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Why Taysom Hill is Saints backup QB over Tyler Shough

It's an exciting Sunday for the New Orleans Saints : Taysom Hill is back.

The multi-talented QB/TE/everything player hasn't played yet this season after sustaining a season-ending injury late in the 2024 season.

But now, Hill is off the Physically Unable to Perform list and ready to suit up in Week 5.

There's a curious aspect to this, though, shared by beat reporter Jeff Duncan in a new article: Hill is expected to be backup QB behind Spencer Rattler, which means Tyler Shough is bumped down to third quarterback.

Why is Taysom Hill backup QB over Tyler Shough for Saints?

This seems to be a strategic decision by the Saints.

Using Hill as the backup QB, and Shough as the emergency QB3, means Hill just tak

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