The teams of the United Football League have announced their rosters for the 2026 season. In the flurry of announcements, the news was released that former New Orleans Saints quarterback Hunter Dekkers was drafted by the Houston Gamblers.
Dekkers, an undrafted free agent from Iowa Western Community College, never played a snap for the New Orleans Saints. Despite that, he was very obviously a player that the Saints were interested in. The Saints released and signed Dekkers to their practice squad multiple times as the season went on.
Dekkers will hope to restart his football career, which nearly ended before it began, in the UFL.