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There may be an unsuspecting star rising for the New Orleans Saints as the first day of pads ended. Rookie wide receiver Barion Brown has been stacking good days and performed well again on Monday. Brown, a sixth-round pick by the Saints, was making plays left and right. Despite being announced as a return specialist […]
Some people are fans of the New Orleans Saints. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New Orleans Saints. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here . Your team: New Orleans Saints. Your 2025 record: 6-11, otherwise known as the record of the false dawn. It's a record that looks a lot better than 3-14, until you remember how easy it is for a bad team to scrape together three meaningless wins (or four, or five) at th...
Per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, the Ravens are activating DT John Jenkins from the PUP list for Monday’s practice. Jenkins, 37, is a former third-round pick of the Saints back in 2013. Jenkins spent three years in New Orleans before he was waived during the 2016 season. From there, Jenkins played for a number […] The post Ravens Activating DT John Jenkins appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
Taysom Hill announced parting ways with the Saints after 9 years, and the internet instantly filled with reunion rumors with Sean Payton. The Denver Broncos as Hill’s potential landing spot makes the most sense, essentially because he built his entire jack-of-all-trades offensive identity under Payton during 2017-2022 in New Orleans.Now with the NFL gods once […] The post Broncos’ Sean Payton Sends Clear Message on Taysom Hill Reunion Rumors appeared first on HEAVY .
Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news. Sean Payton explores a reunion with Taysom Hill in Denver Is anyone really surprised? Surprise defensive back is an early riser at Saints training camp One of the underrated players to watch. Saints 6th Round Rookie Looks to Make a Return Difference Maybe Barion […]
Ja'Lynn Polk's NFL career is over before it truly began. The New Orleans Saints placed the wide receiver on the reserve/retired list on Sunday, four days into training camp, ending his career at just 24 years old. A Shocking Decision The move caught the organization off guard. Several people within the Saints organization had expressed excitement about what Polk could do with a fresh opportunity heading into camp, and he was considered a legitimate candidate for the third or fourth wide ...
Newly acquired star Myles Garrett is set to miss his fourth-consecutive practice in his first training camp with the Los Angeles Rams. Head coach Sean McVay said Garrett is managing “a little soreness in his lower half”. The DPOY has already missed three practices and is set to also miss Monday’s session. Sarah Bishop of […]
Buccaneers Buccaneers G Cody Mauch says there is no question that QB Baker Mayfield is a franchise quarterback in the league and added that the contract situation won’t have any negative impact on Mayfield’s play. “It sucks to see him go through this and whatnot, but it’s not going to change his mentality, the way […] The post NFC Notes: Baker Mayfield, Chris Olave, Buccaneers, Falcons, Saints appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
The New Orleans Saints placed wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk on the reserve/retired list Sunday after the 24-year-old decided to call it a career, ending a two-season run in the NFL. The Saints did not disclose a reason for Polk’s decision, and he has not yet made a public statement at the time of the transaction. […] The post Former Patriots second-round pick Ja’Lynn Polk retires from NFL at 24 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Ja’Lynn Polk’s NFL career is over at 24, ending the former Patriots second-round pick’s attempted comeback with the New Orleans Saints. The post New Orleans Saints Announce Retirement of 24-Year-Old WR appeared first on HEAVY .
Throughout the New Orleans Saints roster, there are heated position battles that are difficult to predict. The top of that list is the wide receivers group. New Orleans put so much effort into upgrading that unit, and with Jordyn Tyson, Chris Olave, Devaughn Vele, Bryce Lance, and Barion Brown a part of that group, only […]
Wideout Ja'Lynn Polk has retired from the NFL and the New Orleans Saints placed him on the reserve/retired list Sunday, according to NFL reporter Mike Triplett.
Per Nick Underhill, Saints WR Ja’Lynn Polk is retiring from the NFL, with the team placing him on the reserve/retired list on Saturday. Polk had been excused from the team’s last two practices due to personal reasons. Underhill went on to describe that Polk was happy and healthy, and was even satisfied with his role […] The post Saints Placing WR Ja’Lynn Polk On Retired List appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
Three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Andrus Peat is retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons in the league.
Mike Florio reports that Saints DT Bryan Bresee will undergo surgery on the torn ACL he suffered in practice. Bresee is a former first-round pick who was set up for a potential breakout season as an important cog in the defense. The Saints had just picked up his fifth-year option this past May. Bresee, 24, […] The post Saints DT Bryan Bresee Undergoing ACL Surgery appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
Bryan Bresee’s torn ACL leaves the New Orleans Saints replacing a starting defensive lineman before the 2026 season even begins. The post New Orleans Saints Star to Have Season-Ending Surgery appeared first on HEAVY .
The New Orleans Saints could look a lot different during the 2026 season. New Orleans has already said goodbye to some iconic franchise players this offseason. They spent the offseason adding new players who could become the backbone of the next generation of Saints teams. Unfortunately, one defensive star will not be a part of […] The post Saints’ worst fears realized with Bryan Bresee injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Saints will face the Lions in Week 1 without defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, who will miss the season after tearing his ACL.
This article is back for the third year in a row. Alvin Kamara and Javonte Williams were hits in the 2025 edition, while Joe Mixon and James Conner were not so much (but that was mostly due to injury). As always, with many of my articles, I won't highlight the obvious players who fit the […]
When Taysom Hill was released from the Green Bay Packers as final roster cuts were made in 2017, then New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton pounced on the opportunity to grab the undrafted college quarterback out of BYU. So it shouldn’t be a surprise too many to hear Payton, now in his fourth season […]
Former Saints TE Taysom Hill announced that he’s officially moving on from New Orleans after nine seasons with the team, and now his former HC, Sean Payton, says the Broncos would look into signing him, according to Steve Wyche. Hill, 35, wound up signing on with the Packers as an undrafted free agent out of BYU back […] The post Broncos Exploring Signing Veteran TE Taysom Hill appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton expressed interest in signing free agent New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill. The post Sean Payton Sends Clear Message on Broncos Signing Taysom Hill appeared first on HEAVY .
Demario Davis signing back with the New York Jets this summer no doubt leaves a huge void in the Saints locker room, not only for his play but for his commanding leadership. Speaking to the media after day 3 of camp, linebacker Pete Werner touched on what he learned from playing alongside Davis and how […]
Chris Olave's new contract with the New Orleans Saints highlights just how wise it was for the New York Jets to get Garrett Wilson's contract done early.
Throughout all of last training camp, there were questions everywhere. Questions about how Kellen Moore would schedule practices, how the team would handle the heat, why they had so many rest days, and who would be the starting quarterback. But by the end of the season, those questions began to fade away and as the […]