Saints tight end Juwan Johnson surfaces on Athletic trade board
The gist
Saints tight end Juwan Johnson appeared at No. 12 on The Athletic's trade board.
His role has shrunk as New Orleans has lost four of five games.
How it unfolded
- Oct 18, 2026Johnson failed to catch either of his two targets in the Saints' Week 6 win over the Giants.
- Oct 19, 2026Johnson spoke with media from Paris, France after the Giants win and ahead of the Saints' Week 7 Paris Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Nov 3, 2026Johnson appeared at No. 12 on The Athletic's Daniel Popper trade board a week before the Tuesday, Nov. 10 trading deadline; his name had not appeared on the board before that day.
Key terms
- tight end
- An offensive position in American and Canadian football combining blocking and receiving roles, lined up tight to the offensive line.
- trade board
- A league-set date after which teams may no longer exchange players during a season.
- NFC South
- One of the four divisions of the National Football Conference in the National Football League.
Source: Wikipedia