2022 New Orleans Saints season

2022 New Orleans Saints season
2022 New Orleans Saints season
Owner	Gayle Benson
Head coach	Dennis Allen
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Offensive coordinator	Pete Carmichael Jr.
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Nielsen and Kris Richard
Home field	Caesars Superdome
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The 2022 season will be the New Orleans Saints' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 47th playing home games at the Caesars Superdome and their first under coach Dennis Allen. They will attempt to improve from their 9–8 season from last year and return to the playoffs from a one-year absence.

Long-time head coach Sean Payton announced his retirement shortly after the Saints 2021 season ended on January 25, 2022.^[1] In his 16 years as head coach, Payton led the Saints to seven NFC South titles, nine playoff appearances, and to the franchise's first and only Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLIV. Prior to his departure, Payton was also the second-longest active tenured head coach in the NFL, only behind Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots.^[2]^[3] On February 8, 2022, Allen was announced as the next head coach.

Draft[]

2022 New Orleans Saints Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	18
2	49
3	98
3	101
4	120
5	161
7	237

Notes

The Saints traded their original third-round selection (No. 80 overall), along with a conditional 2023 sixth-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for cornerback Bradley Roby.^[4]
The Saints will receive a Resolution JC-2A third-round selection as part of the compensation for pro scouting director Terry Fontenot being hired as the Atlanta Falcons' general manager.^[5]
The Saints forfeited their sixth-round selection as a penalty for repeated violations of the league's COVID-19 guidelines.^[6]

Staff[]

**New Orleans Saints staff**
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	Front office Owner – Gayle Benson President – Dennis Lauscha Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis Senior vice president/chief operating officer – Ben Hales Asst. general manager/college scouting director – Jeff Ireland Vice president of football administration – Khai Harley Director of operations – James Nagaoka Director of pro scouting – Justin Matthews Director of pro personnel – Michael Parenton Head coaches Head coach – Dennis Allen Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Darren Rizzi Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Pete Carmichael Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks – Ronald Curry Running backs – Joel Thomas Wide receivers – Kodi Burns Run game coordinator/tight ends – Dan Roushar Offensive line – Doug Marrone Offensive line assistant – Zach Strief Offensive assistant – Declan Doyle Assistant to the head coach/offensive assistant – Kevin Petry Offensive assistant – D. J. Williams Senior offensive assistant – Bob Bicknell	Defensive coaches Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line – Ryan Nielsen Co-defensive coordinator/secondary – Kris Richard Linebackers – Michael Hodges Assistant secondary – Cory Robinson Senior defensive assistant – Peter Giunta Defensive assistant – Jordan Taylor Defensive assistant – Sterling Moore Pass rush specialist – Brian Young Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Phil Galiano Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coach – Matt Clapp Director of sports science – Matt Rhea Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LV LAC NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA

Current roster[]

**New Orleans Saints roster**
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Quarterbacks 16 Ian Book 6 Blake Bortles 7 Taysom Hill 2 Jameis Winston Running backs 31 Josh Adams 14 Mark Ingram Jr. 34 Tony Jones Jr. 41 Alvin Kamara 46 Adam Prentice FB Wide receivers 80 Kawaan Baker 1 Marquez Callaway 87 -- Kirk Merritt 13 Michael Thomas 17 Kevin White 18 Easop Winston Tight ends 83 Juwan Johnson 89 82 Adam Trautman 81 Nick Vannett 86 Ethan Wolf		Offensive linemen 68 C 73 Ethan Greenidge T 63 Jerald Hawkins T 74 James Hurst T 78 Erik McCoy C 75 Andrus Peat G 71 Ryan Ramczyk T 51 Cesar Ruiz G 76 Calvin Throckmorton T 67 Landon Young T Defensive linemen 77 DT 92 Marcus Davenport DE 96 Carl Granderson DE 52 Braxton Hoyett DT 95 Albert Huggins DT 94 Cameron Jordan DE 90 Tanoh Kpassagnon DE 93 David Onyemata DT 97 Malcolm Roach DT 95 Kentavius Street DE 98 Payton Turner DE		Linebackers 53 Zack Baun OLB 56 Demario Davis MLB 50 Andrew Dowell MLB 55 Kaden Elliss OLB 59 Sharif Finch OLB 20 Pete Werner OLB Defensive backs 29 Paulson Adebo CB 22 C. J. Gardner-Johnson SS 48 J. T. Gray SS 27 Malcolm Jenkins SS 23 Marshon Lattimore CB 37 Dylan Mabin CB 20 Marcus Maye FS 36 Jordan Miller CB 21 Bradley Roby CB 35 KeiVarae Russell CB -- Daniel Sorensen FS 32 Bryce Thompson CB Special teams 4 Blake Gillikin P 3 Wil Lutz K 49 Zach Wood LS				Unrestricted FAs 5 Kwon Alexander OLB 65 Caleb Benenoch T 77 James Carpenter G 25 Ken Crawley CB 38 Jeff Heath SS 57 Jalyn Holmes DE 84 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR 79 Jordan Mills T 70 Christian Ringo DT 10 Tre'Quan Smith WR 12 Kenny Stills WR 24 Dwayne Washington RB 26 P. J. Williams FS Restricted FAs 11 Deonte Harris WR 99 Shy Tuttle DT Rookies in italics Roster updated March 27, 2022 Depth chart Transactions 63 active, 15 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason[]

The Saints' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season[]

2022 opponents[]

Listed below are the Saints' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced later.^[7] One of the home games will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London in the NFL International Series.^[8]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (NFC West)	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement)	Minnesota Vikings	Philadelphia Eagles
Interconference opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement)	Las Vegas Raiders	N/A

References[]

^ "Sean Payton steps away from Saints: Candidates for New Orleans as it begins head coaching search". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
^ "Saints' Payton steps away, unsure of what's next". ESPN.com. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
^ "Sean Payton stepping down as head coach of Saints after 15 seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
^ "New Orleans Saints complete trade with Houston Texans for CB Bradley Roby". ESPN.com. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
^ "Falcons hire Terry Fontenot as general manager, Saints to receive draft compensation". CBS Sports. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ Triplett, Mike (March 20, 2021). "New Orleans Saints to forfeit 6th-round pick in 2022 draft for COVID-19 violations". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ Gordon, Grant (February 28, 2022). "Packers, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Jaguars, Saints to play international games in 2022". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Sean Payton steps away from Saints: Candidates for New Orleans as it begins head coaching search". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[2] "Saints' Payton steps away, unsure of what's next". ESPN.com. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[3] "Sean Payton stepping down as head coach of Saints after 15 seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[4] "New Orleans Saints complete trade with Houston Texans for CB Bradley Roby". ESPN.com. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

[5] "Falcons hire Terry Fontenot as general manager, Saints to receive draft compensation". CBS Sports. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[6] Triplett, Mike (March 20, 2021). "New Orleans Saints to forfeit 6th-round pick in 2022 draft for COVID-19 violations". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[7] "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[8] Gordon, Grant (February 28, 2022). "Packers, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Jaguars, Saints to play international games in 2022". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

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v t New Orleans Saints
Founded in 1967 Based in New Orleans, Louisiana Headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana
Franchise	Franchise Seasons History Players Coaches Expansion draft First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Tulane Stadium Caesars Superdome Temporary home venues in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina: Alamodome Giants Stadium Tiger Stadium
Culture	Gumbo Sir Saint Saintsations Who Dat? Tom Benson Effect of Hurricane Katrina Buddy D "When the Saints Go Marching In" Home Team Number One A Saintly Switch
Lore	"Aints" (1–15) Dempsey's 63-yard field goal Dome Patrol Ricky Williams trade River City Relay Beast Quake Bountygate Minneapolis Miracle NOLA No-Call
Rivalries	Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wild card berths (5)	1987 1990 1992 2010 2013
Division championships (9)	1991 2000 2006 2009 2011 2017 2018 2019 2020
Conference championships (1)	2009
League championships (1)	2009 (XLIV)
Retired numbers	31 81
Ring of Honor	Andersen Benson Jackson Manning Mills Roaf Smith
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

v t New Orleans Saints seasons
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Bold indicates Super Bowl victory