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1:43NFL Preseason Winners & Losers: Where Saints QB Battle Stands After Preseason
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1:24Spencer Rattler Leads Pair Of FG Drives In Preseason Finale
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1:59Pick To Be Saints Starting Quarterback
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1:45What To Make Of Tyler Shough's First NFL Preseason
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1:16Preseason Highlights: Broncos at Saints (8/23)
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2:21Preseason Storylines: Veterans To Watch On Saturday's Slate
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1:47The Saints Are The Final Team To Name Starting QB This Season
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1:16Saints Still Yet to Name Starting Quarterback
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1:08Saints Are Final Team To Not Name Week 1 Starting QB | Tyler Shough VS Spencer Rattler VS Jake Haener
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1:40Saints Yet To Name QB1 Entering Preseason Finale
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0:24JUST IN: Tyrann Mathieu Retires After 12 NFL Seasons
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1:17NFL Week 1 Cardinals at Saints: Leger Douzable Picking Cardinals to Win NFC East
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0:52Saints With 2nd Longest Odds For Worst Record in NFL
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1:59New Orleans Saints Schedule Prediction
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1:03Chris Olave Ready For Healthy Return to 2025
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1:59Tyler Shough Not Fazed on Potential QB 1 Pressure
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1:44Tyler Shough: You're Not Going to Faze Me if We Start Off 0-2
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1:16QB Training Camp: Saints QB1 Completely up in Air After Derek Carr's Retirement
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1:01Should the Saints Start Tyler Shough or Spencer Rattler?
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1:39Which NFL Rookie QB (Not Named Ward) Starts First?
Top Rico Payton News
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Saints' Rico Payton: Active for preseason opener
Payton (illness) was active for the Saints' 27-13 preseason loss to the Chargers on Sunday.
Payton was battling an illness at practice ahead of the contest, but he was ultimately able to give it a go, recording a solo tackle and a pass defensed against Los Angeles. The 25-year-old is competing for a depth role at cornerback this season, and he will now look to build off his performance when the Saints face the Jaguars on Sunday.
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Saints' Rico Payton: Sidelined by illness
Payton did not practice Friday due to an illness, Jeff Nowak of Audacy Sports reports.
Payton contributed almost exclusively on special teams in 2024 and is likely set for the same role in 2025. There's no stated timeline for his return, but his absence will likely be brief.
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Saints' Rico Payton: Will play vs. Atlanta
Payton (back) is active for Sunday's game against the Falcons.
Payton missed the Saints' Week 9 loss to the Panthers due to a back injury, but he will play Sunday after being a limited practice participant all week. Payton has logged four tackles (three solo) and one pass defense through eight regular-season games.
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Saints' Rico Payton: Could return in Week 10
Payton (back) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Falcons.
Payton missed the Saints' Week 9 loss to the Panthers after sustaining a back injury the game prior, but he practiced in a limited fashion throughout the week, giving himself a chance to play Sunday. If the Pittsburg State product is unable to go in Week 10, expect Ugo Amadi and Shemar Jean-Charles to see increased work with the Saints' first-team defense.
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Saints' Rico Payton: Inactive Week 9
Payton (back) will not play in Sunday's matchup with the Panthers.
Payton is primarily a special teams contributor for New Orleans this season, but could have seen a bigger role with Kool-Aid McKinstry (hamstring) and Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) also out. As a result, New Orleans figures to be thin in the secondary.
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Saints' Rico Payton: Leaves game with injury
Payton exited Sunday's 26-8 loss to the Chargers with a back injury, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.
The cornerback did not record a stat before leaving the field. Payton has played mostly on special teams this year with a little defense mixed in, recording four tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-0, 182 lbs |
| Birthplace: St. Louis, MO |
| Age: 25 |
| School: Pittsburg State |
| Experience: 2 |