{"id":848996,"date":"2026-04-02T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848996\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:25:27","slug":"taysom-hill-among-7-former-saints-players-who-are-still-free-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848996\/","title":{"rendered":"Taysom Hill among 7 former Saints players who are still free agents"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re getting closer to the start of the 2026 NFL Draft than the start of free agency, and the New Orleans Saints<\/a> are adjusting their plans accordingly. Coaches and scouts have been busy on the pro day circuit. Household names like Cameron Jordan and Taysom Hill are busy mulling their futures.<\/p>\n

But there are still a good number of former Saints players waiting for a phone call in free agency. Two of them were taken off the market since we last surveyed the group, with defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard<\/a> joining the Dallas Cowboys and defensive back Terrell Burgess<\/a> re-signing with the Saints. That leaves seven players still looking for work in free agency. Here’s the list:<\/p>\n

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DE Cameron Jordan\"NEW<\/p>\n

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 21: Cameron Jordan #94 reacts after a sack against the New York Jets in the second quarter of a game at Caesars Superdome on December 21, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2025 snaps:\u00a0590 on defense (53.6%), 40 on special teams (9.3%)<\/p>\n

One notable stat:\u00a0Jordan’s 10.5 sacks were more than he had in the previous two seasons put together (6.0)<\/p>\n

TE\/QB Taysom Hill\"NEW<\/p>\n

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 21: Taysom Hill #7 of the New Orleans Saints warms up prior to the game against the New York Jets at Caesars Superdome on December 21, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2025 snaps:\u00a0210 on offense (18.7%), 47 on special teams (10.9%)<\/p>\n

WR Dante Pettis\"Jul<\/p>\n

Jul 28, 2025; Metairie, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Dante Pettis (17) at Ochsner Sports Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

2025 snaps:\u00a0114 on offense (10.1%), 53 on special teams (12.3%)<\/p>\n

One notable stat:\u00a0Pettis led all Saints players in yards per catch (14.1) and yards after the catch per reception (9.6)<\/p>\n

CB Michael Davis\"INGLEWOOD,<\/p>\n

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 02: Puka Nacua #12 of the Los Angeles Rams and Michael Davis #43 of the New Orleans Saints pose for a photo after trading jersey following the game at SoFi Stadium on November 02, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

One notable stat:\u00a0Davis was credited with 3 tackles on just 79 special teams coverage reps,\u00a0but PFF charged him<\/a>\u00a0with a pair of missed tackles and he drew a penalty<\/p>\n

DB Ugo Amadi\"Nov<\/p>\n

Nov 3, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; New Orleans Saints safety Ugo Amadi (0) reacts in the fourth qarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

2025 snaps:\u00a09 on defense (0.8%), 114 on special teams (26.5%)<\/p>\n

One notable stat:\u00a0Amadi has lined up in the slot on 1,648 snaps in his seven-year NFL career,\u00a0per PFF charting<\/a><\/p>\n

TE Mason Pline\"Dec<\/p>\n

Dec 28, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; New Orleans Saints tight end Mason Pline (85) makes a catch against the Tennessee Titans during pre-game warmups at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

2025 snaps:\u00a00 on offense (0.0%), 0 on special teams (0.0%)<\/p>\n

One notable stat:\u00a0Pline has logged more snaps on special teams (19) than offense (14) in two preseasons, having joined the Saints this year after the San Francisco 49ers signed him in 2024<\/p>\n

OL Landon Young\"Aug<\/p>\n

Aug 23, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Landon Young (67) blocks Denver Broncos defensive end John Franklin-Myers (98) during the first half at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

2025 snaps:\u00a00 on offense (0.0%), 0 on special teams (0.0%)<\/p>\n

One notable stat:\u00a0Young has played in more games for the Saints (56) than any other player they have drafted in the sixth round since Fred McAfee (122), their sixth-round choice in the 1991 NFL Draft<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: NFL free agency: Taysom Hill, Cameron Jordan among 7 remaining Saints<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We’re getting closer to the start of the 2026 NFL Draft than the start of free agency, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[6867,257,9270,7,4609,25598,6826,896,55,2572,2571,6,397,252,2948,7762,1240,25036],"class_list":{"0":"post-848996","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-saints","8":"tag-cameron-jordan","9":"tag-dallas-cowboys","10":"tag-dante-pettis","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-free-agency","13":"tag-jonathan-bullard","14":"tag-landon","15":"tag-new-orleans","16":"tag-new-orleans-saints","17":"tag-neworleans","18":"tag-neworleanssaints","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-saints","21":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","22":"tag-special-teams","23":"tag-taysom-hill","24":"tag-terrell-burgess","25":"tag-ugo-amadi"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116334635055775711","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848996","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=848996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}