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Watch: Tyler Shough's dog wants all the attention after Saints pick Louisville QB

By Jeff NowakApr 26, 2025

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There are a lot of different settings and reactions when a player receives his call to the NFL, but Tyler Shough's managed to reach across species.

That's because when the newest Saints QB got off the phone with the Saints and turned to celebrate with his family, Murphy the dog would not be denied, jumping into the frame with his people.

Can't see the video above? Click here.

Murphy, a 2.5-year-old Golden, is named for one of the characters in the movie Interstellar and quickly donned a Saints bandana to celebrate her own entrance into franchise lore after the No. 40 pick landed on the broadcast.

The new Saints QB told ESPN that he had one for all 32 teams, just in case.

"She was fired up to be a Saint," Shough said. "We got the bandana on here. She’s ready to go down there for sure.”

But Murphy has been a part of the process long before draft night, with Shough noting that walks with the dog, and support from his wife, Jordan, helped him get through mentally after three consecutive seasons at Texas Tech ended with injuries, including a broken collarbone and broken fibula.

“You’ve got to utilize the people around me and for me that was my wife, she’s been my rock, fiancee, girlfriend, different stages, but I think for me just having her, having my dog there, obviously, just going on walks and then my athletic trainers at Texas Tech, Louisville, those people were vital. … I fell in love with the game from the whole process standpoint of it, lifting rehabbing, gameplanning," Shough said. "Whenever I was hurt I got to gameplan with the coaches and I fell in love with it so I knew whenever I was out on the field I was going to be able to make plays and I kind of fell in love with the whole process and I just needed an opportunity.”

It was the second time in as many selections that a Saints draft pick had a viral celebration moment, with Kelvin Banks' son, Khalil, drawing attention when he spit up live on the broadcast as they celebrated landing with New Orleans at No. 9.

The Saints picking Shough marked the highest they'd drafted a quarterback since Archie Manning in 1971, and the first time in team history they'd selected a quarterback in the second round. He'll be a contender to start as a rookie, potentially competing with second-year pro Spencer Rattler with Derek Carr's status unclear as he navigates a shoulder injury.

“t’s such a great franchise and an unbelievable opportunity,” Shough said.

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