The Saints plan to apply the first-round tender to quarterback Taysom Hill, a pending restricted free agent, per a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
This will allow the Saints to match any contract offers Hill receives from other teams. If they decline to match an offer sheet, the Saints will recoup a first-round draft pick from that team.
It’s not really unexpected given the length to which Saints coach Sean Payton has talked up Hill this offseason, doubling down on the notion that he and the team view him as franchise quarterback material
Report: Saints planning to put first-round RFA tender on Taysom Hill
The Saints plan to apply the first-round tender to quarterback Taysom Hill, a pending restricted free agent, per a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
This will allow the Saints to match any contract offers Hill receives from other teams. If they decline to match an offer sheet, the Saints will recoup a first-round draft pick from that team.
It’s not really unexpected given the length to which Saints coach Sean Payton has talked up Hill this offseason, doubling down on the notion that he and the team view him as franchise quarterback material