Kellen Moore was asked a simple question during Wednesday’s press conference: As the New Orleans Saints look to expand Taysom Hill’s role as he gets healthier, could that include him becoming the team’s primary backup quarterback?
“Yeah, it could,” Moore said. “He’s done it plenty of times in his career before.”
Under Moore, the Saints now list Hill as a quarterback on the roster after having him at tight end the last few seasons. Hill’s actual position is more complicated than the title, given he plays a variety of roles — ranging from quarterback to receiver to running back to special teams ace.
Moore had said previously that he expects Hill’s role to grow as he comes back from last season’s serious knee injury. He played nine offensive snaps in Sunday’s win over the New York Gian