{"id":731346,"date":"2026-02-05T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/731346\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:16:21","slug":"saints-star-noncommittal-about-return-to-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/731346\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints Star Noncommittal About Return to New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">The New Orleans Saints have a few high-profile pending free agents to watch out for this offseason. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">Alontae Taylor arguably will be the top free agent corner this offseason and yet he&#8217;s not even the most high-profile pending free agent that the team has. New Orleans has three franchise pillars scheduled to head to the open market: Demario Davis, Cameron Jordan and Taysom Hill. If any of the three were heading to free agency, it would be a big deal. All three going to free agency at the same time is going to lead to difficult decisions.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">If you like our content,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">Davis and Jordan both had big years in 2025, for example, as well. Davis set a new career high with 143 total tackles across 17 games of work. Jordan turned back the clock and racked up 10 1\/2 sacks in 17 games, his first time reaching double-digit sacks in a season since 2021, when he had 12 1\/2. <\/p>\n<p>The Saints legend is a pending free agent<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01kgq0k8mc7wfrgqdvk6.jpg\" alt=\"New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis\" title=\"New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis\" width=\"4233\" height=\"2381\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"70\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dec 28, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA;  New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis (56) stretches against the Tennessee Titans during pre-game warmups at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">On Wednesday, Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/sports\/saints\/demario-davis-keeping-options-open-as-free-agency-approaches\/article_2c1081ca-1796-48b7-8684-42c3925c66f2.amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">discussed free agency<\/a> and was noncommittal about his future, while also shouting out the Saints&#8217; front office in the process. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">&#8220;New Orleans is home for me,\u201d Davis said, as transcribed by NOLA.com&#8217;s Jeff Duncan. &#8221; &#8230; But the business has to play how the business plays out. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">&#8220;The front office in New Orleans has always been amazing. I&#8217;ve never felt the need to try to negotiate publicly. They&#8217;ve been a hundred percent professional, and I respect that. They talked about that they want me back and that means a lot to me. What happens on the field and the business of the game will never impact who I am and how I show up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7d\">This isn&#8217;t the first time Davis has spoken publicly about free agency. He also did so while speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UpAndAdamsShow\/status\/2016199391078441049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kay Adams on &#8220;Up &amp; Adams.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7g\">&#8220;I&#8217;m coming back to the NFL,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;I&#8217;m coming back to the NFL. And I&#8217;m excited about that. I am super excited about that. I keep training all the way through the Super Bowl so my body feels great. I&#8217;m just excited. I&#8217;m just excited for the offseason. We&#8217;ll finish up these games watching them through the Super Bowl and then get into my offseason regimen. &#8230; How that plays out, we shall see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">Davis is a 14-year National Football League veteran and eight of those seasons have come in New Orleans. Hopefully, the Saints can find a way to keep him around for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7m\">More NFL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/saints\/onsi\/saints-news\/top-three-draft-options-for-saints-at-wide-receiver-pat3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Three Draft Options for Saints at Wide Receiver<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Orleans Saints have a few high-profile pending free agents to watch out for this offseason. 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