What Zach Wilson and his new head coach said about him joining the Saints
Wilson said he was looking for the team "that’s gonna help me be the best player I can be."
Miami Dolphins quarterback Zach Wilson smiles on the field before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Wilson has joined the New Orleans Saints for the 2026 season.
| Doug Murray The New Orleans Saints checked all the boxes Zach Wilson was looking for in his next NFL team, he said Friday. Wilson signed with the Saints last week . With this being the former No.
2 overall pick‘s third team in three years, he said he was looking for the team “that’s gonna help me be the best player I can be,” according to NOLA. com . “I just picked based off priorities, like finding (a coach) that had played the position, an offense that I feel comfortable with, that I could go on and play well, a great fan base, great culture, great place to live,” he said.
“That stuff was maybe more important to me than some of the other things you look at in the process of free agency. ” Wilson will battle Spencer Rattler for the backup job behind second-year quarterback Tyler Shough. In Miami last season, Wilson won the backup job but was passed over by the Dolphins coaching staff when they benched Tua Tagovailoa for Quinn Ewers.