Taysom Hill Confirms He Won't Return to Saints After Nine Seasons

Taysom Hill's run with the New Orleans Saints is done. The 36-year-old confirmed on social media Wednesday that he won't be back with the team, ending a nine-year stretch that turned a converted college quarterback into one of the strangest and most effective weapons in the NFL.

"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, according to WBRZ and Louisiana Sports. He thanked the city and organization but didn't announce retirement. He's a free agent, unsigned, as training camps open around the league.

Louisiana Sports reported the Saints had been upfront about talks with Hill over the offseason, but no contract offer materialized. General manager Mickey Loomis confirmed as much the day before camp started, without detailing what was discussed. The writing had been on the wall for weeks.

Hill's nine seasons in New Orleans

Hill arrived in 2017 after Green Bay cut him, and he turned into the least conventional star in football. Listed at quarterback, he took snaps at running back, tight end, fullback and receiver, plus special teams work.

The career line, per Louisiana Sports: 2,426 passing yards and 12 passing touchdowns, 2,551 rushing yards and 34 rushing touchdowns, 1,034 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns, 489 kick return yards, and a blocked field goal. Last season he became the only player in the Super Bowl era to top 1,000 career yards passing, rushing and receiving, a stat both Fox News and Louisiana Sports flagged as his signature achievement.

Loomis credited Hill's "intelligence, unique athletic ability, versatility, and unselfishness" in comments cited by Fox News, and said the team plans to properly honor him down the line. Louisiana Sports went further, arguing Hill deserves a spot in the Saints' franchise Hall of Fame.

What comes next

Fox News noted Hill suffered a serious injury late last season, which is part of why his next move is unclear. He could retire. He could also land with a contender looking for exactly the kind of do-everything role player he's built his career on, especially a team needing a red-zone weapon or a trick-play specialist heading into playoff football.

As of Wednesday, no team had signed him. WBRZ and NBC Sports both confirmed the same basic facts: Hill announced the departure, did not announce retirement, and remains unattached as free agency rolls on into training camp season.

The timing means Hill sits outside the normal free-agency cycle. Most teams have set their rosters and depth charts for camp. Any club signing him now would be doing so as a specific bet on a specific skill set, not as part of the broader spring frenzy, which narrows his market considerably.

The open question is straightforward: does Hill play football again, and if so, where? Nothing in Wednesday's statement or in comments from Loomis answers that. Hill's own words leave it deliberately vague, saying only that New Orleans isn't part of whatever comes next.