Blake Bortles has requested that the Saints release him, and the team will do just that, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. His decision comes in the wake of New Orleans’s signing Andy Dalton. Now, the 29-year-old will enter the free-agency market to look for an opportunity as a second-string signal-caller elsewhere.
Bortles signed with the Saints in December but the team’s recent moves have clouded his position on the bench. Bortles, Dalton, Ian Book and Jameis Winston are all signed to New Orleans. Not to mention, utility player Taysom Hill is still with the squad—although coach Dennis Allen did say the team will use him specifically as a tight end in 2022.
