{"id":832725,"date":"2026-03-25T09:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/832725\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:51:16","slug":"zach-wilson-signs-with-new-nfl-team-after-stint-with-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/832725\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Wilson Signs With New NFL Team After Stint With Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zach Wilson is moving on to his third NFL team since the New York Jets<\/a> severed ties.<\/p>\n

According to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, the former second-overall pick is joining the New Orleans Saints<\/a> on a one-year deal and will play back up to Tyler Shough.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSaints are signing QB Zach Wilson, according to a source,\u201d Underhill reported on Tuesday night. \u201cAdds a veteran presence and some competition to the QB room behind Tyler Shough. Wilson, 26, was the No. 2 pick in 2021. He gives New Orleans a third quarterback with starting experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a> has since confirmed this.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe New Orleans Saints added a veteran to their QB room Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year deal with Zach Wilson, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter,\u201d the outlet announced after Underhill broke the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cNews of Wilson’s agreement with the Saints was first reported by Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A 2025 second-round pick, Shough had a very decent rookie season after replacing Spencer Rattler, who was drafted in the fourth round the year before and is still on the roster.<\/p>\n

Head coach Kellen Moore told reporters at last month\u2019s NFL Scouting Combine that the team would look to add one or two quarterbacks in the offseason.<\/p>\n

Jake Haener, a 2023 fourth-round pick, was allowed to walk in free agency and has since joined the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Zach Wilson Hasn\u2019t Played Much Football These Past 2 Seasons\"Miami<\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins quarterback Zach Wilson (0) warms up before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Wilson spent last season as a backup with the Miami Dolphins, making four appearances. Quinn Ewers was the one who got the starting nod after Tua Tagovailoa got benched in Week 16, with Wilson remaining a backup.<\/p>\n

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He completed 6-of-11 passes for 32 yards in his four appearances.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old previously spent time behind Bo Nix with the Denver Broncos and didn\u2019t throw a single pass, though he says he learnt a lot with the team.<\/p>\n

The Jets drafted Wilson at No. 2 overall in 2021 but pulled the plug on him in 2023.<\/p>\n

Wilson has thrown for 6,325 yards, 23 touchdowns and 25 interceptions, completing 57% of his attempts in five seasons.<\/p>\n

Perhaps an opportunity to start could come his way in 2026.<\/p>\n

Related: Maxx Crosby Breaks His Silence on Failed Ravens Trade<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Lindys Sports<\/a> on Mar 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the NFL<\/a> section. Add Lindys Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zach Wilson is moving on to his third NFL team since the New York Jets severed ties. According…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[925,53,258,7,6846,110,251,896,55,255,6,3697,1849,4085,3452,283,1733],"class_list":["post-832725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-bo-nix","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-denver-broncos","tag-football","tag-jake-haener","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-new-orleans","tag-new-orleans-saints","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-nick-underhill","tag-quinn-ewers","tag-spencer-rattler","tag-tua-tagovailoa","tag-tyler-shough","tag-zach-wilson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116289200566012703","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832725","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=832725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}