Did Manti Te’o play for the New Orleans Saints?

Manti Malietau Louis Te’o is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He has played in the NFL for 8 seasons and has played for;

• San Diego Chargers, where he spent four seasons (2013-2016),
• New Orleans Saints, where he spent two seasons (2017-2019) and
• Chicago Bears, where he spent a season (2020-2021).

Te’o played college football at Notre Dame, where he was a consensus All-American and has 437 total tackles in his four-year career at the college.

He ranks third all-time in school history behind Bob Crable (521, 1978–81) and Bob Golic (479, 1975–78).

Te’o was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and played in the NFL until 2021.

Te’o was selected in the second round, 38th overall by the San Diego Chargers and after spending four seasons, he moved to the New Orleans Saints, signing a two-year contract on March 21, 2017.

At the Saints, he was a healthy inactive for all but five games of the 2018 season and was not re-signed when his contract expired.

On October 20, 2020, Te’o was signed to the Chicago Bears’ practice squad and was elevated to the active roster on January 9, 2021, for the team’s wild card playoff loss against the New Orleans Saints, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.

His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021 and he has been a free agent since then.