New Orleans head coach Kellen Moore said the competition between Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough was “really, really close” and that he wasn’t ready to make a final decision on the QB1 spot when speaking with reporters on Tuesday, though he did give a bit of a timeline.

The Saints are taking their quarterback decision down to the wire, with coach Kellen Moore saying they want to continue the competition between Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler through next week.

Just how long is Kellen Moore going to wait to name his starting quarterback? He joked that the process may run up to Week 1's kickoff game:

Another Saints free agent is off the market. The Minnesota Vikings are signing a former Saints running back just in time for their preseason finale:

On Monday evening, NFL insider Mike Garafolo reported that the Minnesota Vikings are signing running back Xazavian Valladay. Valladay was most recently with the Saints and originally came into the NFL as an undrafted free agent of the Texans.