During the start of a three-day minicamp in June when asked about the possibility of re-signing Hill, New Orleans coach Kellen Moore told reporters, \u201cWe haven\u2019t necessarily had any conversations up to this point, but you never know.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Hill is a unique player in the modern game \u2014 he\u2019s rushed for 2,551 yards and 34 touchdowns over nine seasons, while also catching 110 passes for 1,034 yards and 11 more scores.<\/p>\n
The onetime quarterback has also completed 63.3% of his passes for 2,426 yards and 12 touchdowns as a pro.<\/p>\n
In late January, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis talked about Hill\u2019s impending free agency and his future. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m giving him some space, so I\u2019ll talk with him. But it\u2019s hard to have these conversations right after the end of the season,\u201d Loomis told ESPN\u2019s Katherine Terrell<\/a>. \u201cYou want to let the emotion go out of it and not have them feel like they\u2019re pressured to make decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2025 season brought about its own challenges. <\/p>\n Hill was coming back from a devastating knee injury that included a torn ACL and other structural damage he suffered near the end of the previous season. While the bulldozing athlete still was a part of New Orleans\u2019 game plan, he averaged a career-low 2.2 yards per carry and didn\u2019t show the same amount of strength and burst he had in previous seasons.<\/p>\n Following his return to action in early October, Hill, who has two boys with his wife Emily, talked about keeping things in perspective as he contemplates both playing football and family life.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I mean, it\u2019s a loaded question, you know, and it\u2019s a hard one to appropriately answer in a quick second like this. But I love playing football. Football has given me and my family some incredible experiences and given us incredible opportunities,\u201d he said, following a 26-14 win over the New York Giants<\/a>. \u201cAnd you realize that football, there\u2019s a shelf life to doing this.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd (I) had a lot of conversations with the organization this offseason, and with Kellen and Mickey and you know, I wasn\u2019t ready to walk away. They still had a vision for me here, and so I told him I was going to do everything I could to make sure I could still help the team win.\u201d<\/p>\n Two and a half months later, when the Saints played their final home game of the season at Caesars Superdome in late December, Hill was visibly emotional when talking about this being a potential farewell to New Orleans for the fan favorite.<\/p>\n \u201cAs I was driving to the stadium today, you begin to think about the last nine years and what it\u2019s meant to me and my family, this city and stuff. For me, personally, you just try to take it all in,\u201d Hill said in his postgame press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a great experience here tonight and I don\u2019t know what the future holds for me, but it was a special day for me and the family.\u201d<\/p>\n I asked Taysom Hill if he took an extra moment leaving the Superdome field after the Jets game. \u2014 Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) December 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Hill had his best game of the season in that 29-6 win over the New York Jets. He ran for 42 yards on 12 carries, caught four passes for 36 yards and threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave.<\/p>\n \u201cMy entire family was here for the game. I feel a lot of love and support from people around me, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Hill said. <\/p>\n If Hill ultimately does continue his career and finds a willing suitor to sign him, where might he end up?<\/p>\n Recently, two media outlets speculated about possible landing spots for him.<\/p>\n One involved reuniting with Sean Payton, the former Saints coach who was instrumental in finding creative ways to get Hill involved. Payton is now the head coach of the Denver Broncos, though he\u2019s handed offensive playcalling duties over to coordinator Davis Webb.<\/p>\n
Hill is one of the most unique players in franchise history but can become a free agent in 2026.
The fan favorite was emotional talking about Sunday’s final home game of 2025. pic.twitter.com\/pWSjbDLkRH<\/a><\/p>\n
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New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill (7) poses with team owner Gayle Benson and his sons Bennett, left, and Beau, center, before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in New Orleans. | Gerald Herbert, Associated Press