Morning Break: Saints ink rookie QB to four-year deal

Morning Break: Saints ink rookie QB to four-year deal

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22 Jul 2025, 19:20 GMT+

A collection of headlines and news about the Saints and the NFL for Tuesday, July 22

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Meet Murphy: How Tyler Shough's golden retriever helped the Saints QB overcome adversity

All these months later, Tyler Shough still chuckles at the thought of his dog's reaction on draft night. There were the quarterback and his family, ecstatic after the New Orleans Saints selected him with the 40th overall pick. And there was Murphy, the dark red-haired golden retriever, jumping up and down. Murphy might not have known exactly what was happening, but she knew it was a moment to celebrate.SEE MORE >>

Football season is (almost) here! What are the biggest questions the Saints must answer?

Assemble the tailgate gear and get the Sunday outfits ready, football season is (almost) back in New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints begin training camp Wednesday morning at their Airline Drive facility in Metairie, taking their most meaningful step toward the beginning of a 2025 season that will at the very least provide a glimpse of the franchise's future.SEE MORE >>

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New Orleans Saints sign QB Tyler Shough to four-year contract

New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has signed quarterback Tyler Shough to a four-year contract. Shough, 6-5, 219, was New Orleans' second round pick (40th overall) out of Louisville. In seven seasons at Oregon (2018-21), Texas Tech (2021-23) and Louisville (2024), the Chandler, Ariz. native played in 39 games and completed 599-of-951 passes (63.0 pct.) for 7,820 yards with 59 touchdowns, also carrying 246 times for 733 yards and 11 scores.SEE MORE >>

Lavelle Hawkins, Brock Hays, Marcel Yates and Kenny Young to assist Saints coaching staff for 2025 preseason

Lavelle Hawkins, Brock Hays, Marcel Yates and Kenny Young will assist the New Orleans Saints coaching staff for the 2025 preseason, as part of the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship program.SEE MORE >>

Meet the 2025 New Orleans Saints coaches: Robert Blanton

Robert Blanton is in his first season with the Saints and in the NFL coaching ranks as the team's assistant defensive backs coach. Blanton possesses five years of coaching experience after spending the last three in the college ranks at Miami (Ohio) University.SEE MORE >>

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NFL news roundup: Saints second-round QB Tyler Shough signs rookie contract

NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. VisitNFL.com's transaction hubfor a daily breakdown.SEE MORE >>

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