Do-it-all New Orleans Saints player Taysom Hill will be doing one fewer thing moving forward, at least officially: playing quarterback.
Hill, who agreed in November to a four-year, $40 million contract extension with $20 million guaranteed, will be deployed at tight end, head coach Dennis Allen said Tuesday morning at the NFL annual owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida.
“A lot more of the F tight end, move tight end type of role,” Allen said. “I think that’s the direction that we need to move with him, cause I think he may be one of the better players in the league in that role.”
Hill, 31, had been officially listed as a quarterback on New Orleans’ roster over his five seasons there, starting nine games at the position over the last two years. The Saints went 7-2 in Hill’s starts.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) throws a pass to tight end…