Overview
- Multiple outlets citing NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport report the agreement at three years and $33 million with about $23 million guaranteed and a maximum value near $39 million.
- Elliss, 30, rejoins New Orleans after three seasons as a full-time starter in Atlanta, where he posted consecutive 100+ tackle campaigns, including 151 in 2024 and 107 in 2025.
- He did not miss a game during his Falcons tenure and was a 2025 team captain, with a top-five quarterback pressure rate among high-volume blitzers that season.
- The move is framed as New Orleans’ response to Demario Davis departing for the New York Jets, with Elliss expected to step into a starting linebacker role.
- The reunion returns a former seventh-round Saints pick to an NFC South rival’s roster, setting up twice-annual matchups against his former Falcons teammates.