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The Saints of New Orleans have appointed a starting quarter.
Head coach Kellen Moore announced on Tuesday that the second year quarterrier Spencer Rattler beat Tyler Shough recruit for the departure position. The saints were the last NFL team to appoint a leaving quarter.
Rattler, 24, will direct the saints when they face Arizona cardinals during week 1.
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The quarter-back of New Orleans, Spencer Rattler, warmed up before a NFL pre-season football match against Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, August 17, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (AP photo / Gerald Herbert)
Rattler impressed during the pre-season, finishing 30 of the 43 passes for 295 yards with a touchdown and an interception in three games. It was also a threat to the racing game, rushing on 41 yards on seven races and adding a conversion to two points.
The former Southern Carolina star appeared in seven games, starting six last season. The saints went 0-6 in the departures of Rattle.
Rattler completed 57% of its passes for 1,317 yards with four affected and five interceptions while rushing for 146 yards in 18 races.
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The quarter-back of the Saints of New Orleans, Spencer Rattle (2) celebrates his conversion in two points against the Jacksonville Jaguars with the wide receiver Dante Pettis (17 years old) in the second half of a pre-season football match of the NFL on Sunday August 17, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiane. (AP photo / Gerald Herbert)
The saints selected Shough with their choice of second round (n ° 40 in total) of Louisville in April. He became the most written quarter of the team since Archie Manning was taken No. 2 in total in 1971.
Shough, 25, finished 36 of the 54 assists for 333 yards with a touchdown and an interception in three pre-season games. He also ran for a touch on three races for 23 yards.
Shough played seven years of university football. He spent his first three seasons in Oregon before spending at Texas Tech for three years. He ended his career in Louisville, where he completed 62.7% of his passes for 3 195 yards, 23 affected and six interceptions.
The quarter-back of the Saints of New Orleans, Tyler Shough, on the left, passes the Ballon under pressure from Denver Broncos, Jordan Turner, in the second half of a NFL pre-season football match on Saturday August 23, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (AP photo / Gerald Herbert)
Shough has treated many injuries throughout his career, playing more eight games in a season only once – last year in Louisville.
The saints went 5-12 last season, and Moore hopes that Rattler will be able to bring them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2021.
