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USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
99 days until Saints' season opener: Every player to wear No. 99
99 days until Saints' season opener: Every player to wear No. 99 Everyone from Chase Young to Norman Hand and Tony Elliott Our countdown to the New Orleans Saints' season opener is kicking off. There are 99 days until their Sept. 7 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, so we're counting down the days by reflecting on every player to wear that jersey number in Saints history. No. 99 belongs to defensive end Chase Young, the subject of our Player of the Day feature. Young won it from defensive tackle Khalen Saunders after signing with the team last summer. Some fan favorites tackles who have used it include Shy Tuttle, Hollis Thomas, Norman Hand, and the great Tony Elliott, who was the first to put it on. With 99 days to go until kickoff, here's a look back at each player to use No. 99 with the Saints (via Pro Football Reference): Chase Young (2024-Present) Khalen Saunders (2023) Shy Tuttle (2019-2022) Adam Bighill (2017) Paul Kruger (2016) Aubrayo Franklin (2011) Jimmy Wilkerson (2010) Hollis Thomas (2006-2008) Shaun Smith (2004) Kenderick Allen (2003) Norman Hand (2000-2002) Darren Mickell (1999) Pio Sagapolutele (1997) Willie Broughton (1995-1996) Joel Smeenge (1990-1994) Tony Elliott (1982-1988) We couldn't find a photo for Elliott in the USA TODAY Sports archives as well as those at Reuters and Getty Images. Elliott was a key piece in the "Dome Patrol" defense opening up plays for Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Pat Swilling and Vaughan Johnson and should be recognized for his efforts.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Saints Countdown To Kickoff With History Of Number 99
Saints Countdown To Kickoff With History Of Number 99 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New Orleans Saints are 100 days before their 2025 regular season opener against the Arizona Cardinals. On September 7, the Saints kick off their 59th season. They'll do it with a new head coach in Kellen Moore. Advertisement Defensive end/edge rusher Chase Young currently wears the number 99 for the Saints as he enters his second year with the team. Here's a look at the other significant players that have worn 99 during the regular season throughout New Orleans Saints history. Saints History of 99 Nov 25, 2007, Carolina Panthers running back DeShaun Foster (26) is tackled by New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Hollis Thomas (99) and defensive end Charles Grant (94). Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images • Tony Elliott, DT (1982-88) • Joel Smeenge, DE (1990-94) • Willie Broughton, DT (1995-96) • Pio Sagapolutele, DT (1997) • Darren Mickell, DE (1999) • Norman Hand, DT (2000-02) • Kenderick Allen, DT (2003) • Shaun Smith, DT (2004) • Hollis Thomas, DT (2006-08) • Jimmy Wilkerson, DE (2010) • Aubrayo Franklin, DT (2011) • Paul Kruger, DE (2016) Advertisement • Adam Bighill, LB (2017) • Shy Tuttle, DT (2019-22) • Khalen Saunders, DT (2023) • Chase Young, DE (2024-present) Nov 28, 2019; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) throws an interception to New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Shy Tuttle (99). Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-Imagn Images Outside of Young, Hand is perhaps the most famous player to wear 99 in New Orleans history. In three seasons with the team on part of a spectacular defensive front, Hand had 9 sacks and 21 tackles for loss in addition to being a terrific defender against the run. Elliott had an underrated career with the Saints as the team built one of the league's best defenses through the 1980s. The team's longest-tenured player to wear 99, Elliott had 13 sacks in his seven years. Thomas also had an overlooked but effective three years in New Orleans. During that time, he had 6.5 sacks and 16 stops for loss while clogging the middle against the run. Former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Norman Hand (99). Credit: Tuttle became a cult hero with his interception and subsequent stiff-arm of Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan as a rookie in 2019. He was also a standout run defender that had 4 sacks and 9 tackles for loss as a Saint. Advertisement Chase Young becomes just the seventh player in franchise history to wear the number 99 for more than one year of the 16 players that donned the jersey. In 2024, Young led the Saints with 21 QB hits and 34 pressures. He had 5.5 sacks and 8 tackles for loss with a forced fumble while appearing in all 17 games for first time in his five-year NFL career. Related: Undrafted Saints Lineman Easton Kilty Could Power His Way To A Roster Spot Related: Pro Football Focus Snubs Saints In Under-25 Rankings Related: Saints Quarterback Ranking According To Pro Football Focus Related: Most Underrated Saints Player Highlighted By PFF Related: Trevor Penning May Have A New Home On Saints Offensive Line This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bucs Rival Free Agent Signing Labeled One of NFL's Worst
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with 31 other NFL franchises, are anxiously awaiting the NFL Draft later this month. As the teams evaluate talent for the selection show that begins April 24, clubs have already re-tooled their rosters through free agency. Advertisement While the Bucs have made moves to improve their defense through free agency, not all teams have been so lucky. Bleacher Report tagged the Bucs NFC South rival New Orleans Saints with one of the worst free agency signings this offseason, with edge rusher Chase Young. Contract Terms: Three years, $51 million, $33 million guaranteed "The New Orleans Saints entered free agency this year with the worst salary cap situation in the NFL. That makes the deal the team handed to edge-rusher Chase Young all the more baffling. Granted, there was a time when this deal might have appeared a bargain for Young. The second overall pick in the 2020 draft logged 7.5 sacks and captured Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in Washington. But the following season, Young tore his ACL and patellar tendon. He barely played the following year and was traded to the 49ers in 2023. Advertisement "Young did at least manage 7.5 sacks that season, but he was on the move again in 2024, landing in New Orleans. In his first year with the Saints, Young amassed 31 total tackles and 5.5 sacks." Young still maintains he can be the perennial Pro Bowler that everyone thought he would be coming out of Ohio State. "I feel like in football it's always betting on yourself, every year it's betting on yourself," Young said. "Through injuries and ups and downs, you're always betting on yourself. I feel like every year that you go to those games, and you strap your helmet up, every year it's betting on yourself. You've just got to be built for it. You've got to be strong mentally." Related: Bucs GM Reveals Early Thoughts Behind 2025 Draft Related: Bucs Move On Antoine Winfield Jr. Partner In NFL Draft Prediction
USA Today
07-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Buckeyes-turned-Saints Chris Olave, Chase Young ranked among best duos in recent drafts
Buckeyes-turned-Saints Chris Olave, Chase Young ranked among best duos in recent drafts The New Orleans Saints love their Ohio State players, and two former Buckeyes find themselves on Bleacher Report's Moe Moton's list of the best teammates in the NFL draft in the last 10 years. Moton crafted this list due to Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter being possible top-3 selections. They found themselves second on the list. Saints wide receiver Chris Olave and defensive end Chase Young also made the list. The Saints selected Olave in the 2022 NFL draft, but Garrett Wilson was the first Ohio State receiver off the board one pick prior. There was some debate on which receiver was better, with Wilson having the better closing season. Being selected back-to-back shows how much of a toss up the debate was. The duo ranked fifth on Moton's list Young, originally drafted by the Washington Commanders, and teammate Jeffery Okudah were drafted in the first three picks in 2019. This tandem hasn't panned out nearly as expected, but they were highly productive as Buckeyes. Young was fourth in the Heisman race and Okudah was a lockdown cornerback. As far as collegiate teammates, it's hard to get much better than that. They found themselves second on the list, highlighting the focus on the players as prospects opposed to professional production.
USA Today
23-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
B/R writer describes the Chase Young signing as a lose-lose scenario
B/R writer describes the Chase Young signing as a lose-lose scenario The New Orleans Saints brought Chase Young back on a contract averaging $17 million. Coming off a 5.5 sack season, that's a contract that should spark a discussion of how deserving it was. Bleacher Report's Alex Kay gave his take and it feels a bit unfair. The writer called it "one of their biggest blunders is committing more than $50 million to Chase Young over the next three years." That stance is valid, and we've made it clear the defensive end must deliver more sacks than he did in Year 1 to be worthy of the contract. While $17 million per year average doesn't pay him like a top notch edge rusher, it pays him like a player who hits double digit sacks. Where the criticism begins to creep into unfair territory is the signing remains one of the worst of free agency, in Kay's mind, even if Young lives up to it. Kay wrote, "Even if Chase goes on to post some of his best personal seasons over the next three years, his presence won't result in New Orleans becoming a Super Bowl threat. The team should embrace a rebuild, but signings like this just continue to put off the inevitable." This puts the Saints in a lose-lose situation, which is likely why Kay calls this one of the worst signings this offseason. Even struggling teams try to keep their top talent. The tone of the statements would make you believe the Saints paid Young near the top of the market. $17 million is not chump change, but it keeps him on the outside of the top-15 at the position in a market that's growing. If Chase posts some of his best personal seasons, this will be a good signing by the Saints. This would mean the Saints correctly bet on what Young would be capable of in Brandon Staley's system.
