New Orleans Saints
NFC South
Free agent DE Chase Young is expected to sign a deal with the Saints. (Source: Jordan Schultz on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Young is coming off a 7.5 sack and 17 tackle season that was split between Washington and San Francisco. The 24-year-old will join a formidable defensive line that is anchored by Cam Jordan.
Category: Transactions
The New Orleans Saints are bringing in QB Nathan Peterman to compete for their backup quarterback spot. (Source: Nick Underhill on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: With Derek Carr as their starter, the Saints are signing further depth behind him after he dealt with several injuries in 2023. Jameis Winston was New Orleans' QB2 last year, but he has moved on to the Cleveland Browns. Last season's draft pick Jake Haener will compete for the QB2 gig alongside Peterman, who has reinvented himself after a rough start to his career.
Category: Transactions
The New Orleans Saints re-signed Adam Prentice. (Source: New Orleans Saints on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Prentice figures to remain in his fullback role with the Saints. He has made six starts across the past three seasons with New Orleans.
Category: Transactions
According to Saints beat reporter Nick Underhill, Michael Thomas is no longer under contract with the Saints, per source. He is now officially a free agent. (Source: Nick Underhill on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Thomas will look for a change of scenery after struggling to stay healthy in recent seasons with the Saints. He'll likely sign a short-term, prove-it deal with a team as he looks to work his way back to his old self.
Category: Transactions
Ryan Ramczyk agreed to a reworked contract that guarantees him $6.5 million in 2024. (Source: Field Yates on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Ramczyk’s cap number was $27.025M prior to this, but this deal will create cap savings for New Orleans. He previously had no remaining guarantees. The veteran underwent knee surgery in February, but he is expected to be fully healthy for training camp.
Category: Transactions
Jameis Winston is finalizing a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns. (Source: Jordan Schultz on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Winston reportedly fielded interest from multiple teams and decided he’s going to Cleveland. He will backup Deshaun Watson with the Browns.
Category: Transactions
The Texans are expected to sign veteran DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. (Source: Ari Meirov on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Johnson will return to Houston for the second time in his career. The 28-year-old only appeared in nine games last season, tallying eight tackles and one interception.
Category: Transactions
The Saints and LB Demario Davis have agreed to a reworked deal. The deal is a two-year, $17.25M contract with $13.25M guaranteed. (Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Davis was in the final year of his contract, so this also ensures some security for Davis. The 35-year-old will likely finish out his time with the Saints if he plays out the remainder of this reworked deal.
Category: Transactions
The New Orleans Saints tendered Rashid Shaheed. (Source: Jason_OTC on Twiitter)
Fantasy Impact: Shaheed will return to the Saints as an exclusive rights free agent. He has impressed in a depth role the past two seasons with New Orleans to go along with a role in special teams. Shaheed figures to remain in a similar role next season.
Category: Transactions
New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu has signed a one-year extension with the team to remain in the Big Easy for the next two years. (Source: Nick Underhill on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Mathieu was approaching the final year of his deal but now he will remain in New Orleans for the next two seasons. This deal helped the Saints financially as well, helping lower his cap hit in 2024. Mathieu had four interceptions, 75 tackles and nine passes defended in 2023 while recording an 87.4 PFF coverage grade.
Category: Transactions
Several teams believe that CB Marshon Lattimore is available for trade with the New Orleans Saints cap-strung again. (Source: Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler, ESPN)
Fantasy Impact: The Saints battle to make their way under the salary cap every offseason, forcing them to make tough choices they don't want to make. One of these could be trading away Lattimore, a four-time Pro Bowler and the team's leading corner. Lattimore will be 28 next season and has a $14.6 million cap hit, and he has an out after the 2024 season. After that, though, he has cap hits of $31.4 million and $28.6 million in 2025 and 2026, respectively, with a pair of void years to follow. A Lattimore move could be no more than a cap casualty in anticipation of future struggles.
Category: Rumors
Cameron Jordan signed a deal that freed up $1.5 million in cap space for the Saints. (Source: Mike Triplett on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Jordan is the latest Saints player to restructure their contract to open up cap space for the team. He recorded two sacks last season.
Category: Transactions
The Saints have restructured the contract of starting DT Nathan Shepherd (Source: Field Yates on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The move clears just north of $3M in 2024 cap space. The Saints have now created $33 million in cap space this week between the moves they made with Shepherd, Derek Carr and Erik McCoy.
Category: Transactions
Derek Carr has restructured his contract with the New Orleans Saints as they look for ways to get under the salary cap. The move is expected to save the team $23 million. (Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The Saints are among the top teams in terms of being over the salary cap. Thankfully, Carr taking a large chunk of his money as a signing bonus gives them more room to work. As for his fantasy value, Carr is all but locked in as their starter for the next several years, since releasing him would be a massive dead cap hit and it’s unlikely he will be traded with the size of contract he has. He’ll likely be a QB2 like he has been for his entire career, steady enough to start in 2QB and stream in 1QB formats, but not worth rostering in single QB formats unless it is a deep league.
Category: Transactions
The New Orleans Saints D/ST allowed 17 points, while collecting one sack, three interceptions, and a fumble recovery in a 48-17 win over Atlanta.
Fantasy Impact: The Saints’ defense allowed 311 passing yards and 78 receiving yards in the win Sunday. Outside of Bijan Robinson’s receiving day, the Saints’ defense were able to hold the Falcons’ offense at bay for the majority of their win Sunday.
Category: Game Recaps
Blake Grupe converted 2-of-2 field goals and 6-of-6 extra points in the Saints’ 48-17 win over the Falcons.
Fantasy Impact: Grupe ended his rookie season on a high note, converting on all of his kicks Sunday. The 25-year-old will finish the year 30-of-37 on field goal attempts and 40-of-40 on extra point attempts.
Category: Game Recaps
Juwan Johnson caught 3-of-3 targets for 40 yards in the Saints; 48-17 win over the Falcons.
Fantasy Impact: Johnson closed out the 2023 regular season with a relatively quiet game compared to his performance last week against Tampa Bay. The 27-year-old will end the season with 368 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 37 receptions. Johnson remains under contract with the Saints for 2024.
Category: Game Recaps
Taysom Hill caught 4-of-4 targets for 28 yards in the Saints’ 48-17 win over the Falcons.
Fantasy Impact: Hill added 51 rushing yards on six attempts in the win. The 33-year-old will finish the 2023 season with 83 passing yards, one passing touchdowns, 401 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, and 291 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 33 receptions.
Category: Game Recaps
A.T. Perry caught 3-of-3 targets for 53 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints’ 48-17 win over the Falcons.
Fantasy Impact: Perry finished his season on a high note, doubling his touchdown total for the season. The 24-year-old will finish his rookie season with 246 yards and four touchdowns on 12 receptions. Perry will look to carve out a more consistent role in 2024.
Category: Game Recaps
Chris Olave caught 3-of-3 targets for 56 yards and one touchdown in the Saints’ 48-17 win over the Falcons.
Fantasy Impact: Olave found the end zone on a 26-year pass in the third quarter. The 23-year-old finishes his regular season with 1,123 yards and five touchdowns on 87 receptions. Olave will remain the top pass catching option in the Saints’ offense in 2024.
Category: Game Recaps