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Saints trade punter Kai Kroeger to Houston Texans

Saints receive 2028 sixth round draft selection | Shift4 Transaction Alert

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New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has traded punter Kai Kroeger and the team's seventh round draft pick in 2028 to the Houston Texans in exchange for Houston's 2028 sixth round selection.

Kroeger, 6 feet 3, 213 pounds, was originally signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted rookie out of South Carolina in 2025 and joined the Saints in the preseason. He handled punting and holding duties in all 17 games for the Saints and punted 56 times for 2,511 yards (44.8 gross avg., 37.3 net avg.) with 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line

Check out photos of New Orleans Saints kicker Charlie Smyth and punter Kai Kroeger in action throughout the 2025 NFL season.

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