Category: Tyrann Mathieu

Tyrann Mathieu discusses Marshon Lattimore returning to play the Saints

Tyrann Mathieu discussed the return of Marshon Lattimore to the Caesars Superdome this week as the Saints take on the Commanders in Week 15:

Tyrann Mathieu was one of the prominent New Orleans Saints players with a media appearance on Wednesday, and during this, he discussed a few topics, with one of them being the return of Marshon Lattimore with the Washington Commanders to the Caesars Superdome this week. Lattimore was traded prior to the Saints’ second matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, and while he has not seen the field as of yet post-trade, he is likely to make his debut against the Saints in Week 15.

Regarding this return, Mathieu said: “Yeah I’m excited man, I saw he was a full participant, y’know so, I’m pretty sure he gonna be ready for this one, no doubt about it.”

Ultimately Mathieu and Lattimore only ended up playing together for two and a half seasons or so, but they both have been integral parts of the Saints’ secondary, and were definitely appreciated by fans in their time here. Now Lattimore will have the chance to go back up against his former team in his former home stadium, with a new 8-5 team that looks to be on the up-and-up behind former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels.

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Tyrann Mathieu not expected to miss time due to shoulder injury

Tyrann Mathieu left the Rams game with a shoulder injury, but the Saints expect him to return against the Giants next week:

After making a tackle on Kyren Williams, Tyrann Mathieu exited the New Orleans Saints Week 13 showdown against the Los Angeles Rams with a shoulder injury. The injury occurred in the third quarter and the safety never returned to the game.

Mathieu was seen on the sideline with a brace on his arm with his helmet on. That was a good sign, and there’s more good news on the way. Per NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill, the Saints do not view the shoulder injury as a serious injury. The expectation is for Mathieu to return to the lineup next week against the New York Giants.

Mathieu has had to deal with a litany of injuries this season. He’s maintained a frequent presence on the injury report, but he has yet to miss a game. That trend isn’t expected to change this week. Expect Mathieu to appear on the injury report during the practice week and hope for limited participation instead of DNP.

The secondary’s communication is led by Mathieu. If he isn’t able to go on Sunday, New Orleans will have to replace his play on the field and his leadership. Neither is an easy task.

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Tyrann Mathieu would rather win with the Saints than chase another Super Bowl ring

Tyrann Mathieu wants to finish his career with the Saints. He says the opportunity to win in New Orleans beats chasing a Super Bowl ring anywhere else:

Tyrann Mathieu is affectionately known as “Louisiana’s Son.” There’s not a better storybook ending than finishing his professional career with Louisiana’s team, and the New Orleans Saints safety doesn’t see it any other way.

The world learned of Mathieu at LSU. His nose for the football and dynamic playing style made him one of the faces for college football for an entire generation. He’s arguably one of the three to five most popular collegiate players from the highlight era and popularized a style of play at defensive and the jersey number seven nationwide.

The New Orleans Saints signed Mathieu in 2022. After nine years in the league, Mathieu finally made it home. He has no plans of leaving either. Mathieu recently said, “I wouldn’t want to play for any other team.”

That is typical things that players say, but his explanation displays a veracity in his words: “The opportunity to win for my hometown. It trumps me going anywhere else to try to win a ring. I’d rather do it for my people down here.”

Mathieu also has the luxury of already winning a Super Bowl, so that certainly helps him remain content. There’s not many people more synonymous with the state than Tyrann Mathieu. For him to finish his career with the Saints just feels right.

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Tyrann Mathieu has his eyes on coaching after playing career

Tyrann Mathieu is still playing good football, but he has had internal conversations on what he wants to do when he hangs it up:

Tyrann Mathieu has been the New Orleans Saints’ best veteran on defense this year. He is the leader in turnovers on the team. Despite playing at a high level, he’s still looking towards life after football.

This future is still some years away, but Mathieu admits he does think about coaching. Those internal conversations have gone as far as whether or not he would coach on the professional or collegiate level.

In the past, Mathieu has expressed the desire to coach at his alma mater, LSU. The safety’s leadership has been one of his most heralded attributes as a player, so a transition to coaching makes sense.

In his playing career, Mathieu feel he has “accomplished everything that I’ve individually set out to accomplish.” Now he’s taking it year by year and enjoying himself.

It feels like the ability to come in and play for the Saints is just the cherry on top of what has been a great career. He returned to his hometown in 2021, and that have been the last box for him to check.

Mathieu has relished in “coming back home, being able to be in the the community, being able to play high level football and be productive on the field.”

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Tyrann Mathieu on playing Atlanta: ‘The Falcons have been pretty good to me’

Tyrann Mathieu intercepted the Falcons in the last matchup, and he made it clear that’s nothing new when playing the divisional rivals

Tyrann Mathieu sat down with Kay Adams recently, and she asked him about his interception against the Atlanta Falcons, specifically how that kind of play can change the course of a season.

New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi highlighted the importance of that play in his postgame press conference. The play helped clinch a victory, but that win was bigger than most wins. The New Orleans Saints were on a seven game losing streak. If Mathieu doesn’t make that play, the streak very well could have extended to eight.

Mathieu relishes in those moments. “Anytime you make those type of plays in those types of rivalry games. That’s the type of plays you dream of as a defender.” Those plays haven’t been a rarity against Atlanta.

“The Falcons have been pretty good to me,” Mathieu told Adams with a smirk. Mathieu had an interception in his first career game against the Falcons. Since joining the Saints, he’s recorded four interceptions and recovered a fumble. That’s five turnovers in six games. The Falcons have indeed been good to Mathieu.

Tyrann Mathieu hints at how many years he plans on playing pro football

Tyrann Mathieu hinted at how many years he plans on playing pro football, at which point he’ll trade in his cleats and, hopefully, coach his LSU Tigers:

Tyrann Mathieu isn’t about to retire from pro football and hang up his cleats, but the New Orleans Saints does have a plan in mind for what’s next. He was as frustrated by his LSU Tigers’ loss to their longtime rival Florida Gators as any other fan on Saturday night, and that got Mathieu to drop some hints about his future.

In a couple of since-deleted tweets on Twitter, Mathieu said he “cannot wait to get to Baton Rouge & coach,” and that he’s eager to “trade in my cleats for turf shoes.” But he has some unfinished business with the Saints to deal with first. Mathieu added he wants to “play at least 2 more years” before making that transition.

Patience has worn thin with much-hyped LSU head coach Brian Kelly, who was seen arguing back and forth with players on the game’s broadcast. The proud program had lost four or more games in only seven seasons dating back to 2000, but Kelly has done that twice in his first three years on the job. He isn’t meeting high standards, and famous alumni (with ambitions of  coaching themselves) like Mathieu are taking notice.

Hopefully Mathieu’s retirement is still on schedule and a couple of years away. He’s been the most consistent playmaker in the Saints secondary since he came back to town, and they don’t have a long-term replacement lined up to take his spot. But when the time comes, Mathieu has clearly put in the work to continue on to the next stage in his football life.

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Tyrann Mathieu knows what to expect from Jameis Winston

Familiarity plays a part in Saints vs. Browns, and Tyrann Mathieu knows what to expect from Jameis Winston in his return to New Orleans:

Tyrann Mathieu is ready to play his former teammate, Jameis Winston, on Sunday. Mathieu has one message for Winston, “I’m expecting a shot the first play of the game, Jameis, so throw it up there.”

Mathieu intercepted Kirk Cousins in the fourth quarter to help the New Orleans Saints break their losing streak. The safety would like to build a streak of his own, but he knows Winston: “Probably tells me he’s going to throw it at me before he actually does it.”

Familiarity plays a big part in this matchup. “He knows us, we know him,”  Mathieu said. Winston wasn’t in New Orleans long, but Mathieu still thinks this will be “somewhat of homecoming” because of how the city feels bout the former Saints quarterback. Mathieu said the team loves Winston the same way.

Mathieu joined the New Orleans Saints a year after Winston. Mathieu’s arrival coincided with Winston becoming the starter. Through this time, both were leaders on their side of the ball and they got to know each other well.

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Tyrann Mathieu and Drew Brees probably wouldn’t agree on his favorite INT

Tyrann Mathieu and Drew Brees probably wouldn’t agree on his favorite INT. Mathieu’s takeaway in his 2013 homecoming stands the test of time:

It’s no secret that Tyrann Mathieu is a special talent. The New Orleans Saints safety returned home to close out his illustrious NFL career, and while Mathieu’s 2024 season hast had more low moments than he’s comfortable with, the highlights stand up with the best plays throughout his career.

He’s still making history. Mathieu is tied with his old college teammate Patrick Peterson for the most interceptions among all active NFL players (36). So which one was his favorite?

“I hate to say it but it’d have to be my rookie season, playing against Drew Brees in the Superdome,” Mathieu grinned. “And we got beat bad that day  but I had a good game. And I got to walk l away with one of the most prized possessions of anybody’s life, and that’s a Drew Brees football. So I always remember that one.”

Mathieu played the Saints just three games into his pro career back in 2013, and while his Arizona Cardinals fell 31-7, he did finish the day with 10 tackles (9 solo), on top of that interception. That was a season-high for his rookie year, and clearly a memorable game in his NFL story.

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Tyrann Mathieu voices support for Dennis Allen after head coach is fired by Saints

Tyrann Mathieu voiced his thoughts on the Saints parting ways with head coach Dennis Allen, and he doesn’t share the same sentiment that so many seem to:

Tyrann Mathieu was among the many Saints players who spoke up and voiced their thoughts and opinions after New Orleans decided to fire the head coach on Monday.

“I’m from New Orleans so I remember when we weren’t very good on defense,” Mathieu told NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill.  “We all played a part in him not being here anymore. … I think from an accountability standpoint, this just gives a chance to get together and get tighter.”

Even though there are several fans expressing joy and relief now that Allen is gone, Mathieu isn’t relishing in the events that have taken place at all.

“(I am) disappointed,” Mathieu said. “(It is) heartbreaking. First team I ever been that basically a coach got fired.”

The decision by team owner Gayle Benson to part ways with Allen came right after the Saints fell 23-22 to the Carolina Panthers, one of the worst teams in the NFL, on the road. That extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games.

While injuries and other issues have plagued the Saints and continued to this backside after they started the season on a two-game winning streak, there is no doubt that coaching played a part.

Now the Saints will, at least temporarily, look to the talents of special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi to hopefully get them back to the right side of the win column as they face the visiting Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

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Tyrann Mathieu won’t return vs. Buccaneers due to wrist injury

Tyrann Mathieu won’t return against the Buccaneers due to a wrist injury. It’s more adversity to deal with on a short week before their next game:

Things went from bad to worse for the New Orleans Saints defense in Sunday’s game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Starting safety and team captain Tyrann Mathieu left early with an elbow injury, and was later downgraded. He was ruled out and didn’t return in the second half.

The Saints were already shorthanded at safety with Will Harris going on  injured reserve before the game. After Mathieu went down their only active options were Jordan Howden, Johnathan Abram (called up from the practice squad, and who played through a back injury), and special teams ace J.T. Gray, who has never seen much action on defense.

It’s more losses than a team can reasonably handle, when guys are having to come in from the special teams units and practice squad and handle starter’s reps. It’s just more adversity for Dennis Allen’s team to navigate through the short week before Thursday night’s game against Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos.

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