Saints add another QB, sign Dekkers after tryout

Katherine TerrellMay 13, 2025, 06:28 PM ET

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NEW ORLEANS — The Saints signed quarterback Hunter Dekkers on Tuesday following a tryout at rookie minicamp over the weekend.

The Saints now have four quarterbacks under the age of 27 following Derek Carr’s retirement announcement Saturday. They also selected

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Shoulder injury forces Saints QB Carr to retire

Katherine TerrellMay 10, 2025, 10:52 AM ET

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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is retiring, the team announced Saturday.

The team said that Carr had a labral tear and degenerative rotator cuff damage to his right throwing shoulder that was discovered in late March

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Source: WR Cooks signing 2-yr. deal with Saints

Katherine TerrellMar 21, 2025, 02:28 PM ET

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The Saints are reuniting with wide receiver Brandin Cooks eight years after they traded him to the New England Patriots.

The team announced the move on social media by posting a GIF of Cooks’ in a Saints uniform

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Sources: Saints’ Mathieu, Jordan take pay cuts

Katherine TerrellMar 13, 2025, 07:25 AM ET

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NEW ORLEANS — Saints veterans Tyrann Mathieu and Cameron Jordan have reworked the final years of their respective deals to stay with the team, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Jordan posted a video on his Instagram

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TE Johnson to re-sign with Saints on 3-year deal

Katherine TerrellMar 11, 2025, 03:31 PM ET

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Tight end Juwan Johnson has agreed to a three-year contract to re-sign with the New Orleans Saints, agent AJ Vaynerchuk announced on social media Tuesday.

Johnson, 28, had a foot issue last summer that required surgery and caused

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How Saints, GM Mickey Loomis plan to approach free agency

Katherine TerrellMar 10, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis has said he doesn’t believe in the idea of a total rebuild.

The Saints have maintained that strategy for more than a decade, creating salary cap space each offseason by restructuring

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Source: Saints restructuring Carr’s contract

Katherine TerrellMar 8, 2025, 06:46 PM ET

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NEW ORLEANS — The Saints are restructuring Derek Carr‘s contract to open up $30.9 million in 2025 cap space, according to a source on Saturday.

The Saints plan to convert Carr’s $30 million base salary and $10 million

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Saints cut RB Williams to begin cap maneuvering

Katherine TerrellMar 4, 2025, 05:27 PM ET

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NEW ORLEANS — The Saints released veteran running back Jamaal Williams on Tuesday.

The release of Williams is the first major move of the offseason for the Saints, who had to clear at least $40 million to become

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Sources: Saints expected to hire LSU asst. Davis

Katherine TerrellFeb 27, 2025, 11:23 AM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS – The New Orleans Saints are expected to hire LSU defensive line coach Bo Davis, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.

Davis, an All-SEC nose guard for LSU, most recently coached for the Tigers during the 2024 season. Davis

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Saints sticking with Carr as QB1, says GM Loomis

Katherine TerrellFeb 26, 2025, 03:18 PM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis indicated the team will stick with Derek Carr as the team’s starting quarterback in 2025.

Loomis, who sat down with reporters at the NFL scouting combine on Wednesday, said

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