Linked to edge rushers in Round 1, the Saints made it through the draft without addressing this position. Though, the team did send the Raiders a fifth-round selection for Tyree Wilson in a pick-swap trade. Wilson joins a New Orleans edge-rushing group headlined by Chase Young and Carl Granderson.
Another deal with Cameron Jordan, however, remains in play. Twenty-fifth-year GM Mickey Loomis said Monday (via NewOrleans.football’s Mike Triplett) the Saints have an offer out to the accomplished sack artist. As for Taysom Hill, Loomis responded in the negative when asked if the team has made an offer to the versatile veteran.
Jordan, 37 in July, accepted a pay cut to return to the Saints last year. He finished out a one-year deal worth $6.1MM, outplaying the revised contract. Jordan’s 10.5 sacks were his most since the 2021 season — his most recent Pro Bowl slate — and his 15 tackles for loss matched his most since the 2018 campaign.
The 15-year veteran will assuredly have options beyond New Orleans, but he is interested in staying. Jordan has missed just two career games, offering nearly unmatched durability, but he only combined for six sacks and 10 TFLs from 2023-24.
While Rickey Jackson‘s rookie year came before sacks were deemed official, the Hall of Famer has been retroactively credited with eight in that 1981 season. That places his career total (136) four ahead of Jordan. The latter’s 2025 season gave him the lead in official Saints sacks, but the former first-round pick would have a great chance to become the franchise’s undisputed sack kingpin by returning for a 16th season.
Likely waiting on a better offer from the Saints, Jordan has earned just more than $147MM in his career. The Bears, who employ ex-Saints HC Dennis Allen as DC, may not be a true suitor. That being the case would be a blow to Jordan’s ability to push the Saints for better terms. A number of proven vets are available as well. Jordan joins Von Miller — who would also be set for an age-37 season if/when he lands with a team — along with Leonard Floyd, Joey Bosa, Haason Reddick, Jadeveon Clowney, Kyle Van Noy and A.J. Epenesa among notable unsigned edge defenders.
Hill is set to turn 36 in August. The long-running jack-of-all-trades presence has played 10 Saints seasons. His ACL rehab concluded early last season, and the BYU product/perennial fantasy nuisance totaled 205 scrimmage yards on 63 touches. The Saints let Foster Moreau walk in free agency but used a third-round pick on Georgia tight end Oscar Delp and signed former first-rounder Noah Fant. The duo joins Juwan Johnson, who is coming off a career-best season, in New Orleans’ tight end room.
Although Hill is certainly more than just a tight end, the additions of Fant and Delp to go with Johnson — who is coming off a 77-catch, 889-yard season (both numbers smashed his previous career-high marks) — presents a crowded depth chart.
While it would be odd to see Hill in another uniform, he may need to depart Louisiana to continue his career. Prominent ex-Saints staffers are present in Denver and Buffalo, presenting potential landing spots. Hill indicated uncertainty when discussing his Saints future late last season.
Hill played out a four-year, $40MM contract; he will be unlikely to closely approach that value this year. Hill, however, has 45 career touchdowns to go with 12 career TD passes. The historically unique talent profiles as an interesting free agent as teams assess their rosters during spring workouts.