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Saints restructure C Erik McCoy

It’s early in day two of free agency and the New Orleans Saints are already making money moves by restructuring the contract of center Erik McCoy. McCoy signed a five-year, $63.75 million contract extension with the Saints in 2022. By converting some of his base salary into a signing bonus, McCoy’s cap hit of $17.68M […]

Grading every Saints signing from Day 1 of free agency

Every year, we wonder if the New Orleans Saints will be able to open enough cap space to sign big-name free agents. Usually, the Saints make enough room to sign a quality starter or two, but never the big stars on day one. 2026 was different, however. The Saints opened over $20 million in cap […]

Fleur-de-Links, March 10: Saints make big moves on the first day of free agency

2026 Saints Free Agency Live Tracker: Signings, rumors, trades and more Your reactions from day 1 of free agency! New Alvin Kamara Trade Rumors Revealed After Saints’ Reported Travis Etienne Contract Makes sense after the Travis Etienne signing. Rod Walker: For new Saints RB Travis Etienne and his family, there’s no place like home A […]

Saints to sign former Jaguars RB Travis Etienne

The New Orleans Saints have signed former Jacksonville Jaguars star RB Travis Etienne to a lucrative four-year, $52 million deal, bringing the Jennings, LA native closer to home—a priority for the veteran during free agency. In the process, New Orleans adds desperately needed juice to its backfield while continuing to build around franchise quarterback Tyler […]

Saints sign LG David Edwards

The New Orleans Saints have had an excellent first day of the legal tampering window (technically not free agency). Going into today, the Saints needed to fix the LG position if they wanted any success on offense next season, and they got it done. In their biggest deal of the day, New Orleans signed former […]

Saints re-sign DT John Ridgeway

The NFL legal tampering window is here, and for the New Orleans Saints’ first move of the day, they have brought back DT John Ridgeway, per Nick Underhill. Ridgeway is coming back on a two-year, $6.2 million contract. The Saints’ DT depth has been fine, so it makes sense why they wanted to bring back […]

Fleur-de-Links, March 9: Welcome to Free Agency

2026 NFL Mock Draft: Zierlein has Saints falling in Love Who could be an excellent option for the Saints if they can not sign a RB1 in free agency. Albert Breer’s Pre-Free Agency Takeaways: Why Linemen Could Receive ‘Wow’ Contracts New Orleans gets linked with one of the top RB free agents. NFL free agency […]

Alontae Taylor expected to move on from the Saints in Free Agency

After the news came out that longtime New Orleans Saints DE Cam Jordan will be hitting the free agency market for the first time in his 16-year NFL career, it appears another starter on last season’s defense could be leaving the Big Easy in this offseason’s FA period. Cornerback Alontae Taylor seemingly bid farewell to […]

Could the Saints sign a familiar face in free agency?

After New Orleans worked their way to go under the $301.2 million cap with several contract restructures, it opened the door to add veteran talent on defense from free agency. This off-season, the former Lions linebacker, Alex Anzalone, has entered free agency, while the Saints are seeking additional veteran help for the secondary. Anzalone could […]

2026 NFL Mock Draft: Zierlein has Saints falling in Love

With just a little over one month remaining until the start of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, mock season is in full swing with fans, analysts, coaches, and owners trying to narrow down the next additions to their respective teams. Another highly followed and respected NFL media member, Lance Zierlein, has released his next […]

Could this veteran guard make sense for the Saints in free agency?

The New Orleans Saints must improve the interior of their offensive line this offseason, whether through free agency or the 2026 NFL Draft. If they turn to the free-agent market, Pittsburgh Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo could be an ideal fit in the Big Easy. The 32-year-old has spent the past three seasons with the Steelers […]

Fleur-de-Links, March 6: Could a Saints legend be on his way out

Saints legend Cam Jordan is set to hit free agency Unbelievably unfortunate news for the Saints. Saints Eyeing QBs for Camp, Including Familiar Face Already some interesting camp information. Seven guards Saints should consider in free agency Offensive line upgrades could be on their way to New Orleans.

Saints make 3 moves to get under the cap

The New Orleans Saints are notorious for manipulating the cap to keep star players and accumulate money to sign more stars. But over the years, as the Saints became less competitive, their “kicking the can down the road” formula started to hurt a lot more than it helped. In 2025, New Orleans ate a bunch […]

Saints legend Cam Jordan is set to hit free agency

The New Orleans Saints have a number of important players leaving in free agency, but out of the list, defensive lineman Cam Jordan seemed the most likely to return. He has been in New Orleans his entire career, was coming off a great year in the new scheme, and is ingrained in the city. But […]

Yaccarino’s 2026 Saints Mock Draft 2.0

The NFL combine is complete, and just like every year, some players have seen their draft stock fall, and some have seen a rise. This has begun to affect many mock drafts around the NFL, and for the New Orleans Saints, it has changed who could be available at 8. In my 1.0 mock draft, […]

Saints not selected to play in the Hall of Fame Game

It had been speculated since Drew Brees was announced as a member of the 2026 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame that the New Orleans Saints could play in the Hall of Fame game in Canton. Unfortunately, that will not be the case, as it was just announced that the Arizona Cardinals and […]

Is Jordyn Tyson’s injury history a red flag for the Saints?

There’s been buzz about the New Orleans Saints targeting one of the top wide receiver prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft with the eighth overall pick, and Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson checks nearly every box as a dynamic offensive playmaker—except one: durability. The 21-year-old spent the past three seasons with the Sun Devils after transferring from Colorado. […]

CSC Discussion: What has been your favorite Saints home game so far?

The New Orleans Saints will turn 60 this year which means there have been a lot of home games between now and their first one played back on September 17, 1967, in Tulane Stadium. So, in this week’s CSC Discussion series, we want to know do you go to games regularly and what has been […]

Fleur-de-Links, March 4: A new coach added to the Saints staff

Saints add Clapp as offensive assistant An obvious move after Clapp retired. Saints Must Pounce After Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson Decision It would be an interesting idea for the Saints, but is it too little too late for the reunion? Jeremiyah Love thinks the Saints can use him like Alvin Kamara. But is he the missing […]

Saints add Clapp as offensive assistant

Recently retired offensive lineman and center Will Clapp will be joining the New Orleans Saints coaching staff in an offensive assistant capacity under head coach Kellen Moore. The team made the signing on Monday, just a week after Clapp announced his retirement from the league. After being sidelined for the entire 2025 season with a […]