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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-rumors-ian-rapoport-wouldnt-be-surprised-qb-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints rumors: Ian Rapoport ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ by QB trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Derek-Carr.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Saints rumors: Ian Rapoport ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ by QB trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T07:38:30-07:00">April 3rd, 7:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T07:38:30-07:00">April 3rd, 7:38am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/new-orleans-saints-7-round-2025-nfl-mock-draft-per-pff-simulator">New Orleans Saints have the No. 9 pick</a> in the NFL Draft, and they have the opportunity to go in different directions on who they might select. There are multiple positions they can say they need, but they could also <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1907790720171205051" rel="noopener">go for another quarterback</a>, despite Derek Carr being the starter this season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.</p><p>“The Saints do a long-term solution,” Rapoport said. “Say whatever you want about Derek Carr, not someone that’s going to be the Saints quarterback for the next 10 years. We thought Derek Carr wasn’t going to be the quarterback this year.</p><p>“They don’t need a quarterback, they have one for this year. But they are in a position where they can take one. They have done all the quarterback homework, they’ve been a heavy presence at Pro Days, they’ve been a heavy presence at quarterback workouts, they’ve done all the background and homework.”</p><p>It sounds like the Saints could indeed be intrigued at the idea of drafting a quarterback, but the real question is who and when?</p><h2><b>When could the Saints select a quarterback in the draft?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Derek-Carr.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the No. 9 pick and the No. 40 pick in the draft, the Saints have several chances to try and get a quarterback as early as Day 2, but they could also trade up to get one as well.</p><p>“If there is a quarterback there that they like in the top 10, they for sure could take one,” Rapoport said. “Would not be surprised if they traded back in the first round to get a third or fourth quarterback… The Saints don’t need one, but for sure, they are a team that could end up taking a quarterback in late April.”</p><p>Two quarterbacks that could be in that range when it’s time for them to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-rumors-quinn-ewers-tabbed-derek-carr-replacement-in-espn-mock-draft">draft are Jaxson Dart and Quinn Ewers</a>. Those two have shown that they could a few years to develop behind a veteran quarterback, but they have the skills and talent to be the future at the position for a team.</p><p>Though the Saints are committed to Carr this season, next season things can be completely different. With Spencer Rattler on the roster as well, they could have a surplus of quarterbacks on the team if they end up drafting one, which wouldn’t be bad at all. The more options they have at the position we’ll give them a feel for who they think has the chance to be their quarterback in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints rumors: Ian Rapoport ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ by QB trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-nick-sirianni-tush-push-vote-demand-3-former-coaches');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Nick Sirianni sends Tush Push vote demand to 3 former coaches');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Eagles-news-Nick-Sirianni-sends-Tush-Push-vote-demand-to-3-former-coaches.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Nick Sirianni sends Tush Push vote demand to 3 former coaches</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-30T14:39:06-07:00">March 30th, 2:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-30T14:39:06-07:00">March 30th, 2:39pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Once the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/where-eagles-rank-most-dominant-super-bowl-performances-ever">Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs</a> in Super Bowl LIX, a mystery team — later unveiled as the Green Bay Packers — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-green-bay-revealed-trying-tush-push-banned">formally requested to ban the Tush Push</a>. And now, months after the request, there’s a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-momentum-growing-potential-tush-push-ban">growing chance that the Tush Push gets banned</a>. In fact, there will be a vote among NFL teams to decide whether that play gets banned. And, it’s safe to say Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1906428805151150267" rel="noopener">expects a few teams to side with him</a> in the Tush Push vote.</p><p>“We’ll see how it goes,” Sirianni said via Mike Garafolo on X. “All I will say about it is [Jonathan] Gannon, [Shane] Steichen, and [Kellen] Moore better vote for it. They are in the [head coach] position right now because of that play. So all three, I better have those three votes right there and the Eagles’ vote. I at least know we have four.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spoke to Nick Sirianni today on the tush-push vote. With a grin, he said: "We’ll see how it goes. All I will say about it is (Jonathan) Gannon, (Shane) Steichen and (Kellen) Moore better vote for it. They are in the (head coach) position right now because of that play. So all… <a href="https://t.co/aZBV4KHzPq">pic.twitter.com/aZBV4KHzPq</a></p><p>— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1906428805151150267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is relevant because the NFL is holding the 2025 NFL <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/03/30/nfl-league-meetings-kick-off/" rel="noopener">league meetings</a>, commonly known as the owners meetings. These meetings take place from Sunday, March 30, to Wednesday, April 2, and it’s a time for all 32 teams to get together in one spot and discuss how to make the league better.</p><p>Whether it’s rule changes, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-league-reveals-3-teams-that-will-play-home-games-london-2025">spreading the game internationally</a>, or any other pressing topic, it’s discussed at the owners meetings.</p><p>One common topic of discussion is an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-roger-goodell-major-hold-up-18-game-nfl-season">18-game regular season</a>, but among other topics, the Tush Push will be a hotly contested talking point.</p><p>And for the Eagles, Sirianni — jokingly — hinted at a few coaches hopefully penned in for voting to keep the play around. Those coaches were Jonathan Gannon, Shane Steichen, and Kellen Moore.</p><p>For those unfamiliar with these coaches, they are all former Eagles coordinators.</p><ul><li><b>Jonathan Gannon:</b> Eagles defensive coordinator, <i>2021-2022</i></li><li><b>Shane Steichen:</b> Eagles offensive coordinator, <i>2021-2022</i></li><li><b>Kellen Moore:</b> Eagles offensive coordinator, <i>2024</i></li></ul><p>Now, Gannon might be a stretch, as he was the Eagles’ defensive coordinator from 2021 to 2022, and he probably wasn’t overly excited to practice against the Tush Push each week in practice. Maybe he understands how to stop it now, but it’s not the most useful tool, as the Eagles and Cardinals hardly ever face each other in the regular season.</p><p>But, if the Eagles and Cardinals face off in an NFC Championship, maybe knowing how to stop the Tush Push is good knowledge for Gannon and his Arizona defense.</p><p>However, if a vote goes down for the Tush Push to get banned, Nick Sirianni expects three teams to be on the Eagles’ side of the voting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Nick Sirianni sends Tush Push vote demand to 3 former coaches

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/new-orleans-saints-7-round-2025-nfl-mock-draft-per-pff-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'New Orleans Saints 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/New-Orleans-Saints-7-round-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFF-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>New Orleans Saints 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-28T05:48:21-07:00">March 28th, 5:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-28T05:48:21-07:00">March 28th, 5:48am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints had a disastrous season in 2024. From a 3-0 start to missing the playoffs, they are in desperate need of talent this offseason. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/2025-nfl-draft-how-to-watch-on-tv-stream-date-time-top-prospects-draft-order">2025 NFL Draft is approaching</a>, and the Saints hold the ninth overall pick in the first round. We ran a Pro Football Focus <a href="https://www.pff.com/draft/nfl-mock-draft-simulator?ref=f35eec45-fb6d-4dfb-b3be-d39ea67fb4dd&amp;complete=7&amp;draft_grade=B&amp;multi=false" rel="noopener">seven-round mock</a> draft simulator to see who New Orleans picks in the draft.</p><p>The Saints pick ninth in the first round and have their own second, third, fourth, and sixth round selections. They p<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/commanders-acquire-marshon-lattimore-in-blockbuster-trade-with-saints">icked up an extra third, fourth, and sixth rounder in the Marshon Lattimore</a> trade while giving up their fifth. New Orleans also has the Eagles’ seventh-round pick from the CJ Gardner-Johnson trade. PFF lists the Saints’ needs as running back, wide receiver, and defensive line.</p><p>The Saints need a great draft to start their rebuild on the right foot. Does this mock draft simulator of the 2025 NFL Draft meet those expectations?</p><h2><b>The Saints beef up the offensive line in the first round</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Armand-Membo-with-Missouri.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>When the Saints are on the clock at number nine, the mock draft simulator has picked a chalky first round. Cam Ward goes to the Tennessee Titans, and the Browns pick Abdul Carter. There are two first-round tackles on the board, and the Jets take Will Campbell at number seven. That leaves Armand Membou, the offensive tackle from Missouri, for the Saints at number nine.</p><p>Membou played in all three seasons with the Tigers and continued to get better. He allowed just eight hurries and no sacks in over 800 snaps at right tackle, according to PFF. Membou dominated on both passing and running snaps and could be a building block for New Orleans’ future.</p><h2><b>An SEC edge rusher is just what New Orleans needs</b></h2><p>Part of the reason the Saints collapsed last year was their defense. They allowed the third-most yards and 14th-most points in the league in 2024. After their offensive line pick in the first round, they flip to defense in the second round. With the 40th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Saints select Arkansas edge rusher Landon Jackson.</p><p>While Jackson is an edge rusher, his best PFF numbers come in the run game. He also gets after the quarterback, picking up 6.5 sacks in the last two seasons. The Saints could use a young, rotational edge rusher to come in and blow up plays while learning the system. Expectations won’t be too high for Kellen Moore’s squad next year, so a high ceiling should be the target for the second round.</p><h2><b>One defense and one offense in the third</b></h2><p>The Saints are on the clock with the first of their two third-round picks at 70th overall. After taking an edge rusher in the second round, they go back to the defense’s most important position. They select Oregon defensive end Jordan Burch. He spent five years in college, three with South Carolina and the last two with the Ducks. His best season was his last, with 8.5 sacks in just 10 games.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/saints-news-alvin-kamara-agrees-24-5-million-contract-extension">Saints just gave Alvin Kamara a two-year extension</a> that should round out his prime. They found him late in the historic 2017 draft and need to find another running back in the later rounds soon. They take a shot this year with Central Florida running back RJ Harvey at 93rd overall. Harvey ran for 1,500 yards with a conference-high 22 touchdowns for the Knights last year. Learning behind Kamara is a great way to develop a running back who could become a star.</p><h2><b>The Saints add to their quarterback room </b></h2><p>The Saints need a better defense and could not add much in free agency. They’ve already taken two defensive ends in this mock draft simulator, but feel like they need another here at 112th overall. The pick is Ashton Gillotte, defensive end from Louisville. They have other needs on the defense and taking a third edge rusher is not the way they should go here. It’s nothing against Gillotte, who had a solid college career. But Virginia Tech corner Dorian Strong should have been the pick.</p><p>This offseason, the Saints committed to Derek Carr for another season. He is under contract through 2026 but there is no guarantee he even makes it that far in the Big Easy. So the Saints take a project quarterback to learn behind Carr in Riley Leonard, from Notre Dame at 131st overall.</p><p>Leonard had his best college season in his lone year at Notre Dame. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/notre-dame-football-news-jeremiyah-love-trolls-penn-state-big-dogs-little-dogs-tirade-after-last-second-win">led the Irish to the National Championship Game</a>, but he has never been a great passer. With Kellen Moore as the head coach, he could benefit from learning the system and developing in practice. It is worth a shot for New Orleans, who desperately need a quarterback on a rookie deal to help fix their cap.</p><h2><b>Getting the quarterbacks some help in the sixth and seventh</b></h2><p>The Saints have a lack of talent at almost every position on the field. They have a great wide receiver in Chris Olave, but he cannot stay healthy and they have no depth. If Carr or Leonard is going to have a successful season this year, they need a star to emerge from the later rounds. In the sixth round, general manager Mickey Loomis picks two players to help them out.</p><p>The first one comes at 184th overall with Tai Felton, the Maryland wide receiver. He spent all four years in College Park, continuing to improve in every season. With 1,124 yards in his senior year, he was one of the top receivers on the Terps. With a lack of talent on the offensive side, this is a bet worth taking.</p><p>The Saints finish off their draft in the same lane. The 248th overall pick in this NFL mock draft simulator is Jo’quavioius Marks, Southern Cal running back. Despite their brutal season last year, the Saints can turn it around after a great draft. We see the new-coach bump impact a team every year, and after this draft, it could be New Orleans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

New Orleans Saints 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-rumors-quinn-ewers-tabbed-derek-carr-replacement-in-espn-mock-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints rumors: Quinn Ewers tabbed as Derek Carr replacement in ESPN mock draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Saints-rumors-Quinn-Ewers-tabbed-as-Derek-Carr-replacement-in-ESPN-mock-draft.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints rumors: Quinn Ewers tabbed as Derek Carr replacement in ESPN mock draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T09:14:06-07:00">March 27th, 9:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T09:14:06-07:00">March 27th, 9:14am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/saints-5-round-post-combine-mock-draft-pff-simulator">New Orleans Saints have the 40th pick</a> in the NFL Draft, which comes in the second round, and it will be interesting to see what direction they go in. They could use the pick for offense, and in a mock draft from ESPN, they think that it may be <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/44392562/mock-2025-nfl-draft-seven-rounds-257-picks-matt-miller" rel="noopener">used on a quarterback</a>, more specifically Quinn Ewers.</p><p>“Derek Carr will be back in 2025, but there’s a sense around the league that he’s a placeholder while the Saints draft their QB of the future,” ESPN’s Matt Miller wrote. “Ewers has injury concerns, but he did lead the Longhorns to the College Football Playoff semifinals in back-to-back seasons. He’s a touch-and-timing passer who would fit new coach Kellen Moore’s offense. Ewers doesn’t add value as a runner and must work at seeing the field faster, but his arm talent and mechanics are fits for a future NFL starter.”</p><p>The Saints seem to be committed to Carr for the time being, but in the future, they will need somebody to step up to the plate. They drafted Spencer Rattler last season, but that still shouldn’t rule out them selecting a quarterback in this draft, especially if it’s the best player available at the time.</p><h2><b>Are the Saints committed to Derek Carr?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Derek-Carr.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last month, Mickey Loomis let it be known that they were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-derek-carr-future-gets-more-clarity-amid-salary-cap-crunch">riding with Derek Carr this season</a> and that he was the QB1.</p><p>“I think we feel like we’ve got a guy we can win with,” Loomis said.</p><p>With a new coaching staff in place, the Saints want to have a better year than last season, and they’re crafting their team with the chance to be competitive. Though this may be the plan for next season, it’s not certain what the future holds for the team, especially with the large cap hit they continue to take.</p><p>Right now, the best thing for the Saints to do is continue to try and build a winning team and use the draft to do so, but they also need to think about the future, and that means looking at a quarterback. If they don’t think Rattler is the guy to lead the future, they should have some options in this draft, such as Ewers or even someone like Jalen Milroe.</p><p>For now, Carr will be a good option for them and it will be interesting to see what he does under head coach Kellen Moore and if he can create the same success he had at the beginning of last season with the Saints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints rumors: Quinn Ewers tabbed as Derek Carr replacement in ESPN mock draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-sign-guard-db-to-bolster-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints sign guard, DB to bolster roster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Saints-news-New-Orleans-sign-guard-DB-to-bolster-roster.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints sign guard, DB to bolster roster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-24T14:55:57-07:00">March 24th, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-24T14:55:57-07:00">March 24th, 2:55pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints are trying to have a better season than they did last year, and it makes sense with all of the moves that they’ve made so far. First, it started with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/saints-news-new-orleans-hiring-eagles-kellen-moore-head-coach">hiring Kellen Moore</a> as their new head coach, and then they went out and signed some players in free agency.</p><p>They’re clearly <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1904269182562078726" rel="noopener">not done making moves</a>, and they recently signed offensive guard Dillon Radunz to a contract, as he also took a visit with them and the Seattle Seahawks. Rudenz spent time at both tackle and guard the past four seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He started 15 games at right guard last season and made 16 starts in the other games that he’s played with the team.</p><p>The Saints weren’t done there and also re-signed Ugo Amadi to a one-year deal. Amadi has been with the team for three seasons, and this previous year was one of his best, appearing in 11 games and recording a career-high in tackles, tackles for loss, and sacks.</p><p>Amadi can line up as a cornerback or a safety, and his versatility may be one of the reasons why the Saints decided to re-sign him. With the Saints continuing to sign depth pieces to the team, they must have a plan of what they want to so when the NFL Draft comes around.</p><h2><b>What could the Saints plan to do in the draft?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Dillon-Radunz.jpg"><figcaption>Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Saints could go in many different directions in the NFL Draft, and some think that they could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-seahawks-saints-rams-sleeper-qb-teams-draft">try and pick another quarterback</a>, according to ESPN’s Jordan Reid.</p><p>“The Saints have already restructured the contract of Derek Carr, which keeps him with the team through this season,” Reid wrote. “They also drafted Spencer Rattler in the fifth round last year. But neither move should stop them from putting more resources into the position if the opportunity presents itself.”</p><p>The Saints have let it be known that Derek Carr is the starting quarterback next season, but it doesn’t mean that they can’t draft at the position. It would be interesting to see them do that, especially with Spencer Rattler on the team. Nonetheless, if they do see someone that they like, it makes sense for them to take the best player available. It’ll be interesting to see what the Saints do when the time comes around, and hopefully, they can start off the Moore era right with a good draft plan.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints sign guard, DB to bolster roster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-agree-contract-ex-saints-bears-guard');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals agree to contract with ex-Saints, Bears guard');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bengals-news-Cincinnati-agrees-to-contract-with-ex-Saints-Bears-guard.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals agree to contract with ex-Saints, Bears guard</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T14:23:20-07:00">March 21st, 2:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T14:23:20-07:00">March 21st, 2:23pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As a team that’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-tee-higgins-agree-4-year-contract-extensions">spent big on their offense heading into 2025</a>, the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive line added some much-needed reinforcements in free agency. As an offensive line that must protect their highly paid quarterback, the Bengals signed eight-year veteran Lucas Patrick to a <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1903172846073090177" rel="noopener">one-year deal</a>, per Adam Schefter on X, after spending time with the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints.</p><p>“Bengals signed free agent G Lucas Patrick to a one-year contract,” Schefter wrote. “Patrick previously started 64 games for the Packers (2017-21), Bears (’22-23) and Saints (’24).”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bengals signed free agent G Lucas Patrick to a one-year contract. Patrick previously started 64 games for the Packers (2017-21), Bears ('22-23) and Saints ('24). <a href="https://t.co/Vr9K9ulEoY">pic.twitter.com/Vr9K9ulEoY</a></p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1903172846073090177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Going into 2025, the Bengals’ offensive line looks as such:</p><ul><li><b>LT:</b> Orlando Brown Jr.</li><li><b>LG:</b> Cordell Volson</li><li><b>C:</b> Ted Karras</li><li><b>RG:</b> Cody Ford</li><li><b>RT:</b> Amarius Mims</li></ul><p>Now, as a versatile interior offensive lineman, Patrick could — in theory — play either of the guard spots or center.</p><p>Throughout his eight-year NFL career, Patrick has shown an ability to line up at any of the interior spots and produce well. In fact, he’s even lined up on the outside as a left tackle a time or two — or three.</p><p><b>Lucas Patrick snaps by position (2017-2024)</b></p><ul><li><b>LT:</b> 3 snaps</li><li><b>LG:</b> 1,087 snaps</li><li><b>C:</b> 2,009 snaps</li><li><b>RG: </b>1,372 snaps</li><li><b>RT:</b> 0 snaps</li></ul><p>So, as a Swiss army knife in the middle of the field for the Packers, Bears, and Saints, Patrick offers versatility to an offensive line that might not have all five positions completely ironed out.</p><p>Since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-cincinnati-re-signs-joe-burrow-protector-2-year-deal">Bengals just re-signed Cody Ford</a>, it’s less likely that Patrick lines up as the right guard much. However, with Cordell Volson’s <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/cordell-volson/30614" rel="noopener">tough 2024 season</a>, Patrick could come in and give an immediate upgrade to the left guard spot, a position the former Bears guard has played for over 1,000 snaps.</p><p>While left guard is his least-played position on the line, he’s spent approximately a quarter of his career lined up to the left of the center.</p><p>So, while the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-latest-trey-hendrickson-jamarr-chase-tee-higgins-contracts">Bengals continue working on an extension for Trey Hendrickson</a>, they shored up the offensive line, keeping their $275 million quarterback healthy.</p><p>Now, will Lucas Patrick be the reason Cincy makes a playoff run in the 2025-26 NFL season? It’d be unlikely for <i>him</i> to be the sole reason, but clearly, the Bengals believes he’s good enough to sign him to a one-year contract in free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals agree to contract with ex-Saints, Bears guard

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-new-orleans-agrees-reunion-veteran-receiver-brandin-cooks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints agrees to reunion with veteran receiver');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Saints-news-New-Orleans-agrees-to-reunion-with-veteran-receiver.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints agrees to reunion with veteran receiver</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T11:42:58-07:00">March 21st, 11:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T11:42:58-07:00">March 21st, 11:42am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NFL free agency is dwindling down with the draft right around the corner. However, the New Orleans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-land-ex-bears-third-round-wr">Saints managed to improve the depth</a> in the wide receiver room after reuniting with a veteran player.</p><p>On Friday, the Saints <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1903143449731228097" rel="noopener">reached a deal to reunite with</a> Brandin Cooks, according to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network. After departing from New Orleans after the 2016 season, the 31-year-old wide receiver will play for the Saints once again.</p><p>“A reunion in New Orleans: 11-year veteran WR Brandin Cooks is headed back to the Saints, sources tell The Insiders. Cooks returns to the franchise that drafted him in the first round in 2014.”</p><p>Cooks agreed to sign <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1903147677753409541" rel="noopener">a two-year, $13 million deal</a>, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He joins a Saints wide receiver core that features Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed. The Saints experienced a plethora of injuries last season and Cooks can help provide some stability if the injury woes continue in the 2025 season.</p><p>“Comp update: Free-agent WR Brandin Cooks is signing a two-year, $13 million deal with the New Orleans Saints, per source.”</p><p>Brandin Cooks was originally traded by New Orleans to the New England Patriots ahead of the 2017 season. Since then, Cooks has bounced around the league, also playing for the Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, and Dallas Cowboys.</p><p>The veteran wideout hasn’t eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark since the 2021 season with Houston. With New Orleans, Cooks is likely to serve as a third option in the passing game, which could limit his production. Despite that, he brings plenty of experience to the table that could help develop <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-new-orleans-retaining-juwan-johnson-3-year-deal">the Saints’ young wide receiver core</a>.</p><p>During his time with the Cowboys, many believed he could serve as a solid second option behind CeeDee Lamb. Unfortunately, Cooks experienced a fractured thumb in Dallas’ 34-10 Week 11 loss to the Texans. The injury sidelined the veteran wideout for the remainder of the season.</p><p>He capped off the 2024 campaign with 26 receptions, 259 receiving yards, and three touchdowns through 10 games played. Brandin Cooks will aim to improve upon those numbers with the Saints after finally finding a new team in free agency. Although his statline is concerning, the good news is that when healthy, Cooks tends to earn the starting nod consistently throughout his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints agrees to reunion with veteran receiver

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-seahawks-saints-rams-sleeper-qb-teams-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Seahawks, Saints, Rams named as ‘sleeper’ QB teams early in draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seahawks-Saints-Rams-named-as-sleeper-QB-teams-early-in-draft.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Seahawks, Saints, Rams named as ‘sleeper’ QB teams early in draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T07:17:29-07:00">March 21st, 7:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T07:17:29-07:00">March 21st, 7:17am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL Draft is right around the corner and quarterbacks are the talking point, per usual.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/titans-news-cam-ward-tennessee-nfl-draft-odds-skyrocket"> Cam Ward is likely to go number one to the Tennessee Titans</a> but after that, anything can happen. If the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants pass on a quarterback at two and three respectively, things may get wild. ESPN experts Matt Miller, Jordan Reid, and Field Yates think the Rams, Saints, and Seahawks <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/44293343/2025-nfl-draft-latest-buzz-rumors-news-prospects-risers-mocks-sanders-titans" rel="noopener">could surprise people</a> in rounds one or two.</p><p>“The Sam Darnold redemption story is great,” Miller wrote on the Seahawks drafting a QB. “But there’s a chance he doesn’t maintain the level of success he had in 2024 now that he doesn’t have Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell calling the plays and a great receiver duo supporting him. And given the short term of his contract (three years) and large payout in Year 1, the Seahawks could still look to add at the position.”</p><p>Miller cites the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/falcons-news-why-alanta-locked-in-michael-penix-draft-pick-despite-180-million-kirk-cousins-contract">Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr after signing Kirk Cousins</a> as a reason the Seahawks might do this. Without that pick, Atlanta would be in a much worse spot.</p><p>The Saints have already restructured the contract of Derek Carr, which keeps him with the team through this season,” Reid wrote. “They also drafted Spencer Rattler in the fifth round last year. But neither move should stop them from putting more resources into the position if the opportunity presents itself.”</p><p>“On one hand, Matthew Stafford is still playing at a very high level at 37, and the Rams don’t currently have a second-round pick,” Yates said. “On the other, Stafford’s relationship with the organization is year-to-year at this point after his contract restructure, and it would be logical for Los Angeles to at least consider a quarterback somewhere on Day 2.”</p><h2><b>The NFL Draft could see quarterbacks rise</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sam-Darnold-at-Pro-Bowl.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Experts saw Bo Nix as a second-round quarterback last year. Reports since the draft indicate that if the Broncos had not drafted him at 12, he would have fallen to the second round. All it takes is one team to fall in love with a quarterback and the NFL Draft board will change.</p><p>Experts are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/colorado-football-news-deion-sanders-makes-bold-declaration-about-buffaloes-during-spring-ball">split on Colorado quarterback Sheduer Sanders</a>. Some seem convinced he will go to the Browns at number 2. Others could see him falling out of the first round. The NFL Draft will be defined by quarterbacks. The Saints, Seahawks, and Rams could change their franchise by drafting Sanders or Jaxson Dart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Seahawks, Saints, Rams named as ‘sleeper’ QB teams early in draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-cam-wards-dream-require-big-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cam Ward’s Saints ‘dream’ would require a big trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cam-Wards-New-Orleans-dream-would-require-a-big-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Cam Ward’s Saints ‘dream’ would require a big trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T08:29:43-07:00">March 18th, 8:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T08:29:43-07:00">March 18th, 8:29am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Will the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-rumors-mel-kiper-makes-surprise-qb-pick-in-new-mock-draft">New Orleans Saints grab a quarterback</a> in the first round? Or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/new-orleans-saints-5-round-post-free-agency-frenzy-2025-nfl-mock-draft-per-pfn-simulator">will their direction take them elsewhere</a>? However, for the Saints the fulfill Cam Ward’s New Orleans dream, a big trade would be required.</p><p>The Saints currently sit in the No. 9 spot in the 2025 NFL Draft. At least one mock draft has the Saints grabbing a top-end wide receiver with that pick. But the Saints need a quarterback for the future, especially since they’ve started a new path under first-year head coach Kellen Moore.</p><p>And Ward said he <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cam-ward-says-it-would-be-a-dream-to-play-for-the-saints" rel="noopener">wants to play</a> for the Saints, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune writer Jeff Duncan via nbcsports.com.</p><p>“I loved watching (quarterback) Drew Brees and (receiver Marques) Colston out there,” Ward said. “It would be a dream of mine to play for them, if I get a chance someday. But that’s not really my focus right now.”</p><h2><b>Saints have chatted with QB Cam Ward</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/University-of-Miami-quarterback-Cam-Ward.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is interest on the Saints’ part, so it seems. Ward said things went well at the scouting combine.</p><p>“It was a great meeting,” Ward said. “If you get a chance to go play for a Super Bowl-winning coach like coach (Kellen) Moore. He knows how to dial up the playbook. The biggest thing I took away from that meeting was that you just have to be prepared at all times, whether you go in as a starter or you go in as a backup. You never know when your number is going to be called.”</p><p>However, in order to get Ward, the Saints would likely have to move into the No. 1 spot. Part of the problem is putting together the kind of package that would encourage the Titans to make the trade. And it’s a significant drop for the Titans to go from No. 1 to No. 9. They would no longer be in the mix for so-called generational talents like Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter.</p><p>Plus, the Titans are rumored to be considering taking Ward themselves. It’s a lot of moving pieces the Saints would likely be unable to overcome.</p><p>Also, Moore <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-hc-kellen-moore-new-orleans-comfortable-with-qb-derek-carr" rel="noopener">said he’s comfortable</a> with current quarterback Derek Carr, according to nfl.com.</p><p>“I think we’ve been consistent through this whole process,” Moore said, via the team’s official website. “We feel really good about Derek and we’re excited to team up with him and the things that he can do for us. We want him here, and it’ll be a good situation.</p><p>“I think we’ve got a great group here — from the players, the coaching staff, to the environment that we’re going to be able to create for him. Obviously, we felt very comfortable with him. Any time you go through these things, it’s great to connect first as people and build those relationships and go from there.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cam Ward’s Saints ‘dream’ would require a big trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-rumors-mel-kiper-makes-surprise-qb-pick-in-new-mock-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints rumors: Mel Kiper makes ‘surprise’ QB pick in new mock draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Saints-rumors-Mel-Kiper-makes-surprise-QB-pick-in-new-mock-draft.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints rumors: Mel Kiper makes ‘surprise’ QB pick in new mock draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T07:15:12-07:00">March 18th, 7:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T07:15:12-07:00">March 18th, 7:15am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-new-kellen-moore-hiring-former-cowboys-oc-coaching-staff">Saints are entering a new era under head coach Kellen Moore</a>. New Orleans has plenty of work to do this offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/2025-nfl-draft-order-prospects-targets">especially in the 2025 NFL Draft</a>. One draft analyst believes the team will select a quarterback during the first round.</p><p>ESPN’s Mel Kiper <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/44238000/2025-nfl-mock-draft-mel-kiper-first-round-predictions-32-picks-sanders-ward-free-agency" rel="noopener">made an incredibly bold prediction</a> about the Saints’ first round pick in his latest 2025 NFL mock draft. Kiper predicted that the Saints will select QB Jaxson Dart from Ole Miss at ninth overall.</p><p>“New coach Kellen Moore might want a young quarterback to work with and develop over the course of 2025 before turning the offense over to him in 2026,” Kiper wrote. “I’m hearing more and more first-round buzz on Dart, and New Orleans seems like a good fit.”</p><p>Kiper noted that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-news-how-derek-carr-contract-restructure-creates-69-2-million-question-mark-2026">Derek Carr’s recently restructured contract</a> might make this pick seem strange. However, Kiper believes it might give the Saints the confidence to draft and develop their next franchise quarterback.</p><p>“He wouldn’t be forced to play right away and could learn behind Carr,” Kiper added.</p><p>Dart appears to be soaring up draft boards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/ole-miss-football-news-jaxson-dart-bo-nix-comp-after-combine-showing">after his impressive showing at the NFL Combine</a>. With some many QB-needy teams in the 2025 NFL Draft, it is not too far-fetched that Dart could become a first-round pick.</p><p>Ultimately, Kiper believes this move by the Saints could be a nice investment in their future.</p><p>“This team still has a lot of roster-building decisions to make, but getting the QB of the future now does make some sense,” Kiper concluded.</p><h2><b>Should the Saints select a QB in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Saints.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Do the Saints really need to spend a top-10 pick on a quarterback in 2025?</p><p>The Saints are in an awkward phase of their rebuilding effort to select a rookie quarterback. Derek Carr is still in the building, and the quarterback is still filled with other backups and developmental players.</p><p>The quarterback position is arguably the most important in all of professional sports, so it is understandable to want to find a QB as soon as possible.</p><p>That said, one of the benefits of a rookie QB is building a strong team around him on his rookie contract. New Orleans is not well positioned to deploy their resources to build a team around a rookie, especially considering their cavalier approach to the salary cap.</p><p>The Saints would be better off building up the roster around Derek Carr before investing in a rookie quarterback in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints rumors: Mel Kiper makes ‘surprise’ QB pick in new mock draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/new-orleans-saints-5-round-post-free-agency-frenzy-2025-nfl-mock-draft-per-pfn-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'New Orleans Saints 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/New-Orleans-Saints-5-round-post-free-agency-frenzy-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFN-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>New Orleans Saints 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T06:52:42-07:00">March 17th, 6:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T06:52:42-07:00">March 17th, 6:52am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints have a roster still brimming with playoff potential but requiring key reinforcements. Not surprisingly, general manager Mickey Loomis and head coach Dennis Allen made interesting free agency moves to strengthen both sides of the ball. However, as always, the NFL Draft remains the cornerstone of long-term success. Now that free agency is in the books, the Saints turn their attention to the future with this 5-round post-free agency mock draft, crafted using <a href="https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mockdraft">Pro Football Network’s (PFN) mock draft simulator</a>. Can New Orleans assemble the right combination of talent to propel them back into serious contention? Let’s break down the selections.</p><h2>2025 Offseason So Far</h2><p>The Saints’ 2025 free agency period was defined by their determined efforts to solidify their defensive foundation. They made a statement <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/saints-bring-back-chase-young-on-shocking-51-million-deal">by re-signing star edge rusher</a> Chase Young to a long-term deal. This ensures their pass rush remains a strength for years to come. Additionally, New Orleans bolstered its secondary <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/saints-news-major-swing-justin-reid-signing">by signing veteran safety</a> Justin Reid. This injected leadership and playmaking ability into a defensive backfield that has seen its share of turnover.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Saints-news-New-Orleans-bring-back-Chase-Young-on-eye-opening-51-million-contract.jpg"></figure><p>In a savvy move, the Saints also struck a trade with New England to acquire defensive lineman Davon Godchaux, adding more muscle to their front. However, they also suffered a notable loss, as starting cornerback Paulson Adebo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/giants-news-paulson-adebo-agrees-terms-contract-new-york">departed for the New York Giants</a>. Given the Saints’ financial constraints, their ability to retain Young and Tyrann Mathieu while securing Reid stands out as a commendable effort in keeping their defense competitive. Now, it’s off to adding even more value via the NFL Draft.</p><p>Here we’ll try to look at the New Orleans Saints 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator.</p><h2>Round 1, Pick 9: Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&amp;M</h2><p>The Saints kick off their draft by reinforcing the trenches, selecting Texas A&amp;M’s Shemar Stewart. He is a dominant edge rusher with sky-high potential. Despite retaining Young, New Orleans still needs a long-term solution on the opposite side. Stewart brings an explosive, high-upside presence. A versatile athlete, he is still refining his technical approach, relying more on his physical gifts than polished mechanics. Sure, his collegiate production wasn’t overwhelming. However, his NFL-ready frame and athleticism make him an enticing prospect. Stewart’s ability to generate pressure with both power and speed makes him a seamless fit for Dennis Allen’s aggressive defensive scheme.</p><h2>Round 2, Pick 40: Wyatt Milum, OT, West Virginia</h2><p>To fortify the offensive line, New Orleans selects West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum. He is a powerful run blocker with impressive strength and grip at the point of attack. Milum excels in the trenches but can struggle in pass protection when left on an island. This means he may eventually make a move inside to guard. Whether he develops into a successor to Ryan Ramczyk or steps in immediately at left tackle, Milum addresses a crucial need. He would add depth and physicality to the Saints’ offensive front.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/West-Virginia-offensive-lineman-Wyatt-Milum-runs-during-the-2025-NFL-Scouting-Combine.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Round 3, Pick 76: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State</h2><p>With Alvin Kamara aging, the Saints invest in their future backfield with Ohio State’s Quinshon Judkins. He is a downhill runner with impressive speed-to-power transition. Judkins thrives in a structured rushing attack. He can use his strength to generate yards after contact. However, his limited creativity could hinder him behind a weaker offensive line. In New Orleans, he’ll have the luxury of easing into a complementary role before eventually stepping in as the team’s primary rusher.</p><h2>Round 3, Pick 93: Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State</h2><p>New Orleans has long sought consistency at receiver beyond Chris Olave. Jalen Royals from Utah State offers a dynamic option. Royals emerged as a playmaker with reliable hands, sharp route-running, and strong after-the-catch ability. Yes, he may lack elite athleticism. That said, his versatility allows him to line up across the formation. With Rashid Shaheed’s role growing, Royals provides Derek Carr with another dependable target in the passing game.</p><h2>Round 4, Pick 112: Anthony Belton, OT, NC State</h2><p>The Saints double down on offensive line depth, selecting Anthony Belton from NC State. Though still developing, Belton’s size and power make him a strong fit for a gap-heavy scheme. Sure, he’ll need refinement. Still, he has the potential to develop into a starting right tackle or slide inside if necessary. Given the Saints’ injury history along the offensive line, Belton provides a much-needed developmental piece who can step up when needed.</p><h2>Round 4, Pick 131: Howard Cross III, DT, Notre Dame</h2><p>New Orleans continues to revamp its defensive front by adding Howard Cross III. He is an interior disruptor from Notre Dame. Cross is an agile and active pass rusher who can penetrate the backfield effectively. Although his production dipped in 2024, his skill set makes him a valuable rotational piece and potential sub-package rusher.</p><h2>Round 5, Pick 149: Garrett Dellinger, OL, LSU</h2><p>The Saints stay close to home in Round 5. They select LSU’s Garrett Dellinger to round out their draft. A versatile interior lineman, Dellinger has experience at both center and guard. This proves his ability to handle quality competition. While not a dominant power player, he showcases solid pad level, technical consistency, and the ability to hold his own in the run game. His versatility makes him a valuable depth piece for a Saints offensive line in need of reliability.</p><h2>Final Thoughts</h2><p>With this mock draft, the Saints address key areas of need while also securing long-term depth in crucial positions. Strengthening both lines with Shemar Stewart, Wyatt Milum, and Anthony Belton ensures that the trenches remain competitive, while the additions of Quinshon Judkins and Jalen Royals provide much-needed skill position reinforcements. Howard Cross III bolsters the interior defensive front, and Garrett Dellinger adds valuable depth to the offensive line. If New Orleans can execute a draft like this, they’ll be well-positioned to compete in the NFC South and push for a return to the playoffs. The 2025 season will be a defining one for the Saints, and this class could play a pivotal role in shaping the team’s future success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

New Orleans Saints 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator

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He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Broncos</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NFL free agency is all about high risk with high reward. It is the perfect time to build your roster, but teams also usually have to overpay for players on the open market, as they are bidding against every team in the league. These <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/how-nfc-north-winning-2025-nfl-free-agency-packers-arent">moves could pay off</a>, but they are risky because of the significant financial investment and lack of guarantee that a player will work in a new system. Free agent signees could end up busting out and not living up to the contracts that they signed, so here are the moves from this offseason with the most disaster potential.</p><h2><b>Milton Williams, New England Patriots</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/patriots-news-milton-williams-180-spurns-panthers-104-million-contract-new-england">Milton Williams signed a deal</a> totaling more money than any other free agent this offseason. His contract with the New England Patriots totals $104 million. That is a lot of money for someone who is somewhat unproven. The defensive tackle played four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, but he only started 19 total games.</p><p>His hefty contract is likely a result of winning Super Bowl 59. Had he have been on a different team and put up similar production, there is no way he’d get a nine-figure contract. Williams did shine in limited time on the field, but he was glued to the bench more often than not, as the Eagles had first-round investments in Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter. Williams only has <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillMi08.htm" rel="noopener">132 total tackles and 11.5 sacks</a> in his four-year career.</p><p>This is the ultimate high-risk, high-reward signing. Williams does have loads of potential, but if he doesn’t become the star that the Patriots think he can become, than the team is tied to a player with a bigger contract than anybody else earned during this free agent period.</p><h2><b>Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sam-Darnold-5.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The next biggest contract went to Sam Darnold, which makes sense, considering quarterbacks go for a pretty penny in the NFL. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-seattle-sam-darnold-agree-massive-100-million-contract">Darnold signed a three-year, $100.5 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks</a> after the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-news-why-seattles-geno-smith-trade-is-being-universally-panned">traded Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders.</a></p><p>This is a risky deal that could blow up in the Seahawks face because Darnold really only has one season of high-quality NFL football to his name. Prior to his last season with the Minnesota Vikings, Darnold looked like a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/ranking-biggest-nfl-draft-busts-last-10-years-zach-wilson"> massive draft bust</a>. The New York Jets originally picked him third overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, but he failed drastically during his tenure as the starting quarterback with the team (and with the Carolina Panthers).</p><p>Darnold broke out in a big way during his lone season in Minnesota, as the quarterback was named to the Pro Bowl after throwing for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdowns. It is fair to wonder if this was a one-hit-wonder situation, though. Darnold had the perfect context to thrive, as his head coach, Kevin O’Connell, is an offensive genius. Darnold also had the best receiver in the NFL to throw to in Justin Jefferson.</p><p>The Vikings let Darnold walk for a reason, so there is a chance he reverts back to his old ways in Seattle. The Seahawks are committed to the quarterback for the long run, but it isn’t set in stone that he is a franchise-level signal-caller.</p><h2><b>Morgan Moses, New England Patriots</b></h2><p>Morgan Moses was one of the best tackles in football during his time with the Washington Commanders. He has become somewhat of a journeyman since surpassing age 30, though. Moses played for the New York Jets in 2021 before he was on the Baltimore Ravens’ roster for two season. Then, he went back to New York last season.</p><p>Moses is now 34 years old, and while he has been reliable, handing him a three-year contract is a risky proposition. That is exactly what the Patriots did. The team handed out a lot of money during NFL free agency (in addition to the two players on this list, they also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/biggest-overpays-start-nfl-free-agency">overpaid for Carlton Davis</a>). Moses’ best days are in the rearview mirror, and he will be pushing 40 by the time his contract with the Patriots expires. Few players thrive in their mid-to-upper 30s in the NFL, so it is a risky proposition to rely on an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-adding-drake-maye-protector-morgan-moses-24m-deal">aging veteran to protect Drake Maye.</a></p><h2><b>Chase Young, New Orleans Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chase-Young-1.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Chase Young was the second overall pick in 2020, but he never quite lived up to his pre-draft billing. The defensive end has become somewhat of a journeyman, as he has played for three different teams over the last two seasons. He is a solid player, but he hasn’t become a great player.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-bring-back-chase-young-on-shocking-51-million-deal">New Orleans Saints paid him like a megastar, though, as they gave him a $51 million deal</a>. Young is still only 25 years old, but he has never had more than 7.5 sacks in a season. His production was underwhelming with the Saints last season, and it is fair to question if the Ohio State product can live up to this contract. It seems as though the Saints are paying Young more for what he can become than what he is.</p><h2><b>Dre Greenlaw, Denver Broncos</b></h2><p>Paying players with injuries red flags is risky. Dre Greenlaw looked like one of the best linebackers in the NFL before getting hurt, but he suffered a torn achilles in Super Bowl 58. The injury held Greenlaw out for almost the entire 2024 season, and he didn’t look like the same player when he returned for the final two games of the San Francisco 49ers season.</p><p>If Greenlaw returns to form, then the Denver Broncos got a steal. However, achilles injuries are viewed at as the hardest to effectively come back from, so the player who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/denver-broncos/broncos-bolster-defense-signing-star-linebacker-35m-deal">signed for $35 million over three years</a> may never look like the star he once was again. That makes his NFL free agency signing one of the moves with the most disaster potential.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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