The term 'New Orleans Football Player' refers to a player on the NFL team, the New Orleans Saints. The crossword solution for this term is 'SAINT, ' which is a five-letter word. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the league's National Football Conference South division. The team was founded by John W. Mecom Jr., David Dixon, and the city of New Orleans on November 1, 1966. The Saints have won one Super Bowl championship, in 2010, as well as three NFC championship titles and six division titles.