2022 New Orleans Saints season

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 head 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.

2022 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerGayle Benson
Head coachDennis Allen
General managerMickey Loomis
Offensive coordinatorPete Carmichael Jr.
Defensive coordinatorRyan Nielsen and Kris Richard
Home fieldCaesars Superdome
Uniform

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
Main article: 2022 NFL Draft
2022 New Orleans Saints Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
111 Chris OlaveWROhio State
19 Trevor PenningOTNorthern Iowa
249 Alontae TaylorCBTennessee
5161 D'Marco JacksonLBAppalachian State
6194 Jordan JacksonDEAir Force

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]
  • The Saints traded their original first-round selection (No. 18 overall), along with a third-round selection (No. 101 overall), a seventh-round selection (No. 237 overall), a 2023 first-round selection and a 2024 second-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for two first-round selections (No. 16 and 19 overall) and a sixth-round selection (No. 194 overall)
  • The Saints traded their first-round selection (No. 16 overall) to the Washington Commanders along with a third-round selection (No. 98 overall) and a fourth-round selection (No. 120 overall) for the Commander’s first-round selection (No. 11 overall)

Staff
New Orleans Saints staff
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
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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

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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
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 2, 2022

89 active, 5 unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters


Preseason

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

Regular season

2022 opponents

On May 4, the NFL announced that the Saints will play the Minnesota Vikings during Week 4 on October 2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, as part of the league's International Series. The game will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. BST/8:30 a.m. CDT, and will be televised by the NFL Network, with the Saints serving as the home team.[7]

The remainder of the Saints' 2022 schedule, with exact dates and times, will be announced on May 12. Listed below are the Saints' opponents for 2022:[8]

CategoryHomeAway
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 (in London)Philadelphia Eagles
Interconference opponents
(AFC North)		Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals		Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Interconference opponent
(based on 2021 division placement)		Las Vegas RaidersN/A

References
  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. "NFL ANNOUNCES OPPONENTS AND DATES FOR FIVE INTERNATIONAL GAMES IN 2022". NFL Communications. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  8. "2022 NFL Schedule powered by AWS to be released on Thursday, May 12". NFL. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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