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Inside the Saints' QB competition (0:42)
Katherine Terrell reports on where the Saints stand with the quarterback competition between Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough. (0:42)
Katherine TerrellJul 19, 2025, 01:45 PM ET
- Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013.
NEW ORLEANS -- Saints quarterback Tyler Shough has agreed to a fully guaranteed contract worth $10.795 million, Shough's agent, Erik Burkhardt, told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday.
The move comes just days before New Orleans begins training camp Wednesday at the team's facility in Metairie, Louisiana.
Shough, who is expected to compete with second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler for the starting quarterback role, was selected with the 40th pick out of Louisville in the 2025 NFL draft. He is the last player selected in the draft to receive a fully guaranteed deal and follows a slew of second-round pick agreements in the last few days.
Shough is the first New Orleans second-round pick to get a fully guaranteed contract, although the Saints guaranteed the first three years of 2024 second-round pick Kool-Aid McKinstry's contract after selecting him with the 41st pick. McKinstry had the first three seasons of his deal guaranteed and a partial guarantee in the fourth and final season.
Shough's deal with New Orleans also includes an annual roster bonus structure, which no other non-first-round pick has, whereby Shough receives the majority of his compensation each year during the first week of training camp.
The Saints have now agreed to terms with all nine of their 2025 draft picks.
Also Saturday, the Saints agreed to terms on a one-year deal with defensive end Jonathan Bullard, his agent, Jonathan Perzley, told ESPN.
Bullard, 31, spent the last three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and started 17 games last year. In 2023, he had a career-high 44 total tackles and two sacks for the Vikings in 14 starts. He had 41 total tackles and a sack last season.
The Bears selected Bullard in the third round of the 2016 draft, and he spent the first three seasons of his career there. Current Saints defensive coordinator Brandon Staley was a Bears assistant from 2017-18 while Bullard was on the team.
