Who could have seen this coming? (Everyone.)
Just days after Taysom Hill announced he won't be returning to the New Orleans Saints this season, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton told Cynthia Frelund and Steve Wyche of NFL Network that Denver will "explore bringing in" Hill.
Payton was coaching the Saints in 2017 when the Green Bay Packers waived Hill, who was a rookie quarterback at the time. Payton decided to claim him off waivers after watching film of another Packers player.
"I was looking at Max McCaffrey at Green Bay — it was midnight — for a practice squad [spot], and I kept noticing this No. 7 at quarterback," Payton recalled in 2024. "We got more tape, and it was Taysom Hill. There was a play where he scrambled 43 yards for a touchdown. If you watched it, when he got to the end zone, the whole bench emptied ... I called [Jeff] Ireland in, and I said, 'What do you see here? Well, you see a fast quarterback, but then watch what happens afterwards.' So we claimed him at the 11 spot."
Hill went on to total 2,583 rushing yards, 2,417 passing yards, 1,107 receiving yards, 489 kick return yards, 34 touchdown runs, 13 touchdown catches, 12 touchdown passes, 18 special teams tackles, two blocked punts and one special teams recovery as a do-it-all weapon in New Orleans. He also went 7-2 as a fill-in starter at quarterback, but played primarily as a tight end in more recent seasons.
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Just days after Taysom Hill announced he won't be returning to the New Orleans Saints this season, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton told Cynthia Frelund and Steve Wyche of NFL Network that Denver will "explore bringing in" Hill.
Payton was coaching the Saints in 2017 when the Green Bay Packers waived Hill, who was a rookie quarterback at the time. Payton decided to claim him off waivers after watching film of another Packers player.
"I was looking at Max McCaffrey at Green Bay — it was midnight — for a practice squad [spot], and I kept noticing this No. 7 at quarterback," Payton recalled in 2024. "We got more tape, and it was Taysom Hill. There was a play where he scrambled 43 yards for a touchdown. If you watched it, when he got to the end zone, the whole bench emptied ... I called [Jeff] Ireland in, and I said, 'What do you see here? Well, you see a fast quarterback, but then watch what happens afterwards.' So we claimed him at the 11 spot."
Hill went on to total 2,583 rushing yards, 2,417 passing yards, 1,107 receiving yards, 489 kick return yards, 34 touchdown runs, 13 touchdown catches, 12 touchdown passes, 18 special teams tackles, two blocked punts and one special teams recovery as a do-it-all weapon in New Orleans. He also went 7-2 as a fill-in starter at quarterback, but played primarily as a tight end in more recent seasons.
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