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Salary Cap Fixer-Upper: 2026 New Orleans Saints

Today we’re wrapping up our six-part series on the teams with the worst salary cap situations in 2026, and it’s only fitting that we do it with the franchise responsible for the phrase “salary cap hell” entering the lexicon of the average NFL fan.

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Taysom Hill Takes Firm Stance On Saints Future

Will the New Orleans Saints legend return in 2026? This will be a topic of conversation, specifically around Taysom Hill as the 2025 season comes to a close.

Alvin Kamara News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 23

Alvin Kamara Clears Up Pina Colada, Retirement Buzz

There was plenty of noise around the New Orleans Saints around the November trade deadline. New Orleans was struggling in the standings and was looked at as a potential seller around the league.

Alvin Kamara News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 23

Saints Continue To Get Bad News About Alvin Kamara

The New Orleans Saints are riding their longest winning streak of the season right now, but are missing one of the biggest pieces of the offense. Saints running back Alvin Kamara has been out since Nov.

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The 'NFL's active 300-yard passers' quiz

How many of the active NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 300 yards in a game can you name in eight minutes?

The 'NFL MVPs' quiz

The 'Oldest starting QB by NFL team' quiz

The 'Active NFL passing leaders' quiz

Taysom Hill News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 23

Saints' Taysom Hill Reaches NFL History Not Seen Since 1950s

The New Orleans Saints played their final home game of the 2025 National Football League season on Sunday against the New York Jets and it was a doozy.

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

NFL News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 23

Jets, Saints share NFL Pro Bowl sadness

The NFL released the voting results for the upcoming Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday morning. While many of the two rosters were not a surprise, there were a fair number of snubs in both the AFC and NFC.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 23

Saints' Tyler Shough Outpacing Derek Carr Through 7 Starts

The New Orleans Saints look like they have a quarterback. New Orleans has been searching since Drew Brees hung up his cleats after the 2020 season. That has led to opportunities for Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill, Derek Carr, Spencer Rattler, and now Tyler Shough.

Chris Olave News / Pro Football Rumors / December 23

Saints WR Chris Olave Contemplated Retirement During 2024 Offseason

The 2024 season saw Chris Olave suffer a pair of concussions. He has dealt with at least four over the course of his NFL career, one which began in 2022.

Cameron Jordan News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 23

Saints Legend Wants To Return In 2026

The New Orleans Saints would be wise to keep Cameron Jordan around for at least another season in 2026. Jordan has been playing at an elite level this season.

New Orleans Saints News / Yardbarker / December 22

Five reasons Tyler Shough looks like long-term Saints QB answer

Here are five reasons why the Saints have every reason to be excited about Shough's potential to become the team's long-term answer at quarterback.

Charlie Smyth, Tyler Shough lead Saints to win over Jets

Has Panthers QB Bryce Young finally proved worthy of No. 1 pick?

Rookie QB Cam Ward's steady improvement should give Titans fans hope

The most crushing defeats in NFL playoff history

The '2024-25 NFL starting quarterbacks' quiz

Jonas Sanker News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 22

Saints Found Long-Term Solution In Jonas Sanker

The New Orleans Saints' secondary had a lot of questions heading into the 2025 season. New Orleans lost cornerback Paulson Adebo in free agency ahead of the campaign and traded away Marshon Lattimore last season.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

NFL News / The Predictors / December 22

Saints dominate Jets, 29-6

The New Orleans Saints leaned on versatility, defense and a steady kicking game Sunday to continue their late-season momentum. Chris Olave caught two touchdown passes, Charlie Smyth tied a franchise record with five field goals and the Saints rolled to a 29–6 victory over the New York Jets, extending their winning streak to three games.

Chris Olave News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 22

Saints’ Chris Olave Explains Why He Almost Retired

The New Orleans Saints took down the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon and there were a lot of positive takeaways for the franchise. The play of rookie quarterback Tyler Shough has been talked about a lot, but another guy who should be getting his flowers right now is Chris Olave.

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The 'Most 3-passing, 1-rushing TD games' quiz

The 'NFL's active 300-yard passers' quiz

The 'Multiple 3-rushing-TD games in a season' quiz

The '2004-05 NFL passing leaders' quiz

New Orleans Saints News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 22

Saints’ Tyler Shough is the best rookie QB — too bad it won’t last

Cam Ward was the number one pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Shedeur Sanders was expected to be selected soon thereafter, but he ended up enduring one of the wildest draft day falls in NFL history.

New Orleans Saints News / Last Word On Sports / December 22

Saints Legend Hints At Possible Departure

The New Orleans Saints are beginning to turn it around under rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, but they might not have veteran Taysom Hill for the next phase of the rebuild.

Cameron Jordan News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 22

Cameron Jordan Weighs Saints Future After Possible Final Home Game

The New Orleans Saints took on the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon and concluded their home schedule in the best way possible with a 29-6 win. It's been a roller coaster of a season for the Saints, but things are peaking right now.

Taysom Hill News / The Spun / December 22

Saints Star Taysom Hill Made Impressive NFL History Sunday

Sunday's game between the Jets and Saints didn't hold much weight as far as playoff positioning or conference bragging rights, but it did serve as a milestone afternoon for one of the league's most unique players.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / December 22

Saints Rookie Tyler Shough Rewrites New Orleans Record Books

New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough continued to show why the team should build around him on Sunday. The vibes are high around the franchise right now and it's not a coincidence that the season seemingly shifted right after Shough was named as the team's starting quarterback.