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BREAKING: Saints Have Named Rookie As Their Starting Quarterback Versus Buccaneers In Week 6

Spencer Rattler will start against the Buccaneers.

John Hendrix

Aug 25, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (18) during the warmups before the game against the Tennessee Titans at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Aug 25, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (18) during the warmups before the game against the Tennessee Titans at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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The Saints have named a starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Bucs, and it's rookie Spencer Rattler.

"We just felt like for this game that it was going to give us the best opportunity," Dennis Allen said on Wednesday afternoon. Allen said that Jake Haener was disappointed with the decision. On Rattler starting, he added, "We just felt like it would be the right time for Spencer to get his opportunity."

Per Allen, the Saints are not planning on adding a veteran quarterback to the room. Derek Carr is considered week-to-week with an oblique strain. There won't be a controversy when he's ready to return, as he said that Carr will be the starter when he's healthy.

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JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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