NFL news: Saints rookie reveals wife’s reaction to first start

New Orleans Saints rookie Tyler Shough will make the primary begin of his profession after taking on the quarterback job from Spencer Rattler earlier this week.

Shough was requested Thursday concerning the response he obtained from his spouse when he was named the starter.

Jordan Shough performed collegiate soccer with the Oregon Geese, and the Saints participant advised she is simply as aggressive as he’s.

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Tyler Shough of the Texas Tech Pink Raiders stands on the sector with fiance Jordan Wormdahl after a win in opposition to the Oklahoma Sooners at Jones AT&T Stadium on November 26, 2022 in Lubbock, Texas. (John E. Moore III/Getty Pictures)

“She’s been instrumental on this, and clearly up till now, from each school, each step of the method up till now, all through the complete draft course of,” he stated. “It was a superb feeling. However she is a competitor.

“She performed soccer. She stated, ‘Good. Exit and win.’ She’s not likely joyful. Me neither. There’s nothing to be enthusiastic about. It is simply one other step. Now we have to go on the market and win. I might have finished higher within the Bucs sport.”

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough throws a cross in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers through the second half, Oct. 26, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Picture/Gerald Herbert)

“Simply win, child” might have been the mantra of the Al Davis-era Oakland Raiders, however the Saints might use a few of that robust angle to revive their season.

New Orleans is 1-7 this season, its first beneath head coach Kellen Moore. The crew hasn’t gotten nice quarterback play from Rattler. So Shough will get an opportunity because the competitors approaches the midway level.

The Saints chosen Shough within the second spherical of the draft. He performed at Oregon, Texas Tech and Louisville. He was additionally one of many oldest rookies within the class, getting into the draft at age 25.

He performed in two video games this season, however bought the majority of his enjoying time final week in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was 17 of 30 for 128 yards and an interception.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) hugs New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough after a sport on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Picture/Ella Corridor)

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The Saints play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

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