{"id":786164,"date":"2026-03-02T07:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/786164\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T07:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:13:30","slug":"should-the-saints-bring-back-ugo-amadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/786164\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the Saints bring back Ugo Amadi?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The New Orleans Saints have a decision to make regarding defensive back Ugo Amadi, an impending unrestricted free agent who has been with the team for the past three seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The 28-year-old played just one defensive snap and 96 special teams snaps in 2025, despite signing a one-year deal with New Orleans in the offseason. Amadi recorded 65 total tackles (52 solo), seven passes broken up, four tackles for loss and two sacks in 2024, along with 12 total tackles (six solo) and two passes deflected in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">At five-foot-nine, 201 pounds, Amadi has served primarily as a depth piece for the Saints. His versatility\u2014able to play the star role, outside corner, safety, and contribute on special teams\u2014has helped him remain on the roster. However, with his reduced role this past season, it\u2019s unclear where he fits in the current lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Bringing him back for training camp or even adding him to the practice squad after roster cutdowns would make sense, but beyond that, there doesn\u2019t appear to be a long-term future for Amadi in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">So, the question remains\u2014should the Saints re-sign Ugo Amadi?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Orleans Saints have a decision to make regarding defensive back Ugo Amadi, an impending unrestricted free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[7,896,55,3578,401,2588,2572,2571,6,397],"class_list":{"0":"post-786164","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-saints","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-new-orleans","10":"tag-new-orleans-saints","11":"tag-new-orleans-saints-free-agency","12":"tag-new-orleans-saints-news","13":"tag-new-orleans-saints-roster","14":"tag-neworleans","15":"tag-neworleanssaints","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-saints"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116158346255308571","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}