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Report: Saints considered 'kicking the tires' on Sam Darnold before Jets-Panthers trade

As the great Tony Soprano once said "You got options. Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't have options."

-Sam Darnold Trade
-Atlanta draft options
-Hue Jackson book titles
-NCAA Championship
-much more

The GM Shuffle – link to listen: https://t.co/XujRHU8Qwe pic.twitter.com/IygvyHeNBj

— Michael Lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) April 7, 2021

Who is going to start at quarterback for the Saints in 2021? Jameis Winston is the smart pick given the strength of his resume and extensive starting experience, but Sean Payton picked Taysom Hill ahead of him last season for a four-game stretch, which gave plenty of observers around the league pause.