free-agent TE Seth Green (Cowboys) recently worked out for the New Orleans Saints.
Link to story Saints | Dallin Holker back on field Wed Jun 11, 01:33 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Dallin Holker (undisclosed) is participating in the mandatory minicamp this week after missing some of the voluntary workouts because of an undisclosed issue.
Link to story Saints | Cam Akers to try out Tue Jun 10, 12:09 AM
Free-agent RB Cam Akers (Vikings) will be participating in the New Orleans Saints mandatory minicamp this week on a tryout basis, according to a source.
| Footballguys view: The Saints have Kendre Miller, Devin Neal, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire behind Alvin Kamara at the position. Akers, 25, spent last season with the Texans and Vikings. Between the two teams, he rushed for 444 yards and two touchdowns on 104 carries and added 14 catches for 68 yards and three touchdowns. The Rams made Akers a second-round pick in 2020, and he played in Los Angeles until the team traded him to the Vikings during the 2023 season. He signed with the Texans last offseason, and Houston traded him to Minnesota on Oct. 15. |
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Saints | Gabe Davis to visit New Orleans Mon Jun 9, 12:03 AM
Free-agent WR Gabe Davis (Jaguars) is scheduled to visit with the New Orleans Saints.
| Footballguys view: Davis, 26, spent last year with the Jaguars but was released in May with a failed physical designation. He tore the meniscus in his left knee last November. In 10 games in 2024, Davis caught 20 passes for 239 yards with two touchdowns. Davis has reportedly recently met with the Giants, 49ers, and Steelers. |
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Saints | Derek Carr placed on retired list Wed Jun 4, 04:35 PM
New Orleans Saints QB Derek Carr was placed on the Reserve/Retired list Tuesday, June 3.
| Footballguys view: The NFL reserve/retired list is used for players who have officially retired from the league but still have a contract with a team. When a player retires and is placed on this list, the team's contract with them is tolled, meaning the contract remains in place, and the team retains the player's rights if they choose to unretire. As of now, that isn't in the cards for Carr. We'll see if he's in that same place next year. |
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Saints | Aaron Rodgers not interested in New Orleans Sun May 25, 11:25 AM
Free-agent QB Aaron Rodgers (Jets) said that he is not interested in playing for the New Orleans Saints, while participating in a question-and-answer session with fans attending rapper Mike Stud's concert Friday, May 23, in Austin, Texas.
| Footballguys view: Rodgers is bound for the Steelers, but with mandatory minicamp coming up in a couple of weeks, he needs to sign soon. Things are getting strung along with Rodgers, and nobody should be surprised. The Steelers have pretty much waited for Rodgers to make his decision, because with Mason Rudolph and Will Howard at the position they don't have much of a choice. |
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Saints | Foster Moreau happy with progress Sun May 25, 09:19 AM
New Orleans Saints TE Foster Moreau (knee) said he is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a knee injury but would not say if he will be ready for training camp or the start of the regular season.
| Footballguys view: Moreau is trying for a roster spot behind Juwan Johnson and Taysom Hill. We'll see both Hill and Moreau miss time this offseason due to knee injuries. Moreau might open training camp on the PUP list to give the team the option of beginning his regular season on the PUP list too. Stay tuned. |
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Saints | Dallin Holker not on the field Sun May 25, 09:19 AM
New Orleans Saints TE Dallin Holker (undisclosed) has not been participating in offseason workouts because of an undisclosed injury, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
| Footballguys view: Holker was added as a priority free agent by the Saints last year, and coming out of Colorado State we appreciated his game. In 2023, Holker led FBS tight ends in targets (105), receptions (64) and receiving yards (766). This undisclosed injury is not helping his chance of making the team, so he'll need to get on the field during training camp to impress. We still like Holker in super crazy deep dynasty formats. |
Saints | Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler sharing work Fri May 23, 06:15 AM
New Orleans saints QB Tyler Shough and QB Spencer Rattler are splitting snaps with the first-team offense during offseason workouts, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
| Footballguys view: Saints QB Jake Haener (oblique) suffered an oblique strain Wednesday and will likely be out of action until training camp. Shough is the rookie who could win the starting job. Rattler was the late-round pick from a year ago that had some buzz around him coming into the league. We'll see these two battle it out in training camp and the preseason. |
Saints | New Orleans WRs appear to be in good shape Fri May 23, 06:00 AM
New Orleans Saints WRs Rashid Shaheed (knee) and Chris Olave (head) 'look completely recovered' from their season-ending injuries last season, according to Matthew Paras of The Times-Picayune.
| Footballguys view: Good news for the Saints here. Shaheed suffered a meniscus injury last year that was repaired in mid-October. Olave suffered his fifth recorded concussion in early November (his second of the 2024 season) and was shut down after that. When healthy, Shaheed and Olave are dangerous with breakaway speed and field-flipping ability. |
Saints | Taysom Hill, Foster Moreau to miss workouts Thu May 22, 05:22 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Taysom Hill (knee) and TE Foster Moreau (knee) will not participate in offseason workouts because they are recovering from knee injuries, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
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Saints | Two not on practice field Thu May 22, 05:21 PM
New Orleans Saints TE Foster Moreau (undisclosed) and CB Quincy Riley (undisclosed) did not participate in practice Thursday, May 22.
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