Taysom Hill’s NFL future remains unresolved, and that alone makes his current status stand out. After announcing in July that he was leaving the New Orleans Saints following nine seasons, the 36-year-old is still a free agent - even though his career has been defined by the kind of versatility teams usually chase.
Hill’s path has never looked like a normal one. Born in 1990, he didn’t reach the NFL until 2017, when he was already 27, because of his Mormon mission.
From there, he carved out a rare role in New Orleans as a QB-TE-WR type of player, the sort of designation that barely exists on Pro Football Reference. That uniqueness helped make him one of the league’s more intriguing pieces over the years, and it also explains why he’s been linked to multiple teams at different points.
The numbers show just how much he’s done. Hill ran 489 times for 2,551 yards and 34 touchdowns.
He also caught 110 passes for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns. On top of that, he completed 195 of 308 passes for 2,426 yards and 12 touchdowns.
That’s a full offensive menu, not a one-trick profile.
But that same flexibility comes with a catch. A team bringing in Hill has to build around the way he plays, because he brings his own offensive system with him.
Not every team can make that kind of commitment, especially this late in the offseason with opening week getting closer and clubs busy with other business. An aging player with a specialized role may not be at the top of most lists.
There’s still no word on whether Hill plans to retire. For now, he’s not in control of how this ends, at least not in the NFL.
A team could still decide there’s value there, but it would likely want him in a defined role rather than as the multi-position weapon he’s been for most of his career. The Saints already gave him a proper sendoff at the end of his run there.
Maybe that was the finish line.
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