New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has signed center Connor McGovern to the active roster and waived wide receiver A.T. Perry.
McGovern, 6-4, 306, was originally selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Missouri. In seven seasons with the Broncos and the New York Jets, he has appeared in 102 games with 91 starts (78 at center, 13 at right guard). In 2022, McGovern played every snap for the Jets and ranked in the top ten among all players with at least 750 snaps at center in both run and pass blocking grades as well as overall offensive grades per Pro Football Focus. In 2023, he started all seven games he appeared in for New York at center before suffering a season-ending knee injury. The Fargo, N.D. native spent the start of the 2024 season on the Jets practice squad prior to signing with New Orleans.
McGovern started 40 of the 49 games he played in for the Tigers at right guard, right tackle, and left tackle from 2012-15. As a junior in 2014, he started four games at right tackle before starting the final ten contests at right guard, helping lead Missouri to the SEC Championship game. He was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll three times during his collegiate career.
New Orleans Saints announced they have signed center Connor McGovern. Check out McGovern in action with the New York Jets and Denver Broncos during his NFL career.
FILE - New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) blocks at the line of scrimmage during the second half an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sept. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)
New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (2) and center Connor McGovern (60) during an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday Oct. 29, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) is introduced before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) plays against the Denver Broncos during an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) lines up against the Denver Broncos during an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) plays against the Denver Broncos during an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
New York Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (75) and center Connor McGovern (60) looks for the block during an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) looks to make a block during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) runs on to the field before a NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray)
FILE - New York Jets' Connor McGovern is shown after an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. The New York Jets re-signed center Connor McGovern on Monday, April 24, 2023, addressing one of the team's major needs before the NFL draft this week.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) blocks during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) lines up across from the Miami Dolphins during an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) takes the field to face the Buffalo Bills in an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) blocks Indianapolis Colts defensive end Kemoko Turay (57) during an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) prepares to snap at the line of scrimmage during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in East Rutherford. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) during an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern warms up before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) walks to the field with teammates for an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
New York Jets center Connor McGovern (60) walks off the field at the end of the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
New York Jets offensive lineman Connor McGovern (60) drops back into pass protection during an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger)
Denver Broncos' Connor McGovern (60) looks to snap the ball during an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Denver Broncos offensive guard Connor McGovern (60) blocks during the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Denver Broncos offensive guard Connor McGovern (60) during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Denver Broncos offensive guard Connor McGovern (60) lines up against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Denver Broncos offensive guard Connor McGovern (60) lines up against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
