NFL.com's expert predictions don't buy what the Saints are selling: 'I'd be surprised if this team doesn't encounter its fair share of growing pains'

The New Orleans Saints need to figure out their quarterback situation. There's a chance their next franchise signal caller isn't even on the roster yet.

Rattler is a former top collegiate prospect whose draft stock plummeted late in his NCAA career. He ended up making seven appearances and six starts for the Saints in 2024, throwing for 1,317 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions while completing 57 percent of his passes. Not great.

Recently, NFL insider Field Yates of ESPN proposed a mock trade that would see New Orleans work out a deal with the Tennessee Titans to move up in the 2026 draft.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins has been on the NFL trade block for months. But since the Pittsburgh Steelers officially signed Aaron Rodgers on June 5, it became almost a certainty that Cousins would begin training camp with the Falcons.

Another Saints free agent is off the market. The Minnesota Vikings are signing a former Saints running back just in time for their preseason finale:

Check out the game action photos from the New Orleans Saints game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL preseason. Check out the game action photos from the New Orleans Saints game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL preseason.

If the New Orleans Saints want to add another high-end defensive player into the mix, there is a guy potentially out there who has a clear connection to New Orl