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Saints | Chase Young set to join Saints Mon Mar 18, 05:02 PM
Free-agent DE Chase Young (49ers) agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints Monday, March 18, worth as much as $13 million, according to a source.
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Saints | Chase Young visits Saints Mon Mar 18, 12:24 PM
Free-agent DE Chase Young (49ers) is visiting the New Orleans Saints on Monday, March 18.
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Saints | Stanley Morgan headed to New Orleans Fri Mar 15, 01:58 PM
Free-agent WR Stanley Morgan (Bengals) reportedly agreed to terms on a contract with the New Orleans Saints on Friday, March 15. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
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Saints | New Orleans inks Cedrick Wilson Thu Mar 14, 09:21 PM
Free-agent WR Cedrick Wilson (Dolphins) has reached an agreement with the New Orleans Saints on a two-year deal, according to a source.
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Saints | New Orleans adds Nathan Peterman Thu Mar 14, 12:56 PM
Free-agent QB Nathan Peterman (Bears) is expected to sign with the New Orleans Saints for their backup role, according to sources Thursday, March 14. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
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Saints | Michael Thomas released Wed Mar 13, 09:00 PM
New Orleans Saints WR Michael Thomas was released as a post-June 1 cut Wednesday, March 13, according to a source.
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Saints | Adam Prentice back with Saints Wed Mar 13, 05:10 PM
Free-agent FB Adam Prentice (Saints) agreed to terms on a one-year contact with the New Orleans Saints Wednesday, March 13. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Link to storySaints | Willie Gay officially agrees to deal Wed Mar 13, 04:21 PM
Updating a previous report, free-agent LB Willie Gay (Chiefs) officially agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints Wednesday, March 13. Financial terms were not disclosed, but an earlier report stated the deal is worth as much as $5 million.
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Saints | Ryan Ramczyk restructures Wed Mar 13, 09:33 AM
New Orleans Saints OT Ryan Ramczyk restructured his contract to create undisclosed salary cap relief Wednesday, March 13. He previously had a $27.025 million salary cap number and no remaining guarantees. He reduced that number in exchange for $6.5 million in guarantees.
Link to storySaints | Marcus Maye officially cut Tue Mar 12, 06:57 PM
New Orleans Saints S Marcus Maye was officially released Tuesday, March 12.
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Saints | New Orleans adding Willie Gay Tue Mar 12, 06:43 PM
Impending free-agent LB Willie Gay (Chiefs) agreed to terms on a one-year contact with the New Orleans Saints Tuesday, March 12, worth as much as $5 million, according to a source.
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Saints | Demario Davis restructures Mon Mar 11, 12:05 PM
New Orleans Saints LB Demario Davis added two years to his contract, which included $17.25 million and $13.25 million guaranteed.
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Saints | Lynn Bowden becomes free agent Sun Mar 10, 11:07 AM
The New Orleans Saints did not tender a contract to restricted free-agent WR Lynn Bowden Sunday, March 10, according to a source.
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Saints | Rashid Shaheed receives tender offer Fri Mar 8, 07:29 PM
New Orleans Saints exclusive rights free-agent WR Rashid Shaheed has received a tender offer from the Saints.
Link to storySaints | Tyrann Mathieu financials Fri Mar 8, 11:10 AM
Updating a previous report, New Orleans Saints S Tyrann Mathieu signed a two-year deal worth $13.75 million that includes three voidable years, according to sources Friday, March 8. He gets a $5 million signing bonus and a $1.5 million salary in 2024. Mathieu gets a $1 million guaranteed roster bonus and a $6.25 million salary in 2025.
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Saints | Zander Horvath signs with Saints Thu Mar 7, 04:36 PM
Free-agent FB Zander Horvath (Chargers) signed with the New Orleans Saints Thursday, March 7. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Link to storySaints | Tyrann Mathieu agrees to new deal Thu Mar 7, 03:57 PM
Updating a previous report, New Orleans Saints S Tyrann Mathieu agreed to terms on a restructured two-year contract that will pay him $13 million, according to sources.
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Saints | Michael Thomas to be released Thu Mar 7, 12:20 PM
New Orleans Saints WR Michael Thomas is expected to be released ahead of the start of free agency, according to sources Thursday, March 7.
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Saints | Tyrann Mathieu restructuring deal Wed Mar 6, 09:30 PM
New Orleans Saints S Tyrann Mathieu is working on a restructured contract that is expected to be completed soon, according to a source;
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Saints | Marshon Lattimore could get dealt Sun Mar 3, 06:57 PM
New Orleans Saints CB Marshon Lattimore is a candidate to be traded this offseason, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler wrote on Sunday, March 3.
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Saints | Marcus Maye to be released Thu Feb 29, 09:41 PM
New Orleans Saints S Marcus Maye has been informed that he will be released, according to sources.
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Saints | Cam Jordan restructures Thu Feb 29, 09:55 AM
New Orleans Saints DE Cameron Jordan restructured his contract Thursday, Feb. 29, to move at least $1.5 million of his fully guaranteed $13 million salary into future years. Full terms weren't disclosed.
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Saints | Cesar Ruiz's deal reworked Wed Feb 28, 02:15 PM
New Orleans Saints OG Cesar Ruiz had his roster bonus converted on Wednesday, Feb. 28, which clears $6.4 million in cap space for the Saints.
Link to storySaints | Dave Ziegler to help Saints with draft Mon Feb 26, 05:21 PM
Former Las Vegas Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler has been hired by the New Orleans Saints as an advisor for the 2024 NFL Draft, according to sources.
Link to storySaints | Nathan Shepherd has deal restructured Sat Feb 24, 11:15 AM
The New Orleans Saints have restructured the contract of DT Nathan Shepherd, which will clear slightly more than $3 million in salary cap space, according to a source.
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Saints | Derek Carr restructures Fri Feb 23, 10:18 AM
New Orleans Saints QB Derek Carr restructured his contract Friday, Feb. 23, to create around $23 million in salary cap space.
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Saints | Erik McCoy restructures Thu Feb 22, 08:47 AM
New Orleans Saints C Erik McCoy restructured his contract Thursday, Feb. 22, to free up $7.18 million in salary cap space.
Link to storySaints | New Orleans fills out staff Wed Feb 21, 09:27 PM
The New Orleans Saints announced the hiring of John Benton as offensive line coach, Rick Dennison as senior offensive assistant, Derrick Foster as running backs coach, Andrew Janocko as quarterbacks coach, and Keith X. Williams as wide receivers coach.
Link to storySaints | DeNarius McGhee joins coaching staff Wed Feb 21, 05:58 PM
Former Houston Texans offensive assistant DeNarius McGhee has been hired by the New Orleans Saints as their new assistant wide receivers coach.
Link to storySaints | Keith Williams hired by Saints Tue Feb 20, 05:24 PM
Baltimore Ravens assistant wide receivers coach Keith X. Williams has been hired by the New Orleans Saints as their new wide receivers coach, according to a source.
Link to storySaints | Rick Dennison heads to NOLA Thu Feb 15, 11:17 AM
Former Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Rick Dennison is being hired by the New Orleans Saints as their run-game coordinator, according to sources Thursday, Feb. 15.
Link to storySaints | Jameis Winston wants to stay Wed Feb 14, 09:19 AM
New Orleans Saints impending free-agent QB Jameis Winston said he'd like to re-sign with the Saints.
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Saints | Klint Kubiak agrees to deal Tue Feb 13, 08:48 AM
San Francisco 49ers passing game coordinator Klint Kubiak has agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints to become their new offensive coordinator, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
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Saints | New Orleans hiring Andrew Janocko to coach QBs Fri Feb 9, 02:30 PM
Former Chicago Bears quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko is expected to be named to the same post with the New Orleans Saints, according to sources.
Footballguys view: Janocko now goes to the Saints to help out veteran QB Derek Carr. The Saints were looking for a new QB coach since Ronald Curry moved on to the Buffalo Bills. Janocko has worked with new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak during their time with the Vikings. |
Saints | Ronald Curry will not return to New Orleans Tue Feb 6, 11:35 PM
New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach Ronald Curry is not expected to return to the team in 2024, according to sources.
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Saints | Doug Marrone fired Sun Feb 4, 08:43 AM
The New Orleans Saints fired offensive line coach Doug Marrone Saturday, Feb. 3.
Link to storySaints | Saints may restructure Derek Carr Sat Feb 3, 10:06 AM
New Orleans Saints QB Derek Carr is expected to have his contract restructured, which would likely keep him with the team for another two seasons, per source on Friday, Feb. 2.
Footballguys view: Carr has a cap hit of $35.7 million in 2024, and there's $52.8 million remaining in dead money. The Saints are about $83 million over the cap right now, so plenty of cap gymnastics will have to be made before the start of the new league year. |
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Saints | Saints expected to hire Klint Kubiak Fri Feb 2, 02:50 PM
San Francisco 49ers passing-game specialist Klint Kubiak is expected to be hired as the New Orleans Saints' offensive coordinator, per sources on Friday, Feb. 2. The deal cannot be finalized until after the Super Bowl.
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Saints | Rashid Shaheed gave boost to return game Thu Feb 1, 10:29 AM
New Orleans Saints WR Rashid Shaheed was the only player in the NFC to finish 2023 with more than 300 punt return yards and 300-plus kick return yards, and he ranked third in the NFL with 13.6 yards per punt return.
Link to storySaints | Luke Getsy has second interview with Saints Tue Jan 30, 03:40 PM
Former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy will interview for the New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator vacancy Wednesday, Jan. 31.
Footballguys view: Getsy failed with the Bears, but he's getting enough interest this offseason to land a job soon. The Saints are looking for someone to get the most out of QB Derek Carr, and Getsy could be that guy. |
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Saints | Greg Lewis interviewing with Saints Tue Jan 30, 09:47 AM
Baltimore Ravens wide receivers coach Greg Lewis is interviewing for the New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator position Tuesday, Jan. 30.
Footballguys view: Lewis could go back to New Orleans after spending quality time with the Chiefs and the Ravens. A former player, Lewis began his coaching career as an assistant to former Saints HC Sean Payton. |
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Saints | New Orleans gets to know Jerrod Johnson Tue Jan 23, 02:00 PM
Houston Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson recently interviewed with the New Orleans Saints regarding their offensive coordinator vacancy.
Footballguys view: Johnson is a fast riser in the coaching world. A former quarterback, Johnson did wonders with CJ Stroud in 2023. The Saints could use some of that with Derek Carr or any young passer they draft. |
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Saints | Brian Griese interviews with Saints Tue Jan 23, 11:57 AM
San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese interviewed for the New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator spot.
Footballguys view: Griese is a smart coach who understands the position as a former quarterback. The Saints are looking to help out their offense, and Griese could help them do that. |
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Saints | Klint Kubiak interviews with Saints Tue Jan 23, 11:56 AM
San Francisco 49ers pass-game coordinator Klint Kubiak interviewed for the New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator spot.
Footballguys view: Kubiak is another 49ers coach the Saints are looking at in addition to Brian Griese. There are others up for the job, but the Saints want to find someone who can get the best out of Derek Carr. |
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Saints | Interviewing Jerrod Johnson for OC Sun Jan 21, 02:53 PM
The New Orleans Saints have requested permission to interview Houston Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson for their vacant offensive coordinator position according to Jonathan Jones from CBS Sports.
Footballguys view: With the success that rookie QB CJ Stroud had in 2023, the staff in Houston is going to get a lot of attention from teams in need of a spark. Johnson, a former quarterback himself, is seen as a fast riser in coaching circles. |
Saints | A.T. Perry made most of targets Sat Jan 20, 02:28 AM
New Orleans Saints WR A.T. Perry had four touchdowns and five receptions of 20-plus yards on 12 catches in 2023, and he averaged 20.5 yards per reception.
Footballguys view: Perry reminds us of Broncos WR Tim Patrick because of his size, length, and 'my ball' mentality. In deep dynasty formats, we'll continue to be excited about his progress in the pros. If he continues to develop and improve, Perry has Pro Bowl-level physical skills. |
Saints | Rejzohn Wright signs futures deal Tue Jan 16, 07:20 PM
Free-agent CB Rejzohn Wright signed a futures contract with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Link to storySaints | New Orleans parts with two assistants Tue Jan 16, 02:13 PM
New Orleans Saints senior offensive assistant Bob Bicknell and wide receivers coach Kodi Burns were fired on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Link to storySaints | Pete Carmichael gets the boot Tue Jan 16, 01:27 PM
New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael was fired Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Footballguys view: The Saints needed to make changes to Dennis Allen's staff, and Carmichael gets dismissed so they could move forward in a different direction. Carmichael had been with the Saints since 2006, so expect Broncos HC Sean Payton to perhaps have a job for him on the staff in Denver. |
Saints | James Robinson signs future deal Tue Jan 9, 08:00 AM
Free-agent RB James Robinson signed a Reserve/Future contract with the New Orleans Saints Monday, Jan. 8. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Footballguys view: Not that long ago (2020, Robinson was a 1,000-yard rusher for the Jaguars. However, things change quickly around here and Robinson has spent the last couple of seasons just trying to hang on. Since he left the Jaguars (2022), Robinson has bounced to four other teams. |
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