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Saints haven’t heard about a possible Derek Carr trade

Earlier this month, quarterback Derek Carr made it clear that he’d end his one-year retirement to play for a Super Bowl contender.

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Derek Carr

FA Quarterback #4

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Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reports the Saints have not heard from any team that wants to trade for Derek Carr.

Carr would require some sort of draft pick compensation for the Saints, as if he unretired his contract would toll. He would seem to be more of a backup plan than anything for potentially interested teams at this point, and the idea that he would only unretire for a Super Bowl contender seems to point to it being a very slim needle to thread to find a team that fits both that criteria and is willing to trade something to the Saints for him.
Will Clapp

FA Offensive Lineman #76

Saints OL Will Clapp retired after seven seasons in the NFL.

Former Saints, Chargers, and Bills offensive lineman Will Clapp announced his retirement on social media Wednesday. The 30-year-old played seven seasons in the NFL, spending the first four with the Saints. Clapp was drafted in the seventh round by New Orleans and had stints with the Chargers and Bills before returning to the Saints in 2025. However, a foot injury kept him out for the entire season. Clapp now opts for retirement; NOF’s Nick Underhill believes an assistant offensive line coaching gig with the Saints is a possibility as his next move.
Scott Tolzien

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Jordan Schultz reports Saints QBs coach Scott Tolzien plans to stay with the team after interviewing for the Steelers’ offensive coordinator vacancy.

Per Schultz, Tolzien was considered a top candidate for the Steelers’ OC job under new head coach Mike McCarthy. Instead, he will stay with the Saints, helping to mentor Tyler Shough in his second season. While an OC gig would certainly hasten Tolzien’s rise toward a head coaching job, he has a great setup in New Orleans at the moment. Shough looks like a surprising hit at quarterback and Kellen Moore is a great coach to learn the ropes of calling an NFL offense under. If things go well for the Saints in 2026, Tolzien should get to choose his spot as an OC next year.
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NFL Commissioner

The NFL announced the Saints will play in the league’s first game in Paris, France in 2026.

The Saints will be the “home” team against an opponent to be named later, and the game will be played in Paris at the Stade de France stadium. The announcement of the 2026 France game brings the league’s international game totals to eight for the upcoming season, with three of those games set to be played in London/U.K.
Scott Tolzien

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NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports the Steelers will interview Saints QBs coach Scott Tolzien for their offensive-coordinator vacancy.

Tolzien joined the Saints for the 2025 season, but spent the previous five seasons with the Cowboys as a coaching assistant (2020 to 2022) and later as their QBs coach (2023 to 2024). His time with the Cowboys overlaps with Mike McCarthy’s tenure with the team, and he also spent three seasons with McCarthy while playing for the Packers. From a relationship standpoint, there’s a lot that makes sense about McCarthy’s interest in Tolzien, but this would be his first role as an offensive coordinator should he land the job, which could prove challenging given the current state of the Steelers’ roster.
Scott Tolzien

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Steelers requested an interview with Saints QB coach Scott Tolzien for their offensive coordinator vacancy.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler notes that Tolzien was on the Packers’ roster, as a quarterback, under current Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy. McCarthy also hired Tolzien as an offensive assistant with the Cowboys in 2020 and promoted him to quarterbacks coach in 2023, where he served for two seasons.
Julian Blackmon

NO Safety #23

Saints signed S Julian Blackmon to a one-year contract extension.

Terms weren’t announced by the team. Blackmon was set to start for the Saints last year before he suffered a season-ending labrum tear in the team’s opening game. Assuming rehab goes fine, he should be in line to start next to Justin Reid at safety next season.
Elijah Cooks

NO Wide Receiver #86

Saints signed CB Dalys Beanum, CB Beanie Bishop Jr, WR Elijah Cooks, S Elliott Davison, DT Coziah Izzard, OT Easton Kilty, CB Jayden Price, and OT Barry Wesley to reserve/futures contracts.

Cooks appeared in 11 games for the Jaguars during the 2023 and 2024 season, catching a combined 3-of-4 targets for 38 yards. He’ll look to break out in camp and preseason after change of scenery.
Kevin Austin

NO Wide Receiver #81

Kevin Austin caught 4-of-9 targets for 37 yards in the Saints’ Week 18 loss to the Falcons.

A fourth-year UDFA, Austin was a 2022 Combine workout warrior who entered 2025 with 11 career catches. He doubled that this year, but with just 13 total grabs, eight of which came the past two weeks as the Saints dealt with injury issues. Two months shy of his 26th birthday, there is no guarantee Austin is back on next summer’s 53-man roster.
Audric Estime

NO Running Back #30

Audric Estime rushed 21 times for 63 yards in the Saints’ Week 18 loss to the Falcons, adding five receptions for 43 yards.

Playing out the string for the Saints’ injury-ruined backfield, Estime reached 100 yards from scrimmage for the first time in his career after posting 98 the week before. Not a bad end to the year for a player who spent the first half of the season on practice squads. Still only 22 years old, Estime is buying himself time to get established in the NFL, but he still probably mostly profiles as a special teamer if he’s going to make a 53-man roster out of camp. Considering the Saints’ issues at running back, it could very well be in New Orleans.