Saints, Taysom Hill split would arrive at natural time

By Ross Jackson

As speculation continues around the future of some of the fanbases’s most beloved New Orleans Saints, one player’s outlook with the team appears prepared to conclude at what feels like a natural time. 

On Monday, at the team’s annual Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Classic, general manager Mickey Loomis made it known that the Saints have a contract offer out for defensive end Cameron Jordan, but do not currently have one out for quarterback Taysom Hill. 

The revelation highlights two sides of the veteran player experience for New Orleans. While one pursuit appears to still be open, another window looks as if it is closing. 

Loomis acknowledged that further conversation between him and Hill would be necessary before talks could move forward. Filling in the blanks, that certainly has the sound of a decision larger than just the team he plays for in 2026. 

In any case, whatever Hill’s future may hold, if the end of his tenure is nearing, it comes at a natural stopping point. 

This past season, Hill became the first player in the Super Bowl era to gain 1,000 yards rushing, receiving and passing in a career. A perfect commemoration of his phenomenal playing career in New Orleans as the league’s most productive Swiss Army knife player in its history. 

Hill rose to stardom in New Orleans and should his time with the team, or his playing career as a whole, come to an end soon, a long and impressive list of contributions follows him. Hill will and should be seen as one of the most dynamic players to don the black and gold. 

Attempting to prolong the impact could do more harm than good. Hill has dealt with a long list of injuries over his career and the gameplan built around him never really found its footing in head coach Kellen Moore’s offense last year. 

Rather than risking a chance to tarnish the legacy he’s built, parting ways following a remarkable career accolade and off of a naturally expiring deal (rather than a release) covers every base to protect that good will that Hill and the franchise have built together. 

If this is truly the end for Hill and the Saints, the timing is conducive for a split that supports the incredible story of his career and elevates the impact he’s had on the franchise.