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The Saints’ Sad Quarterback Competition Is Over

The Saints’ Sad Quarterback Competition Is Over

NFLNFLSpencer Rattler was one of the NFL’s worst quarterbacks as a rookie, so should the Saints be worried that he beat out their 2025 second-round pick? Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Riley McAteeAug. 27, 2:23 am UTC • 7 min In the 2024 offseason, NFL teams selected six quarterbacks in the first 12 picks of the draft, by far the most …

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Spencer Rattler named Saints’ starting QB for season opener

Spencer Rattler named Saints’ starting QB for season opener

Katherine TerrellAug 26, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013. …

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New Orleans Saints announce roster moves

New Orleans Saints announce roster moves

New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has acquired OL Asim Richards (pronounced AH-sum) from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for future considerations. Richards, 6-4, 307, has appeared in 21 games with one start for Dallas over the past two seasons after originally being selected in the fifth round (169th overall) of the …

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Saints to waive QB Jake Haener

Saints to waive QB Jake Haener

The Saints haven’t named their starting quarterback for Week 1, but we can officially eliminate Jake Haener from the list of candidates. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Haener will be waived as the Saints move to the 53-player limit on Tuesday. Haener was listed alongside Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough as the first-string quarterback for the Saints on …

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Kellen Moore: Saints are “obviously pretty close” to deciding QB1

Kellen Moore: Saints are “obviously pretty close” to deciding QB1

There is still no white smoke from the Saints’ facility. Head coach Kellen Moore told reporters on Monday that the team has not finalized its decision on a starting quarterback. “[W]e’ll communicate that once we’ve talked through that with everyone associated with that decision,” Moore said in his press conference. “And so, we’ll go through that process in the next …

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New Orleans Saints announce roster moves

New Orleans Saints announce roster moves

New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has terminated the contract of running back Cam Akers and waived the following 13 players: punter James Burnip, wide receivers Roderick Daniels Jr. and Moochie Dixon, defensive ends Jasheen Davis, Jeremiah Martin and Omari Thomas, tackles Josiah Ezirim and Jonathan Mendoza, tight ends Seth Green and …

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Broncos Player Grades from Win Over Saints in Preseason Finale

Broncos Player Grades from Win Over Saints in Preseason Finale

The Denver Broncos finished the preseason with a flawless 3-0 record after they handled business against the New Orleans Saints. This game was designed to get the starting unit going and provide those fighting for a roster spot in Denver or elsewhere an opportunity to do so.  A good number of second-unit players, like Jarrett Stidham, didn’t play or barely …

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Key Takeaways from New Orleans Saints vs Broncos

Key Takeaways from New Orleans Saints vs Broncos

Quick Hits: The New Orleans Saints final preseason game of 2025 featured the team wearing black jerseys and gold pants and gold helmets. The Denver Broncos wore white jerseys with white pants and blue helmets. … The game marked the second time former Saints coach Sean Payton returned to the Caesars Superdome as an opposing head coach. The Broncos defeated …

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Kellen Moore to name Saints starting quarterback in “next few days”

Kellen Moore to name Saints starting quarterback in “next few days”

In May, Saints coach Kellen Moore predicted that one of the candidates for the starting quarterback job “will rise” to take it in the preseason. That didn’t happen. And so, Moore will have to make a decision. The candidates are Spencer Rattler, rookie Tyler Shough, and Jake Haener. The depth chart still shows all three of them as first-stringers. Soon, …

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Broncos’ starters to see action as Denver closes preseason vs. Saints

Broncos’ starters to see action as Denver closes preseason vs. Saints

The Broncos are set to hit the road for one final preseason outing as they travel to New Orleans to face the Saints on Saturday. With the NFL-mandated 53-man roster deadline fast approaching, the Broncos’ preseason finale will provide critical evaluation opportunities across the depth chart. Coaches and personnel staff will be looking closely at which players step up under …

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