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New Orleans Saints announce roster moves

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New Orleans Saints announced that they have agreed to terms with free agent tight end J.P Holtz on Monday, April 4, 2022. Check out J.P. in action with the Chicago Bears during his career.

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The New Orleans Saints announced today that they have signed free agent tight end J.P. Holtz and terminated the contract of quarterback Blake Bortles. The announcements were made by Saints' Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis.

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Holtz, 6-3, 255 was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as a free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft out of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh native has appeared in 44 regular season games for Washington (2019) and the Chicago Bears (2019-21), recording seven receptions for 91 yards, while also contributing on special teams on multiple units with 11 career tackles. ...

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Eagles thankful to Saints for key contributors on Super Bowl team

  • News source: Ken Trahan
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There will be no official thank you issued. Based on performance, there should be.
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SB Nation Reacts Survey: What position do you think is the Saints’ biggest roster need?

  • News source: Tina Howell
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The New Orleans Saints have a lot of decisions to make this offseason especially when it comes to their roster. Fortunately, it is never too early to start to look at the future especially with this week’s Senior Bowl and the upcoming NFL Draft.

Ove the next few months, the Saints will be taking a hard look at their roster and what positions are most in need of an upgrade, as well as reevaluating some players who are under contract and underperformed and those who are upcoming free agents looking to be re-signed.

That being said, we what to hear from you. What position do you think is...
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A Saints assistant coach may be joining Klint Kubiak on the Seahawks

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The New Orleans Saints may be losing another component of their 2024 coaching staff, as quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko was given permission to interview with the Seattle Seahawks. This comes shortly after Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak joined the Seahawks in a lateral move, and Janocko may look to follow him there.

Katherine Terrell of ESPN also reported that, “The Saints would like to keep Janocko, but as they close in on a head coach, they have been letting more coaches interview and leave for lateral positions. Some position coaches were waiting to see if Darren Rizzi...
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Post Malone to headline Super Bowl LIX YouTube Tailgate Concert

  • News source: Tina Howell
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The NFL has announced that 9x diamond-certified GRAMMY Award-nominated global superstar Post Malone will be the headline performer for the Super Bowl LIX YouTube Tailgate Concert, the league’s ultimate pregame party, exclusively livestreamed on YouTube.

The concert will take place just steps away from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9th, 2025, before the championship game begins. This year will mark YouTube’s first time as the official sponsor of the Super Bowl Tailgate, bringing people around the world a front-row seat to an unforgettable performance by one of the biggest...
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Saints coaching search hints at Kellen Moore's potential hire

  • News source: New Orleans Saints - WWL TV
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NEW ORLEANS — Here's my take on where the Saints coaching search stands.

The fact that the Saints didn't hire a head coach on Wednesday greatly increases the chances that Kellen Moore will be the team's next head coach.

Because if they were going to hire any of the other three candidates, they could have done it on Wednesday. The Saints cannot officially hire Kellen Moore until after the Super Bowl.

They've finished their in-person interviews with Mike Kafka, Anthony Weaver, and Darren Rizzi. There's no reason to wait if you want to hire any of them.

The only reason to wait is if you...
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Jameis Winston returning to New Orleans for FOX Sports Super Bowl week coverage

  • News source: John Sigler
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Former Saints quarterback Jameis Winston is headed back to New Orleans, where he’ll work as a FOX Sports digital correspondent, per Front Office Sports. Winston will be sharing videos highlighting his “favorite dining and entertainment hotspots” in the city throughout the week before Super Bowl LIX.

Winston spent nearly as many years with the Saints (4) as he did with the team that drafted him, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5), though much of his time in New Orleans was spent as a backup. Winston started 10 of the 21 games he appeared in, and clearly made plenty of good memories as a part of...
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Mike McCarthy tells Saints no, so coaching search is down to Kellen Moore: Dattitude, Ep. 338

  • News source: BY JIM DERRY | Dattitude Podcast Host
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Were Mickey Loomis and McCarthy playing a game of chicken and Saints lost, or is Moore (or someone else) the real target, anyway?
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Shrine Bowl provides Saints many options at a position of need

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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The East-West Shrine Bowl will air Thursday night. When you sit down to watch the game, you should take your time to focus on the West Team’s defensive tackles.

Specifically, take a look at Indiana’s C.J. West, Boston College’s Cam Horsley and Maryland’s Jordan Philips. Philips is one of two players ESPN’s Jordan Reid called the biggest risers of Shrine Bowl practices.

The New Orleans Saints need a defensive tackle to pair with Bryan Bresee. You’d aim for someone with more run stuffing ability, and all three of these players were described to meet the qualifications prior to practice...
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Jahri Evans discusses Saints staff changes and coaching the Senior Bowl

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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Jahri Evans is a busy man. The New Orleans Saints assistant offensive line coach is working at the Senior Bowl this week, and next week he’ll learn whether or not he’s going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Beyond that, he’ll have to see if the new Saints coaching staff has room for him. Evans was asked about the upcoming changes and the ongoing search for a head coach, which caught him by surprise.

“Oh, wow I wasn’t expecting that,” Evans told reporters after Senior Bowl practice on Tuesday. “Honestly, I wasn’t even thinking about it, y’know I’m here trying to do as much as I can for...
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There's a clear leader to be the Saints' next head coach, multiple reports say

  • News source: BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
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The New Orleans Saints appear to be zeroing in on Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as the top candidate to become the franchise's next head coach, according to multiple reports.
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Josaiah Stewart is a prospect the Saints should be looking at

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Josaiah Stewart, an edge defender out of Michigan, is a prospect on the rise. With the Senior Bowl approaching, the New Orleans Saints should give the kid a good look.

Standing at 6’1’’ and weighing 245 lbs., Stewart has shown a surprising amount of versatility. This tweet from NFL analyst Ryan Fowler shows some of that off:

Before transferring to Michigan, Stewart attended Coastal Carolina University for two years from 2021-2022. According to ESPN, as a Chanticleer, he gathered a total of 80 tackles, 16 sacks, and four forced fumbles. When he was a true freshman back in 2021, Stewart...
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Several former NFL teammates share high praise for Kellen Moore

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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Two former teammates of Kellen Moore have recently discussed his head coaching candidacy with the New Orleans Saints, and whether or not he would make a good head coach. These former teammates are Dan Orlovsky and member of the Saints Hall of Fame Lance Moore. Both of these players previously played on the Detroit Lions with Kellen Moore, and had the chance to get to know him prior to his coaching days.

Dan Orlovsky outlined the challenges Moore would face in New Orleans and why he believes the young coach can overcome them: “I think whoever gets that job probably goes through a little...
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Saints have three of PFN's top 100 pending free agents in 2025

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The New Orleans Saints offseason is going to be an intriguing one, as they have 19 pending unrestricted free agents who will hit the market as of this juncture. With that said, three of those free agents were ranked in the top 100 2025 pending free agents list by ProFootballNetwork. These three may not surprise any Saints fans, however, a notable omission was tight end Juwan Johnson, who did not end up making the cut despite the positional scarcity.

The three who did make the list were as follows:

These were probably the three free agents that had the largest impact on the Saints roster...
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Both defensive coordinators in the Super Bowl are former Saints coaches

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The New Orleans Saints were about the furthest thing you could be from a Super Bowl team this season, firing their head coach halfway through the season on the way to a 5-12 record and a last place finish in the NFC South. However, two former coaches of theirs will be the defensive coordinators in Super Bowl LIX. Vic Fangio is calling defensive plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Steve Spagnuolo is his counterpart on the Kansas City Chiefs.

It has been quite a while since either of these coaches worked for the Saints however. Spagnuolo was the defensive coordinator for the 2012 Saints...
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