The Saints managed their first win of the season on Sunday. That milestone for the likes of quarterback Spencer Rattler (who was winless heading into today) and first-year head coach Kellen Moore should not be expected to alter New Orleans’ approach to the trade deadline. 
Now sitting at 1-4 on the year, the team is not in a strong position to compete for the playoffs. As such, it would come as little surprise if the Saints adopted a sellers’ stance on the trade front over the coming weeks. Indeed, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports New Orleans is among the teams expected to move on from one or more veterans before the deadline.
Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football confirms the Saints have players which have drawn interest around the league. He adds the team is expected to listen to offers once suitors make inquiries. Given the overhaul witnessed on the sidelines and at a number of positions this offseason, expectations were low entering the campaign in the Saints’ case. A slow start to the season will no doubt influence general manager Mickey Loomis’ willingness to swing one or more trades in the near future.
Running back Alvin Kamara is understandably considered a name to watch closely in that regard. The five-time Pro Bowler has spent his entire career – which is now in its ninth season – with the Saints, but he would provide an acquiring team with a notable addition in the backfield. Kamara, 30, is under contract through 2026. $3MM of his scheduled salary for next season ($11.5MM) is guaranteed, so he would likely not be considered a rental for the stretch run of the current campaign.
Kamara’s base pay for 2025 includes only $2.99MM in salary, a prorated portion of which would be paid out by any team which swung a deal for him. The Saints would take on dead money charges with a trade, though, and Underhill predicts Kamara will not be dealt. There is not a no-trade clause included in this case, which means the possibility of a swap could nevertheless remain a talking point until the deadline.
Wideout Chris Olave has been mentioned as a player the Saints could move on from due to his injury history, but it would still come as a surprise if the team contemplated such a trade after picking up his fifth-year option this spring. In any case, New Orleans will be a team to watch, especially if attention shifts toward next season by the time the deadline is reached.
Sell the Team?
I don’t see that happening and it wouldn’t make much sense anyway. It’s not like New York or Los Angeles where there are other sports markets to compete against. Even if they rarely win the Saints have one of the most stable fan bases.
I think he meant it as joke since they don’t have much in players to trade.
Oh wow
Are they trying to improve 🤔 or just stay young and cheap so the owner stays rich 🤔
Being young and cheap hasn’t been their problem.
Id like to talk to you about Chris Olave.
– Brandon Beane in my imagination
Seriously though – corner might be a spot to watch.
You know Payton wants Taysom in Denver.
There’s not much to sell. I don’t mean that to make fun, but the Saints have only a handful of players that would draw interest, and three of them are older rentals. The vast majority of the roster is made up of fill-in type players right now.
I presume that explains why the article did not list a single pending FA they’ve ay trade and every player they listed they caveated as not likely to trade.
NYG had 5 turnovers and were missing Nabors. They’re probably another team to have a fire sale, coaches and GM included.
Trading and receiving draft choices in rounds of 4-7 most probably isn’t going to solve the Giants problems….their problem is and has been personell evaluations of free agents and during the college draft….they get it wrong far more times than they get it right and the get it rights are average at best NFL caliber type players….the Mara’s need to either sell the team, or get out of the football end of operations especially in talent evals. which has a Mara sitting in place today……
I believe the Cards maybe setting up feelers to other teams to see what kind of interest is there in acquiring Kyler Murray. The 2026 season will have a new starting QB for the Cards be it trade for an established QB or a drafted QB. Just don’t see Murray as the go to QB that will lead a team to a playoff spot, He has had a few years now to establish himself as a top 10 QB in the NFL and I don’t see him being that highly rated, in my ratings he is about in the 11 to 17 ranked QB.