Report: Saints QB 'could gain interest' on trade block amid NFL draft
ESPN reports Saints QB Spencer Rattler 'could gain interest' on the trade block during the NFL draft. A thin QB class may force another team's hand.
If Spencer Rattler and Derek Carr hoped for fresh starts in 2026, they have to be feeling disappointed. There just hasn't been any trade interest for either of them, and for their part, the New Orleans Saints aren't eager to shop them around. Rattler is an affordable backup who knows Kellen Moore's playbook and hasn't been butting heads with Tyler Shough.
Trading him just for the sake of it wouldn't make much sense. With that said, Rattler was one of three quarterbacks who ESPN's Adam Schefter said "could gain interest" in the draft , along with Anthony Richardson (Indianapolis Colts) and Will Levis (Tennessee Titans). What circumstances could lead to teams calling about those quarterbacks is remains to be seen, but with outfits like the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers looking thin under center, it's not hard to connect the dots.
You could throw the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and maybe the Los Angeles Rams in the mix, too, depending on how they each feel about their futures. So what do we know? It's certain that Fernando Mendoza will go to the Las Vegas Raiders at first overall.
After that? Only one team can draft Ty Simpson, and nobody else inspires much confidence. Maybe a team talks themselves into developing Garrett Nussmeier or Drew Allar for a year, but neither of them should be asked to start come September.