Stanley Morgan, the Saints’ wide receiver, is a man of five things.

Wide receiver Stanley Morgan and the New Orleans Saints have reached an agreement, according to a statement released by general manager and executive vice president Mickey Loomis on Friday. Five things concerning the Saints roster addition are as follows:

Morgan played three seasons with the Purple Knights, recording 173 receptions for 2,774 yards and 34 touchdowns while attending St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. In his senior year, Morgan was selected to the first team of the Class 5A all-state, and in his junior year, to the second team.

Before the 2019 NFL Draft, Morgan’s mother, Monique Jason, told NOLA.com that her son had decided he wanted to play in the NFL after seeing his rec league team play a game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the New Orleans Saints in 2006 and having the chance to take the field at halftime. “He approached me after the halftime show and said, ‘Mom, I think this is what I want to do with my life.'” I enjoy the I enjoy the lights, I like the audience, and I like the fans,” Jason remarked.

Following his arrival, Morgan became a member of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, where he made history by breaking records for career receptions (189), career receiving yards (2,747), season receiving yards (1,004 in 2018), season wide receiver receptions (70 in 2018), season receiving games with 100 yards (five in 2017), and consecutive reception games (38) during his four seasons. For the 2017 and 2018 seasons, he was selected to the All-Big Ten second team.

Morgan signed with the Bengals, where he would play from 2019 to 2023, despite not being selected in the 2019 draft. With the Bengals, Morgan saw little action as a receiver, recording five receptions for 29 yards. However, he did establish a role for he was the special teams guy. He played 51 games in this capacity, recording 30 tackles (20 solo), on 909 special teams snaps.
Morgan made one covering stop in the 2022 playoffs while playing for Cincinnati in four postseason games, including Super Bowl LVI in 2021.