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Where Saints Stand On Chris Olave Extension Talks

Will the New Orleans Saints find a way to ink Chris Olave to a long-term extension this offseason? It arguably would be the right call. The Saints picked up the fifth-year option on the star receiver's rookie deal before the 2025 season began.

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Saints Share Stance On Spencer Rattler Trade Question

The New Orleans Saints' quarterback room is going to have a completely different feel this offseason than it did last offseason. Before the 2025 season, there was uncertainty after Derek Carr retired, which led to a long quarterback competition.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 8

Saints Explain How Tyler Shough Became Starting QB

The New Orleans Saints handled the quarterback position well in 2025. It wasn't easy. The Saints abruptly lost Derek Carr as he announced his retirement from the National Football League.

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 8

Saints Officially Sign No. 1 Pick From 2025 CFL Draft

The New Orleans Saints are taking an intriguing flyer on an intriguing, big-play receiver. Reports surfaced earlier in the week insinuating that the Saints were planning to sign wide receiver Damien Alford.

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New Orleans Saints News / Yardbarker / January 8

Saints make massive Tyler Shough, Kellen Moore decision after whispers of uncertainty

A December report suggested that the New Orleans Saints could move on from head coach Kellen Moore after just one season. One theory at the time was that a different coaching staff could spend this winter searching for an upgrade at quarterback over 2025 rookie Tyler Shough.

Winners and losers of the first 18 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft

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The best passing performances from one NFL playoff run

Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.

New Orleans Saints News / Larry Brown Sports / January 8

Saints make a major decision on their starting QB position

The New Orleans Saints have identified their quarterback of the future. New Orleans is prepared to move forward with Tyler Shough as their starting QB for the 2026 season, Katherine Terrell of ESPN reported on Wednesday.

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 7

Saints Focused On More Than Just NFC South Title In 2026

It certainly sounds like the New Orleans Saints are gearing up for a big offseason ahead. Right now, the Saints' salary cap situation doesn't look great on paper.

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 7

Saints Address Derek Carr's Abrupt Exit From New Orleans

The New Orleans Saints certainly looked different when Week 1 of the 2025 season rolled around than expected. When the Saints entered the offseason last year, Derek Carr was still the expected starting quarterback for the team in 2025, although it did also seem likely that the team was going to draft a quarterback as well.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 7

Saints Sound Ready To Build Around Tyler Shough

Midway through the 2025 season, the New Orleans Saints looked like a team potentially in purgatory. The Saints opted to turn the starting quarterback job over from Spencer Rattler to the rookie Tyler Shough.

Chase Young News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 7

Saints Found Long-Term Defensive Building Block

One of the bright spots from the New Orleans Saints franchise over the last two seasons has been Chase Young. When Young landed in New Orleans ahead of the 2024 season, he was a guy with all of the potential in the world, but injury question marks around him.

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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.

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 6

Saints Biggest Offseason Priority After Missing Playoffs

The New Orleans Saints played so well down the stretch that it's going to be hard not to watch this team week in and week out for the foreseeable future.

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 6

Saints Star Open To New Contract With New Orleans

What a difference a few months make. Last offseason, the New Orleans Saints were in a state of flux. The Saints were looking for a new head coach, it wasn't clear what was going on with Derek Carr, and the team was in salary cap purgatory.

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New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 6

Saints Announce Eight Deals With An Eye Towards 2026

The 2025 season is over for the New Orleans Saints and now all of the team's focus is on to next year. The next few months will be full of plenty of draft talk, free agency buzz, and maybe even a trade or two.

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 6

Saints Struck Gold With Team's Next Franchise Quarterback

The New Orleans Saints came into the season with one of the worst rosters in football and one of the worst quarterback rooms in the sport, too. They took a risk on Tyler Shough in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but opted to start Spencer Rattler to begin the season.

Cameron Jordan News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 6

Where Things Stand With Saints, Cameron Jordan

The vibes are much higher around the New Orleans Saints than at this time last year. New Orleans entered the offseason with the worst salary cap position in the league and was coming off a last-place finish in the division with little long-term hope.

New Orleans Saints News / NFL on ClutchPoints / January 5

Saints’ Chris Olave has powerful message in defense of Spencer Rattler

The New Orleans Saints closed the 2025 regular season with a narrow 19-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18, a result that snapped a surprising late-season surge under first-year head coach Kellen Moore.

NFL News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 5

Bills OL Predicted To Leave Buffalo To Join Saints

The New Orleans Saints have found their quarterback to build around and now they need to continue to find ways to protect him. Tyler Shough arguably was the best quarterback in general in the NFC South during the final month of the season.

New Orleans Saints News / NFLTradeRumors.co / January 5

Saints Sign Eight Players To Futures Deals

The New Orleans Saints signed eight players from their practice squad to futures deals on Monday, according to Katherine Terrell. The full list of players includes: DB Dalys Beanum DB Beanie Bishop Jr.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 5

Saints Predicted To Add Game-Breaking WR To Tyler Shough's Offense

The New Orleans Saints were one of the worst teams in the league for the first half of the season, but after elevating Tyler Shough to starting quarterback, they went on a tear.

Alontae Taylor News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 5

Saints' Alontae Taylor Opens Up About Future In Free Agency

There's finally some positive buzz in the air around the New Orleans Saints, but fans unfortunately will have to wait until this upcoming summer to see the team build off the solid final month of the 2025 season.