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Saints GM: Derek Carr has shoulder injury, won’t address 2025 status
The status of Saints quarterback Derek Carr remains a little uncertain, following New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis meeting with reporters on Wednesday.,Loomis confirmed that Carr is dealing with a shoulder injury, but also that the team is hoping to gain further clarity about the severity. ...
Saints pick up option for Chris Olave, not Trevor Penning
The New Orleans Saints are picking up the fifth-year option for wideout Chris Olave but not for their other 2022 first-round pick, offensive tackle Trevor Penning.,General manager Mickey Loomis confirmed the moves during Wednesday's pre-draft press conference and also provided an update on quarterba...
Saints RT Ryan Ramczyk, 30, retires after knee injury
New Orleans Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk announced his retirement on social media Thursday night.,Ramczyk, 30, started 101 games over seven seasons before sitting out the 2024 campaign with a chronic knee injury.,The 2017 first-round pick made three straight All-Pro teams from 2018-20, with a fi...
Saints 2025 NFL draft needs, picks, best fits, history
Unless the New Orleans Saints plan to reinvent the meaning of "generational talent," head coach Kellen Moore is going to need a quarterback. Possibly sooner than expected. ,Moore beat Derek Carr's Fresno State team by 50 when they shared the field in 2011. Moore was the quarterback at Boise State an...
Reports: Saints QB Derek Carr could miss 2025 with shoulder injury
The New Orleans Saints' star-crossed relationship with Derek Carr is gaining another chapter, as the quarterback is at risk of missing some or all of the 2025 NFL season, multiple outlets reported Friday.,NFL Network broke the news that Carr is currently dealing with a shoulder injury that could put...
Homecoming: Saints reportedly to bring back WR Brandin Cooks
Wide receiver Brandin Cooks and the New Orleans Saints reportedly are headed for a reunion.,Per multiple media outlets on Friday, Cooks agreed to terms on a contract that bring him back to New Orleans. The Saints selected Cooks with the 20th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft.,Cooks, 31, recorded 26...
Dolphins lose, Saints gain compensatory NFL draft pick
After review by the NFL Management Council, the Miami Dolphins lost one of the compensatory picks for the 2025 NFL Draft that the team was awarded earlier this week. ,The Dolphins initially were awarded four compensatory picks but on Friday, the league announced a seventh-round pick was taken from M...
Report: Saints re-sign Chase Young to 3-year, $51 million deal
The New Orleans Saints are re-signing edge rusher Chase Young to a three-year, $51 million contract, NFL Network reported Monday. It could reach up to $57 million with incentives.,Young was selected by the Washington Commanders with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. He had a big rookie c...
Reports: Patriots ship DT Davon Godchaux to Saints
Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux is headed to the New Orleans Saints in a trade that nets New England a 2026 seventh-round pick, according to multiple reports.,Godchaux, 30, was given permission to seek a trade in February less than a full year removed from a three-year extension he signed w...
Saints release underachieving RB Jamaal Williams
The New Orleans Saints released running back Jamaal Williams on Tuesday, reportedly clearing $1.59 million in salary cap space.,Williams signed a three-year, $12 million deal with the Saints after having a career season with the Detroit Lions in 2022.,But his production was meager in 27 games (five ...
Saints GM signals Derek Carr to remain QB1
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said Wednesday the team and new head coach Kellen Moore are "excited" about the prospects of Derek Carr as their starting quarterback in 2025. ,Loomis made the remarks to reporters at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. ,"I think we feel like we...
Reports: Saints to tab Brandon Staley as defensive coordinator
The New Orleans Saints are hiring Brandon Staley as their defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.,Staley, 42, joins new head coach Kellen Moore's staff after spending two-plus seasons (2021-23) as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. The two previously were linked af...
Doug Nussmeier back with Kellen Moore, Saints as OC
Doug Nussmeier is headed back to the New Orleans Saints, who drafted the former NFL quarterback in 1994. ,This time, Nussmeier will be the offensive coordinator on the staff of first-time head coach Kellen Moore.,Nussmeier, 54, was quarterbacks coach with the Super Bowl-champion Eagles and worked cl...
Kellen Moore set to call plays, cites leadership with Saints
Kellen Moore was non-committal on several topics during his introductory press conference as the new head coach of the New Orleans Saints on Thursday -- save for one.,Moore said that he would be responsible for calling the team's plays on offense. Perhaps that should come as no surprise since he lef...
Saints make it official, hire Kellen Moore as head coach
The New Orleans Saints officially hired Kellen Moore on Tuesday as the 19th head coach in franchise history.,Moore is two days removed from helping the Philadelphia Eagles record a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. He was the Eagles' offensive coordinator.,A...
Reports: Saints to name Eagles OC Kellen Moore head coach
The New Orleans Saints will name Kellen Moore as their next head coach, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,Moore has one piece of unfinished business before he's free to take the job: the Super Bowl. Moore is the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, who will meet the Kansas City Chiefs i...
Report: Saints set to hire Eagles OC Kellen Moore as head coach
The last head coaching vacancy in the NFL will be filled after the Super Bowl, as the New Orleans Saints plan to hire Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, per an ESPN report on Saturday night.,Moore, 36, has never been a head coach, but in his lone season guiding Philadelphia's of...
Marching in: Eagles' Kellen Moore set for long-term residency in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- One final victory is up for grabs before this NFL season comes to a close on Sunday night. ,The New Orleans Saints are the lone team without a head coach, and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is set to fill a role he's never held at any level of football.,"I'm go...
Eagles' Zack Baun, C.J. Gardner-Johnson in familiar territory in NOLA
NEW ORLEANS -- Zack Baun and C.J. Gardner-Johnson have played plenty of games in the Caesars Superdome.,But they've never experienced one like they will Sunday, when they and their Philadelphia Eagles teammates face the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in their former...
Report: Saints to interview Kellen Moore again post-Super Bowl
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis informed other coaching candidates Friday that the team plans to continue discussions with Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, NFL Network reported.,Per league rules, Moore cannot meet with the Saints again ...