{"id":668176,"date":"2026-01-11T07:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/668176\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T07:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:06:24","slug":"tyler-shough-chase-young-earn-monthly-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/668176\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Shough, Chase Young earn monthly honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Saints News from NOLA.com<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Shough plans on staying in New Orleans for most of the offseason. The Saints quarterback and his wife are expecting the birth of their son next month. And as a &#8220;makeshift New Orleansian,&#8221; the 26-year-old is looking forward to his first Mardi Gras. He even wants to ride on a float, baby permitting. <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break: break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/sports\/saints\/saints-tyler-shough-year-2-improvement\/article_08982348-3419-4954-ab68-2711430b7fcb.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"What are the next steps for Saints QB Tyler Shough? There&#039;s one clear area to clean up.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SEE MORE&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Shough is officially your NFL&#8217;s Offensive Rookie of the &#8230; Month. Shough, the New Orleans Saints&#8217; rookie quarterback, earned the first monthly honor of his career Thursday, after leading his team to a 4-1 record in the 2025 season&#8217;s final month. <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break: break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/sports\/saints\/saints-tyler-shough-named-nfl-offensive-rookie-of-the-month\/article_c488236e-72bd-4c82-ab6a-fb9717331efe.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tyler Shough claimed NFL&#039;s Offensive Rookie of the ... Month. Can a bigger award follow?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SEE MORE&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chase Young turned in an impressive finish for the New Orleans Saints, and the NFL recognized him for it Thursday. Young was named the NFC&#8217;s Defensive Player of the Month on Thursday after finishing the 2025 season with five sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in the final five games of the season. <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break: break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/sports\/saints\/saints-chase-young-named-nfc-defensive-player-of-the-month\/article_8539a952-7ef3-4514-9171-e82ee9daa598.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Saints DE Chase Young nabs NFC Defensive Player of the Month after his strong finish.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SEE MORE&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New Orleans Saints&#8217; 2025 season is in the books. The Saints&#8217; 6-11 finish was just one game better than a year ago, but their prospects are much more promising thanks to the emergence of rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. If the Saints can produce another strong offseason, there&#8217;s reason to believe they can vie for the NFC South division title. <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break: break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/sports\/saints\/jeff-duncan-to-do-list-for-the-new-orleans-saints-offseason\/article_1462292a-6bbb-4b29-8954-6ff75f4abe2f.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jeff Duncan: My to-do list for the Saints and how they should attack this offseason\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SEE MORE&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saints News from NOLA.com Tyler Shough plans on staying in New Orleans for most of the offseason. 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