Saints' 34-game hometown product retires from NFL after succeeding as 7th-round pick

Most seventh-round picks don't stick around the NFL long.

They especially don't start games for three different teams over a solid career.

That's what Will Clapp did, though, before announcing his retirement on Wednesday.

Clapp was chosen by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft out of LSU. He was originally from New Orleans, so it had to be a dream come true.

Clapp then played in 34 games with the Saints, including seven starts.

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He joined the Los Angeles Chargers for a couple seasons and started 14 of his 31 games there.

He then started once for the Buffalo Bills in 2024.

Clapp spent the 2025 season on Injured Reserve after signing with the Saints before the campaign began.

All told, he appeared in games across seven NFL seasons, and of his 66 career appearances, 22 were starts.

Not bad for a seventh-round pick.

Clapp wrote on Instagram:

"From the first to the last and all the ones in between thank you for being my rock!" which he shared with pictures of his significant other. "Grateful for an amazing career and excited for our next chapter!"

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