Jameis Winston agreed to a one-year deal to remain with the New Orleans Saints this offseason, but that doesn't mean he's resigned to being a backup quarterback for the remainder of his career.

Winston re-signed despite the Saints bringing in Derek Carr to be the clear No. 1.

"The main thing is the opportunity, and I'm just grateful every chance I get an opportunity to step into a building and play a sport I love," Winston said.

"However, I know that I'm still a starting quarterback in this league. But, man, I have to be, like this is all a process. There's some Hall of Famers that made their big break at 30. So I'm still young, I'm still 29, but right now my role is to serve this team in the role that I'm in. And I'm all-in to doing that. Because again, I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able to still wear a Saints uniform or to be in the NFL in general."

The New Orleans Saints brought in Jon Gruden to help install their offense during offseason workouts, according to a report.

While with the Las Vegas Raiders, Carr ran the West Coast offense installed by Gruden during the latter's tenure as coach from 2018 through the first five games of the 2021 season.

The offense is similar to the one the Saints employ.

The Saints' version of the West Coast offense is an offshoot of the one former coach Sean Payton used during his 15 seasons as head coach in New Orleans.

The NFL has gained the ability to flex late-season Thursday Night Football games thanks in part to the New Orleans Saints and Washington Commanders.

The Saints and Commanders flipped their votes from "no" to "yes" and the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos moved from "abstain" to "yes," giving the league the 24 "yes" votes it needed to activate flexing.

It's unclear why New Orleans and Washington changed their positions from "no" to "yes."

The New Orleans Saints are hopeful Michael Thomas can regain his previous form after working out a new contract with the wide receiver this offseason.

Thomas has been limited to just 10 games over the last three seasons due to injuries, but general manager Mickey Loomis still believes he can make an impact.

"Absolutely he can be," Loomis said of Thomas recapturing his 100-catch magic. "Just got to get him healthy. He's worked so hard at that over the last two, three years and, look, the results haven't been good as we all hoped, but it's not because of a lack of effort or desire by him, that's for sure."

New Denver Broncos tight end Adam Trautman asked to be traded by the New Orleans Saints.

"Oh yeah, absolutely," said Trautman, who reunites with Sean Payton. "I was actually hoping to get moved. This was initiated by me personally. I've been waiting for a little bit for something to materialize and it just happened to be the Broncos, obviously."

A third-round pick by the Saints in 2020, he generated 42 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns in two years under Payton. But in 2022, he saw his play time dwindle under the reshuffled coaching staff.