New Orleans Saints News and Rumors
Carl Nicks expects to make more than teammate EvansGregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com We wrote Monday how the Saints would love to use the franchise tag on guard Carl Nicks, if the team can get Drew Brees signed to a long-term deal first. The biggest reason that the tag would be great for Nicks: He’s going to cost a ridiculous amount of … |
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Matt Loede, saintsgab.com Football Outsiders is out and doing Division by Division looks at the salary cap and how it affects each team around the league. To see about the entire NFC South – click HERE Here’s the Saints breakdown, and some of the background on how they think t… |
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Around the NFC SouthFeb 19 (3 days ago)
A look at the top Sunday headlines from around the NFC South. Jeff Duncan has a good overview of the contract negotiations between the Saints and Drew Brees. Although both sides say they want a deal, it has yet to happen. I wouldn’t worry too much about… |
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Several Saints in On Lawsuit Against the NFL Involving ConcussionsFeb 18 (4 days ago)
Matt Loede, saintsgab.com Nearly a dozen former NFL players living in Louisiana have sued the NFL, the latest players to accuse the league of failing to protect players from the risks associated with concussions. Several former Saints players, including John Fourcade, are among … |
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Orton, Campbell forgotten men among free agent quarterbacksFeb 18 (4 days ago)
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com The Peyton Manning story will be a daily soap opera for most of the offseason. Matt Flynn is this year’s Kevin Kolb. Drew Brees and Alex Smith aren’t going anywhere. After those four men, there hasn’t been a lot of talk about free agent quarterb… |
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Bucs' scoreboard catches fireFeb 18 (4 days ago)
If this had happened at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, the jokes would already be flying about how the high-powered Saints’ offense was the culprit. But, since we’re talking about Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium, the Buccaneers’ off… |
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Franchise tag for Saints, Falcons?Feb 17 (5 days ago)
Starting Monday, teams can begin using franchise tags. They can use that tactic to protect a potential free agent any time between then and the March 5 deadline. This could come into play for two NFC South teams -- the Saints and Falcons. I’m not seeing… |
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NFC South chat Friday at 1 p.m.Feb 17 (5 days ago)
A quick reminder that our weekly NFC South chat will be held Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Bring your questions about the upcoming scouting combine, the NFL draft, free agency and anything else you want. We’ll talk Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans… |
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Russ Loede, saintsgab.com Free agent linebacker Lofa Tatupu visited the New Orleans Saints on Monday, Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports. Released by the Seattle Seahawks last August after declining to restructure his contract, the three-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Though it remains to be seen whether Dolphins coach Joe Philbin will use running back Reggie Bush as a workhorse or part of a two- or three-headed backfield, Bush will have the same position coach that helped him enjoy a career year in 2011. The Dolphin… |
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Let’s assume New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis is able to work out a deal to re-sign quarterback Drew Brees. It will be complicated and expensive, but it’s also pretty much guaranteed to happen. The Saints want it to happen, Brees wants it to … |
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Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com I was asked a few times during Super Bowl week to rank Eli Manning’s place in the current quarterback hierarchy. For 2011 alone, I put him in a tie for fourth with Ben Roethlisberger behind Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees. Before 2011, Manning … |
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The countdown has started. It's 725 days until Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium. That's one year, 11 months and 25 days until kickoff at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2014. Just guessing, but it's probably going to be chilly. |
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Around the NFC SouthFeb 8
Let's take a look at the top Wednesday morning headlines from around the NFC South. The New Orleans Saints apparently have completed the overhaul of their defensive coaching staff with the hiring of Andre Curtis as assistant defensive backs coach. Curti… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Saints have made official the arrival of defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and secondary coach Ken Flajole, who was Spagnuolo’s defensive coordinator in St. Louis. (Also joining the staff from the Rams is Andre Curtis, who’ll be the assistan… |
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Tuesday’s news that Baltimore Ravens running back Ricky Williams is retiring comes with a bit of an NFC South angle. Williams once was the biggest thing to ever hit the New Orleans Saints. Remember the 1999 draft, when the Saints traded away all their p… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Drew Brees and the Saints have said so many times that both sides want to get a long-term contract done that it seems like a mere formality that things will get worked out long before it’s time for Brees to get to work at the Saints’ first offseason m… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last year, the decision of the Hall of Fame voters to omit former Chiefs and Saints tackle Willie Roaf sparked a strong reaction from Jason Whitlock of FOXSports.com, which in turn sparked a somewhat-less-strong-but-still-potent reaction from PFT. This … |
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NFC South evening updateFeb 6
Time for a look at Monday's top stories from around the NFC South. Here’s a good look ahead at what might happen with the New Orleans defensive line in the offseason. One interesting thing to watch is defensive end Will Smith, who is carrying a huge sal… |
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It looks like there’s at least a chance the New Orleans Saints could be playing in the season’s first game for the third straight year. As the defending champion Super Bowl champion, the New York Giants will host the Thursday night opener at MetLife S… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Yes, the 2011 season has ended. But we now know that the 2012 season will launch at MetLife Stadium on Thursday, September 6. That night, the Super Bowl XLVI champion Giants will host the first real game of the new campaign, hosting the Cowboys, Redski… |
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Matt Loede, saintsgab.com The NFL announced their class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame today, and Saints great linemen Willie Roaf is heading into the hall in August. Road played with the Saints from 1993 to 2001, and wrapped up his HOF career with the Chiefs from 2002 to 200… |
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Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com We essentially knew Aaron Rodgers would win the league’s MVP award on Saturday night because he was chosen the first team All-Pro quarterback over Drew Brees in a landslide. Rogers won the MVP award by nearly the same vote: 48-2. (It was 47.5 to 2.5 f… |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The Associated Press loved Saints quarterback Drew Brees‘ season so much that it awarded him 43-of-50 votes for 2011 Offensive Player of the Year, compared to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ seven. Rodgers figures to have a better shot at AP NFL M… |
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Like you would expect from any proud franchise, the New Orleans Saints just sent out a massive media package moments after it was announced that offensive tackle Willie Roaf has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The packet included a long l… |
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As they near their 50th year of existence, the New Orleans Saints finally have a legacy. The arrival of coach Sean Payton and Drew Brees in 2006 has made the Saints one of the league’s top teams since and they won the franchise’s first Super Bowl in t… |
