APRIL 4, 2021 • BOLTBEAT.COM
TAYSOM HILL #7 - TIGHT END - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
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LA Chargers: Easton Stick in a Taysom Hill role makes no sense Easton Stick has been in the center of some conversations regarding his potential use in the 2021 LA Chargers' offense. Chase Daniel will be...
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara joins 'Club Shay Shay'
New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara joined "Club Shay Shay" to discuss the Saints' QB situation, juicing and more.MARCH 30, 2021
Winston eager for chance to succeed Brees with Saints
Jameis Winston describes the prospect of taking over for retired Saints quarterback Drew Brees as something that comes with a “tremendous amount of responsibility.”MARCH 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington eyeing Steven Montez for Taysom Hill-type role: report The Athletics reports that Washington has expressed interest in using Montez in a similar way that the New Orleans Saints use quarterback Ta...
MARCH 22, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
Can Jameis Winston revive his career in the wake of Drew Brees' departure?
With Drew Brees calling it a career, is it time for Jameis Winston to return the Saints to NFC South – and league – supremacy?MARCH 18, 2021
Brees: Saints will have a "good quarterback competition"
Drew Brees predicts a “pretty good quarterback competition” among the two front runners to replace him with the New Orleans Saints that will “bring out the best in both of them.”MARCH 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Drew Brees expects spirited battle between Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston for New Orleans Saints starting quarterback position 'It's going to bring out the best in both of them'
MARCH 17, 2021 • NEWORLEANSSAINTS.COM
Opinion: Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill? Life without Drew Brees will test Saints' creative mojo Saints coach Sean Payton is looking at life without Drew Brees but is confident Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill can handle challenge of leadin...
MARCH 17, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Expected to compete with Winston Coach Sean Payton believes the Saints are done adding quarterbacks after they re-signed Jameis Winston to compete with Hill (knee) for the starting job, Luke Johnson of The New Orl...
Impact Payton did say the team will still make some calls, and it would be easy enough to make an argument for drafting a quarterback in April. Winston is signed to a one-year contract, while Hill's "four-year, $140 million" contract extension is all voidable after 2021 (it just helped the team push some cap hit to 2022). The camp battle between these two QBs will be one of the major fantasy-football stories of the summer, with Hill offering upside thanks to his running ability, while Winston already has a 5,000-yard season on his resume. The Saints have lost a lot of talent this offseason, but they still have Sean Payton, Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas and one of the better O-lines in the league.
MARCH 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Winston re-joins Saints for 2021 after Brees retirement
The New Orleans Saints are bringing back quarterback Jameis Winston on a one-year contractMARCH 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Orleans Saints find themselves in a difficult spot in the post-Drew Brees era
What are the New Orleans Saints supposed to do "After Drew"? They have a few options, but are any of them inspiring?MARCH 16, 2021
Taysom Hill's new Saints contract, explained: New Orleans hedges bets on Drew Brees' replacement QB No, the Saints aren't suddenly investing $35 million per season in Taysom Hill based on the imagined annual average. In fact, in many ways t...
MARCH 15, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Saints Give Hill $140M Extension in Salary Cap Maneuver Each of the four years on Hill's contract are voidable, with the extension saving New Orleans $7.5 million in 2021.
MARCH 14, 2021 • SI.COM
Restructures contract The Saints are restructuring Hill's (knee) contract into a voidable four-year, $140 million extension, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Impact The grand total of Hill's extension appears enormous, but with all years being voidable it essentially serves as a means for the Saints to clear up cap space and potentially move dead money into future years. The restructure comes following the announcement of Drew Brees' retirement, a development which gives Hill's spot on the roster a new context, even if it wasn't completely unexpected. With Jameis Winston currently set for free agency, Hill stands atop the Saints' quarterback depth chart. In the four games he filled in for Brees last season, Hill averaged 209 passing yards, one passing touchdown and 0.5 interceptions per contest. He also boosted his totals with an average of 52 rushing yards and one score on the ground per game, numbers which would extrapolate to a high-end fantasy season across 16 starts. Of course, it seems probable that Hill will face some form of real competition for the No. 1 gig, whether Winston re-signs or New Orleans brings in another option.
MARCH 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Record-setting Saints QB Brees announces retirement at 42
Saints record-setting quarterback Drew Brees has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New OrleansMARCH 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cap constraints could limit Saints in free agency
Most of the New Orleans Saints' free agent signings this offseason are expected to be role players and backups because of the club's financial constraintsMARCH 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Would Taysom Hill demand a trade if the Saints don’t make him the heir to the throne? The future will be interesting for the New Orleans Saints with the most intriguing part of their offseason being what happens at quarterback...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 • WHODATDISH.COM
Taysom Hill Must Take a Step Back if Saints Re-Sign Jameis Winston Sean Payton went on Good Morning Football on Wednesday morning. The first thing Kay Adams asked the New Orleans Saints coach what the team's...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 • THEBIGLEAD.COM
Can Taysom Hill be the every-down QB the Saints need after Drew Brees? One loss shouldn't eliminate Hill from contention. An outstanding four-game span might have won him the job, though. And that didn't happen.
FEBRUARY 2, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Taysom Hill or Jameis Winston? When does the QB controversy end? Saints mailbag Who's the Saints' biggest priority to re-sign this offseason? Will the team say goodbye to some veterans? Your questions answered.
FEBRUARY 1, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Career-best season Hill, who missed the team's final game due to a knee injury, finished the 2020 regular season with 928 passing yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions as a passer while contri...
Impact Hill got his first taste of action as a starter this season, filling in for Drew Brees in four games, throwing for 834 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. He also chipped in four rushing touchdowns in that span and finished the season with career highs in carries (87), rushing yards (457) and rushing touchdowns (8). The possibility of Drew Brees' retirement is very real, and if the future Hall of Fame quarterback does call it quits, Hill -- assuming his knee isn't a long-term concern -- will likely compete for the Saints' starting job in 2021. Jameis Winston is set to become a free agent, but if he sticks around, he'll surely be in the mix for the starting job, too.
JANUARY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Signs point to Saints entering new era in 2021
Signs point to new era dawning for the New Orleans Saints, even if an opportunity remains to keep together much of the young core that has powered the club to four straight NFC Sou...JANUARY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saints scratch QB Hill, RB Murray vs. Buccaneers
The Saints have ruled out two regular contributors to their running attack — option quarterback Taysom Hill and running back Latavius Murray — from Sunday’s divisional round playof...JANUARY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Inactive for divisional round Hill (knee) is listed as inactive Sunday against the Buccaneers, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Impact This week, Hill didn't practice until Friday, when he put in a limited session. However, it wasn't enough for the Saints to clear the QB and gadget player to suit up in the divisional round. As a result, Jameis Winston will serve as the backup quarterback to Drew Brees on Sunday.
JANUARY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
