2016 New Orleans Saints season

2016 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Sean Payton
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Owner	Tom Benson
Home field	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Uniform

The 2016 New Orleans Saints season will be the franchise's upcoming 50th season in the National Football League, the 41st to host games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the tenth under head coach Sean Payton.

Draft

2016 New Orleans Saints Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	12	Sheldon Rankins	DT	Louisville
2	47	Michael Thomas	WR	OSU
2	61	Vonn Bell	S	OSU
4	120	David Onyemata	DT	Manitoba
7	237	Daniel Lasco	RB	California

Notes

• The Saints traded their 2016 sixth-round selection, along with their 2015 sixth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins 2015 fifth-round selection.
• The Saints traded their 2016 third and fourth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for the New England Patriots second-round selection (61th overall).
• The Saints traded their 2016 fifth-round selection, along with their 2017 fifth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Washington Redskins fourth-round selection (120th overall).

Staff

New Orleans Saints staff
	Front Office Owner – Tom Benson President – Dennis Lauscha Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis Asst General Manager/College Scouting Director - Jeff Ireland Vice President of Football Administration – Khai Harley Director of Operations – James Nagaoka Director of Pro Scouting – Terry Fontenot Head Coaches Head Coach – Sean Payton Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Dan Campbell Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers – Joe Vitt Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael Quarterbacks – Joe Lombardi Running Backs – Joel Thomas Wide Receivers – John Morton Offensive Line – Dan Roushar Offensive Assistant – Ronald Curry Offensive Assistant – Brendan Nugent			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dennis Allen Senior Defensive Assistant – Peter Giunta Defensive Line – Bill Johnson Pass Rush Specialist – Brian Young Secondary – Aaron Glenn Defensive Assistant – Marcus Ungaro Defensive Assistant – James Willis Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Greg McMahon Assistant Special Teams – Stan Kwan Support Staff Director of Coaching Administration - Jason Mitchell Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Dan Dalrymple Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Charles Byrd Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rob Wenning → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks  9 Drew Brees 18 Garrett Grayson  7 Luke McCown -- Griffin Neal Running backs 46 Vick Ballard 38 Travaris Cadet 34 Tim Hightower 22 Mark Ingram 35 Austin Johnson FB 43 Daniel Lasco 23 Marcus Murphy 45 Toben Opurum FB 28 C.J. Spiller Wide receivers 11 Reggie Bell 16 Brandon Coleman 10 Brandin Cooks 14 R.J. Harris 86 Kyle Prater 83 Willie Snead 13 Michael Thomas 19 Shane Wynn Tight ends 88 RaShaun Allen 82 Coby Fleener 89 Josh Hill 84 Michael Hoomanawanui 86 Chris Manhertz 80 Jack Tabb		Offensive linemen 72 Terron Armstead T 65 Senio Kelemete G 62 Cyril Lemon G 68 Tim Lelito G 70 Ryker Mathews T 75 Andrus Peat T 64 Zach Strief T 60 Max Unger C 69 Bryan Witzmann T Defensive linemen 95 Tyeler Davison DT 71 Kaleb Eulls DE 90 Nick Fairley DT 92 John Jenkins DT 94 Cameron Jordan DE 96 Ashaad Mabry DT 93 David Onyemata DT 99 Sheldon Rankins DE 78 Bobby Richardson DE		Linebackers 50 Stephone Anthony ILB 91 Kasim Edebali OLB 59 Dannell Ellerbe OLB 58 Obum Gwacham OLB 97 Phillip Hunt OLB 44 Hau'oli Kikaha OLB 56 Michael Mauti ILB 53 James Laurinaitis ILB 52 Craig Robertson ILB 54 Nate Stupar ILB 55 Davis Tull OLB Defensive backs 40 Delvin Breaux CB 31 Jairus Byrd FS 29 Tony Carter CB 41 Alden Darby FS 37 Brandon Dixon CB 39 Vonn Bell FS 20 Brian Dixon CB 30 Erik Harris SS 21 Keenan Lewis CB 33 Jamarca Sanford SS 27 Damian Swann CB 32 Kenny Vaccaro SS 25 P.J. Williams CB 24 Kyle Wilson CB Special teams 47 Justin Drescher LS  5 Kai Forbath K  6 Thomas Morstead P  3 Josh Scobee K				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 42 James Anderson OLB  3 Matt Flynn QB 76 Tony Hills T 48 Kendall Hunter RB 77 Mike McGlynn G 30 Chris Owens CB 93 Kevin Williams DT Restricted FAs 66 Ryan Seymour G Exclusive-Rights FAs 96 Lawrence Virgil DT -- Austin Brown DT Rookies in italics Roster updated May 4, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 68 Active, Inactive, 12 FAs → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	6:30 p.m. CDT	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	WVUE-DT
2	August 20	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	WVUE-DT
3	August 26	7:00 p.m. CDT	Pittsburgh Steelers			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	WVUE-DT
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. CDT	Baltimore Ravens			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	WVUE-DT

Regular season

The Saints' regular season schedule was September 11th on April 14, 2016.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	12:00 p.m. CDT	Oakland Raiders			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
2	September 18	12:00 p.m. CDT	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	Fox
3	September 26	7:30 p.m. CDT	Atlanta Falcons			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	ESPN
4	October 2	3:25 p.m. CDT	at San Diego Chargers			Qualcomm Stadium	Fox
5	Bye
6	October 16	12:00 p.m. CDT	Carolina Panthers			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
7	October 23	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	Fox
8	October 30	12:00 p.m. CDT	Seattle Seahawks			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
9	November 6	3:05 p.m. CST	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	Fox
10	November 13	12:00 p.m. CST	Denver Broncos			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	CBS
11	November 17	7:25 p.m. CST	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	NBC/NFLN/Twitter
12	November 27	12:00 p.m. CST	Los Angeles Rams			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
13	December 4	12:00 p.m. CST	Detroit Lions			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
14	December 11	12:00 p.m. CST	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
15	December 18	3:05 p.m. CST	at Arizona Cardinals			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
16	December 24	12:00 p.m. CST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
17	January 1	12:00 p.m. CST	at Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

External links

• Official website