Overview

• Kellen Moore chose Rattler over second-round rookie Tyler Shough, who slots in as the primary backup.
• PFF analyst Dalton Wasserman said Rattler earned a 71.0 passing grade in game action yet noted neither quarterback seized the job and both could see time this season.
• Rattler’s rookie totals were 1,317 passing yards with four touchdowns on 57.0% completions across six starts.
• New Orleans claimed WR Trey Palmer from the Buccaneers and G Xavier Truss from the Broncos, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter; Palmer recorded 51 receptions for 557 yards and four touchdowns in 32 games for Tampa Bay.
• The Saints open at home against the Cardinals, giving Kellen Moore an early look at Rattler with playmakers Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and Alvin Kamara.