New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has re-signed defensive end Chris Rumph II.

Rumph, 6-2, 244, is a five-year NFL veteran, who was originally selected in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers out of Duke. In four seasons with the Chargers (2021-24) and one with the Saints (2025), the Gainesville, Fla. native has played in 54 regular season games and recorded 64 tackles (36 solo), five sacks, two pass breakups, seven stops for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 24 special teams stops. In a 2022 AFC Wild Card Playoff for the Chargers, he added his 25th special teams stop.

Rumph enjoyed a productive campaign on both defense and special teams in his first season in New Orleans in 2025, playing in all 17 games for the first time in his career and reaching career-bests in total tackles (35), solo stops (19), tackles for loss (three), special teams stops (14) and recorded his first career forced fumble. He also posted two sacks and one pass breakup.