The New Orleans Saints came out of nowhere to acquire a new target for Kellen Moore's offense on Wednesday evening. The price they paid was probably heavier than expected, a nod that they have a lot of confidence in their new pass catcher and less belief in the current depth of their WR room,

Devaughn Vele will be ready to play when his New Orleans Saints open the 2025 season versus the Arizona Cardinals, on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. ET. Vele averaged 36.5 receiving yards on 4.2 targets per game last year, scoring three touchdowns.

After using a seventh-round draft pick to select Utah wide receiver Devaughn Vele last year, the Denver Broncos ' general manager has traded the 27-year-old wide receiver to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for fourth- (2026) and seventh-round (2027) draft picks.