MOBILE, Ala. — Garrett Nussmeier knows his father, Doug, is at the Senior Bowl this week, but wasn’t sure if he was there in his capacity as “Dad” or his role as the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints.

“I guess technically, a little bit of both,” Garrett said with a laugh.

The LSU quarterback, auditioning in front of NFL teams to be drafted later this spring, said he doesn’t know how he and his dad will approach the possibility of being interviewed by the Saints.

And neither does the black and gold.

General manager Mickey Loomis said Wednesday this is the first time in his lengthy executive career that he’s had a coach on staff with a son in the NFL draft. It has happened previously in the NFL — famously with the Dallas Cowboys taking running back Deuce Vaughn in 2023, with his dad serving as a scout — but this is new territory for the Saints.

“Yeah, I don’t know — we’ll see,” Loomis said with a chuckle. “But look, Garrett’s a really good player and thought of really well. Obviously, we think a lot of Doug. So yeah, that’ll be interesting.”

Loomis said it won’t be as dramatic as asking Doug Nussmeier to leave the room when discussing Garrett, but acknowledged the uniqueness of the situation.

“We want to help the Nussmeier family, period,” Loomis said.

The Saints may not be in the market for a starting quarterback after drafting Tyler Shough last spring, but it remains to be seen if they dip into the market for a new backup. Loomis has said the team has not discussed trading Spencer Rattler, but teammate Chris Olave strongly said after the season that Rattler deserved another opportunity to be a starter in the NFL. The team also did not agree to a futures contract with third-stringer Jake Haener and saw fourth-stringer Hunter Dekkers sign with the UFL.

Garrett Nussmeier is trying to restore his stock after a down season at LSU, which was mightily affected by an abdominal injury.

Nussmeier said that his dad has given him advice on how to approach the draft process but indicated they’ve avoided talking directly about the Saints.

“Yeah, absolutely,” Nussmeier said when asked if there had to be a “Chinese wall” between him and his dad. “I don’t know how it’ll all go down, but it’s definitely interesting. It’s pretty funny. We just leave it alone for now until the situation arises. … It’s really special for the both of us.”