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Source: Texans trade for Saints punter Kai Kroeger in exchange of late-round 2028 draft picks
Saints traded rookie punter Kai Kroeger to Texans in a 2028 draft pick swap after signing veteran Ryan Wright to a $14 million deal, upgrading their punting position.
- On March 10, 2026, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the Houston Texans acquired punter Kai Kroeger from the New Orleans Saints in a 2028 sixth- and seventh-round pick swap.
- Monday the New Orleans Saints signed veteran punter Ryan Wright to a four-year $14 million deal, creating a surplus that led to trading Kroeger the next day.
- Kroeger started all 17 games in 2025 and finished with a 63.9 Pro Football Focus grade, tied for the league-high with two blocked punts.
- The Texans replaced Pro Bowler Tommy Townsend by acquiring Kroeger, and the deal can become official when the league year starts Wednesday, improving the Saints' 2028 draft position.
- The trade coincides with broad offseason activity from both teams as Kai Kroeger remains under contract at salaries of $1.005M and $1.112 million through 2027, and the Texans added Jake Hummel.
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Saints trade punter Kai Kroeger to Houston and swap late-round 2028 draft picks
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has traded punter Kai Kroeger and a 2028 seventh-round draft pick to Houston for Texans’ 2028 sixth-round draft choice.
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