Reports: Saints Placing First-Round Tender on QB Taysom Hill
Mar 6, 2020, 5:02 PM | Updated: 5:02 pm
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The New Orleans Saints plan to place a first-round tender on restricted free agent quarterback, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Hill is set to enter restricted free agency on March 18. Once free agency officially begins, Hill will have the chance to re-sign with the Saints or sign an offer sheet with another franchise.
By placing a first-round tender on Hill, the Saints “will have a chance to match any offer sheet he signs with another team or get back a first-round pick.”
Saints putting money where mouth is: they’re planning to place 1st-round tender on restricted FA QB Taysom Hill, per source, meaning NO will have a chance to match any offer sheet he signs with another team or get back a first-round pick. Saints plan to re-sign him soon anyway.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2020
According to Schefter, “the Saints believe they’ll have a deal done with Taysom Hill before free agency.”
First-round tender for RFA QBs is expected to come in around $5 million for 2020. But the Saints believe they’ll have a deal done with Taysom Hill before free agency, when another team can sign him to an offer sheet. https://t.co/PIYV8QxAsJ
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2020
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Hill recently completed his third professional season with the Saints. During his time in New Orleans, he’s served as a backup quarterback to Drew Brees and Teddy Bridgewater.
