Taysom Hill’s run in New Orleans is over, but his NFL story may not be finished.
Hill said last week in a social media post that he was done with the Saints after nine seasons in the city, and he made clear that he still doesn’t have a firm answer on what comes next. In his goodbye, Hill wrote, “I’ve taken time this offseason to think carefully about what comes next for my family and me. I still don’t have a clear answer about what the future holds, but I know that returning to New Orleans is not in the cards,” Hill wrote in his statement.
He also missed the start of the 2025 season while rehabbing the knee injury he suffered in December 2024, then got back on the field and appeared in 13 games for New Orleans. In that stretch, he caught 11 passes, ran 52 times for 114 yards and threw one touchdown pass.
Even as he closed the door on the Saints, Hill left football itself open. He said he’s “still working through what comes next.”
And if Sean Payton has a say, that next chapter could still be in the league.
NFL Network’s Steve Wyche reported Saturday that Payton told him “that the Broncos will explore bringing in” Hill. Payton, now the head coach in Denver, spent the first five seasons of Hill’s NFL career coaching him in New Orleans.
Payton addressed the report Monday after practice and said he expects to see Hill this weekend in Canton, Ohio, at Drew Brees’ Pro Football Hall of Fame induction.
“There’s no hurry right now. I’m going to see him (in Canton) in five days,” Payton said, according to ESPN.
For Payton, the next step is simply finding out whether Hill wants to keep playing.
“We’ll see where he’s at and kind of go from there,” he said. “ … The key thing is his health and, you know, where he’s at mentally. I don’t want to assume he wants to play.”
There’s also another Denver connection in Hill’s corner. The doctor who handled his 2024 knee surgery was Broncos head physician Dr. Karim Meijer.
Payton said Hill has already been back to Denver for “two or three” follow-up visits with Meijer since the injury, according to The Athletic.
And one former Saints teammate thinks Hill would fit right in with the Broncos. Denver tight end Adam Trautman, who played alongside Hill in New Orleans, had plenty of praise for him.
“He’s super unique,” Trautman said, per The Athletic. “He’s the true definition of a Swiss Army knife.
But, yeah, we’ll see. Obviously, if he comes here, he’d obviously be a great addition.
You know he’d fit the culture.”
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