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Saints QB Hits Free Agency After 3-Year Stint in New Orleans

The New Orleans Saints' quarterback room could look a bit different in 2026. Fortunately, the Saints are set with their starting quarterback in place. Tyler Shough is the team's starting quarterback and when the 2025 season came to a close, head coach Kellen Moore noted that the team is "excited" to have a full offseason to build around him.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 14

Bills' $6 Million Super Bowl Champion Linked To Saints In Free Agency

The New Orleans Saints benched Tyler Shough to begin the season and it proved to be a bad decision. Shough earned the starting quarterback job halfway through the year and helped lead the Saints to a handful of wins down the stretch.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 13

Saints' Tyler Shough Up For Hardware After Meteoric Rookie Season

The New Orleans Saints have a potential star on their hands in rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. That's an aggressive thing to say, but it is the truth with the young signal-caller.

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Who had the most sacks in a season during the NFL's pre-modern era?

Thanks to pro-football-reference.com's addition of unofficial sack totals to players' resumes, more clarity has emerged about the best pass-rushing years from previous eras.

NFL News / NFLTradeRumors.co / January 14

NFC Notes: Matt Ryan, Tyler Shough, Falcons, Panthers, Saints

Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the hiring process of President Matt Ryan was “pretty rigorous.” (Josh Kendall) Per Blank, Ryan has led all of the team’s coaching interviews thus far.

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 13

Examining Saints' WR Room, Including Forgotten Trade Pickup

If you're a New Orleans Saints fan, it's easy to have a bit of pep in your step right now when it comes to the franchise. Tyler Shough looked like the

New Orleans Saints News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 12

Saints Need To Consider 25-Year-Old Packers WR In Free Agency

There are going to be options out there for the taking this offseason for the New Orleans Saints in free agency this winter. For the Saints, there's plenty of optimism around this offseason and a lot of work to do.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 12

One Dream Trade Target For Tyler Shough, Saints Offense

If the New Orleans Saints can add a weapon or two and Tyler Shough can take a step forward in his second season in the National Football League, this team could make some noise in 2026.

Tyler Shough News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 11

Saints Linked To $17 Million Playmaker To Bolster Tyler Shough's Offense

The New Orleans Saints came into the season with one of the worst rosters in the sport and a major question mark at quarterback. Fortunately for the Saints, rookie quarterback Tyler Shough burst on the scene when he was elevated to the starting role halfway through the season.

NFL News / New Orleans Saints on SI / January 11

Panthers RB Worth Flyer For Saints After 1,076-Yard Season

If the New Orleans Saints could add some more firepower on offense this offseason, there's a solid chance that the franchise could make a return trip to the playoffs as soon as the 2026 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.

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Saints Linked To 3-Time Pro Bowl Free Agent To Bolster Roster

The New Orleans Saints came into the season with little direction for their franchise. They were turning to Kellen Moore as their first year head coach and lost their franchise quarterback, Derek Carr, to a sudden retirement in the offseason.

Tyler Shough News / NFLTradeRumors.co / January 10

Saints Plan For Tyler Shough To Be 2026 Starting QB

Saints HC Kellen Moore said that QB Tyler Shough has proven enough on the field and has shown significant improvement for the team to be comfortable with him as their starter in 2026.

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Saints Mock Draft Gives Tyler Shough Some Help

Carnell Tate recently declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. Many teams would love to land the Ohio State wide receiver. The Ringer’s Danny Kelly released a New Orleans Saints mock draft.

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Saints Linked To Packers WR To Help Tyler Shough

The New Orleans Saints should certainly be in the market for at least one high-impact wide receiver this offseason. New Orleans has a very good No. 1 option in Chris Olave.

New Orleans Saints News / NFL on ClutchPoints / January 8

Saints have hilarious response to embarrassing Tyler Shough video

After a 1-7 start, the New Orleans Saints finished the season strong. Led by Tyler Shough, the Saints closed the year by winning four of the last five games, improving to 6-11.

New Orleans Saints 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 / 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.

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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.

NFL News / NFLTradeRumors.co / January 7

NFC Notes: Tyler Shough, Jalen Coker, Buccaneers, Panthers, Saints

The Buccaneers weren’t able to pull off the NFC South title after a rough stretch of games leading up to Week 18. Tampa Bay OLB Yaya Diaby believes they

New Orleans Saints 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.

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Tyler Shough should win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

The Saints rookie didn’t just step in. He took over. Rookie quarterbacks usually get eased in. Training wheels on. Reads simplified. Expectations managed.

New Orleans Saints News / NFL on ClutchPoints / January 5

Saints’ Tyler Shough hype train charging full steam ahead despite loss to Falcons

The New Orleans Saints may have ended the 2025 season with a loss. However, optimism is suddenly overflowing at the most important position. Despite a heartbreaking Week 18 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons, belief around rookie QB Tyler Shough has only intensified.