{"id":284132,"date":"2026-05-20T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=284132"},"modified":"2026-05-19T23:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:42:59","slug":"saints-free-agency-taysom-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/20\/saints-free-agency-taysom-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints Free Agency: No Offer for Taysom Hill Signals End of $40M Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the latest Saints free agency updates, there haven&#8217;t been any on veteran former quarterback and free agent Taysom Hill. Saints GM Mickey Loomis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/saints-mickey-loomis-addresses-uncertain-futures-of-veteran-alvin-kamara-cam-jordan-taysom-hill\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">addressed the future<\/a> of veterans, Cameron Jordan and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/19\/alvin-kamara-trade-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alvin Kamara<\/a>, but it&#8217;s being reported that they don&#8217;t have an offer out to the utility player. Hill, a former undrafted rookie, came into the league in 2017 operating as a quarterback before switching to tight end. The veteran signed a four-year extension with the Saints following the retirement of Drew Brees, but remained as the third-string quarterback behind Trevor Siemian after Hill lost his starting job to Jameis Winston.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the 35-year-old could be heading to retirement. However, there&#8217;s a possibility that he could join Sean Payton in Denver as the newest tight end. They have a hole in that position with Evan Engram coming off his worst season last year as a starter. While they addressed the WR depth by trading for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/06\/what-does-jaylen-waddles-arrival-mean-for-broncos-wide-receivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jaylen Waddle<\/a>, it would make sense to sign Hill. This is another article to discuss further, but it&#8217;ll be interesting to see what type of interest he can garner before the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_284141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284141\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/USATSI_27932481_168403874_lowres.webp\" alt=\"saints free agency\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"wp-image-284141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/USATSI_27932481_168403874_lowres.webp 2444w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/USATSI_27932481_168403874_lowres-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/USATSI_27932481_168403874_lowres-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/USATSI_27932481_168403874_lowres-1200x800.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-284141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main Photo: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Saints Free Agency: No Offer for Taysom Hill Signals End of $40M Era<\/h2>\n<p>While there is still time to search for a new home, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/new-orleans-saints-taysom-hill-home-sale\/71352933\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">veteran put his home up for sale<\/a>. It likely indicates that he still wants to play again, but is now opening himself up on the market. He&#8217;s still considered one of the best gadget players in the league, but coming off a season-ending injury last year, he knew that his future was in doubt. If there isn&#8217;t an opening for him in Denver, there is sure to be a fit for him with these three teams.<\/p>\n<h2>Possible Landing Spots<\/h2>\n<h3>Baltimore Ravens<\/h3>\n<p>Following the loss of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/03\/09\/isaiah-likely-dynasty-outlook-after-giants-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Isaiah Likely<\/a> this offseason to the Giants, the Baltimore Ravens could add a fun player like Hill. However, the team signed TE Durham Smythe, but he&#8217;s only reliable as an additional blocker. Despite the Ravens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\/news\/five-things-to-know-matt-hibner-round-4-trade-up\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">selecting Matthew Hibner<\/a> as a possible replacement, why not add a veteran TE? Mark Andrews&#8217; future may still be intact even after John Harbaugh is gone, but he&#8217;s getting older.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t to say the former Saint will be the long-term fit since he&#8217;s on the older side as well, but when you&#8217;re dealing with Lamar Jackson as your quarterback, he would appreciate another offensive weapon that&#8217;s versatile.<\/p>\n<h3>Green Bay Packers<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Packers could use some backup, too. Green Bay lost starting TE Tucker Kraft last season for the rest of the year, and Luke Musgrave didn&#8217;t do much to make Jordan Love feel supported. The Packers luckily had several wideouts to lead the offense, but it&#8217;s still a hole they need to address. Musgrave could rejuvenate himself and turn the page, but should the Packers sign Hill?<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay lost<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/17\/kayshon-boutte-trade-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"> Romeo Doubs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packers.com\/news\/packers-announce-trade-with-eagles-april-13-2026\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traded Dontayvion Wicks<\/a>, so the offense could use all of the weapons it can get. The veteran might not light up the field once he arrives in Green Bay, but it&#8217;d give Love a reliable weapon in situational moments.<\/p>\n<h3>Miami Dolphins<\/h3>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/06\/what-does-jaylen-waddles-arrival-mean-for-broncos-wide-receivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jaylen Waddle<\/a> gone, the Miami Dolphins could use some major help on their offense. The team <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dolphins-agree-terms-wr-jalen-232026284.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed WR Jalen Tolbert to a one-year deal<\/a> while also adding Tutu Atwell. The offensive pass game for QB Malik Willis is one of the worst, and they need to do something. TE Greg Dulcich is a sleeper, but why not get an experienced veteran? Hill won&#8217;t get a huge role in the offense, but at least it&#8217;d be a boost to see if they can make their mark for postseason contention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Saints free agency rumors has an offer out to veteran Cameron Jordan, but there hasn&#8217;t been any update about the future of Taysom Hill. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":284134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":true,"sfio_embed_code":"<smartframe-embed customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBB1uYCgHf\" style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 3706px;aspect-ratio: 3706\/2471\"><\/smartframe-embed><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support -->","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,25,4,28,6431],"tags":[1573,7723,7460,6671,32193,3770,7777,7752,246,7638,7659,2399,9806],"class_list":["post-284132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-packers","category-dolphins","category-saints","category-nfl-teams","tag-alvin-kamara","tag-baltimore-ravens-news","tag-green-bay-packers-news","tag-jaylen-waddle","tag-lastest-nfl-news","tag-mark-andrews","tag-miami-dolphins-news","tag-new-orleans-saints-news","tag-nfl-news","tag-ravens-featured","tag-saints-featured","tag-taysom-hill","tag-tucker-kraft"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284132"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284150,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284132\/revisions\/284150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}