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Chargers’ Melvin Ingram fined $15,750 for hit on Drew Brees

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

One of the biggest plays of Sunday night’s Chargers-Saints game came when Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw an interception that Chargers linebacker Demorrio Williams returned for a touchdown — only to have the touchdown called back on a roughing th…

CNNSI.com

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- All four players punished in the NFL's bounty investigation have filed appeals with the league. People familiar with the situation say the players have asked Commissioner Roger Goodell to remove himself as arbitrator because they do …

ESPN.com

With the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers in a bye week, the list of key injuries for Sunday’s NFC South games is pretty short. The Falcons are listing linebacker Stephen Nicholas (ankle) and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (groin) as questi…

Nakia Hogan, nola.com

Kromer has his first win as Saints settle into bye week

Larry Holder, nola.com

Drew Brees says in a PARADE magazine interview he was set to host SNL in 2010

Final Word: NFC South

Oct 12, 2012

ESPN.com

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6 (remember, the Panthers and Saints are on their bye week): Odds-on favorite: With a 5-0 start, the Falcons are well on their way to the playoffs. Thirty-eight teams have started 5-0 since the NFL went to its curren…

Ed Werder, ESPN.com

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed his appeal of the season-long suspension with an intriguing strategy.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

As expected, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s idea of a compromise has not satisfied the four players who were suspended in the league’s investigation of the Saints’ bounty program. Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Saints defensie end Will Smith, B…

ESPN.com

The Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints are on their bye weeks. But the regular NFC South chat still will go on. We’ll be chatting Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Here’s the link to get you in. The Buccaneers and Falcons each have games Sunday, so they may …

Mike Triplett, nola.com

Jenkins has been missing on more big plays than he's made so far this year