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The New Orleans Saints have gotten out to a strong start this season, currently boasting one of the best records in the league at 7-2 record through the first nine games. A major part of that has been the stellar play of rookie running back Alvin Kamara, who has become a dynamic dual-threat impact player in […]

After a disastrous start to the 2017 NFL season, the New Orleans Saints have ripped off seven wins in a row to secure their place atop the NFC South. New Orleans is clicking on all cylinders, with superstar Drew Brees continuing to prove that age is just a number. Although the Saints are in the midst of […]

The NFC continued its dominance in NFL Week 10, but there were highlights all around. Here are this week’s highs and lows from across the league, headlined by Adrian Clayborn dominating the Cowboys and the Giants completely falling apart: Highs 3. Adrian Clayborn shines Once upon a time, Adrian Clayborn dominated Big Ten offensive lines, […]

The New Orleans Saints have been a surprisingly good team this season. There’s plenty of different reasons for that. One of them, at least one of the more underrated ones, has been the play of Alvin Kamara. He’s come as a shocking plus for the team. A shock to nearly everyone, but head coach Sean Payton. […]

The NFL isn’t going to let Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston walk away without paying for the role he played in last Sunday’s fracas during a home game against the New Orleans Saints. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Winston’s has been fined $12,154 for instigating a fight that also led to Bucs wide […]

The New Orleans Saints secondary has excelled during their six-game winning streak, but it would be even better with Delvin Breaux in the mix. Unfortunately, that won’t happen in 2017. As reported by ESPN’s Mike Triplett, head coach Sean Payton announced on Thursday that Breaux will remain on injured reserve for the rest of the […]

In a press release sent out on Monday afternoon, the NFL announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is suspended one game without pay for his late hit on New Orleans Saints defensive back, Marshon Lattimore. He was cited for violating the league’s “unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness rules.” After a play in […]

Somehow, through magic we can only assume, the New Orleans Saints are a good team this season. It isn’t only the usual high-powered offense, led by Drew Brees, getting the job done. New Orleans now, all of a sudden, has a stout defense. According to the veteran gunslinger, the Saints are only just starting to […]

The Chicago Bears thought they had a touchdown when rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky connected with veteran tight end Zach Miller in the end zone against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Unfortunately, the touchdown call was overturned and the team may have lost Miller for the rest of the season as he suffered a gruesome leg […]

Remember when Jimmy Graham was a big deal with the New Orleans Saints? Apparently that organization does, as it is reportedly in some talks with the Seattle Seahawks to bring the talented tight tend back to the NFL franchise. According to a report from SportsTalk360, the Seahawks are open to trading Graham, and the Saints […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been around the National Football League for some time now. Once considered one of the elite gunslingers in it, when the veteran speaks, it currently carries some weight. According to Drew Brees, despite some iffy offensive play here and there, the team has potential to be better, and […]

The Detroit Lions have been shaky of late, as they suffered back-to-back losses to the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints before heading to their bye in Week 7. It’s not the only bad news they’ll be carrying with them into their scheduled rest, however. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Lions […]

It’s not fun to be an Aaron Rodgers fantasy football owner right now, as the injured quarterback is going to be as useful to your team as Jared Lorenzen. There are options, however, to soften the blow of Rodgers’ loss, two of which we have listed below. As always, wide receivers and running backs are […]

It seems as though every week in the NFL so far has been crazy, and Week 5 was no exception. As the NFC playoff picture slowly begins to clear up, which teams are surpassing expectations, and which unexpected early-season contenders are for real? Madness In The East At the beginning of the season, many believed […]

After trading a player they just signed this offseason in Adrian Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals for a conditional sixth-round pick, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton described the move as “common sense,” Josh Katzenstein of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. “This was done just using common sense, and we had a chance to […]

The Adrian Peterson era in New Orleans is over just five weeks into the season. The Saints have traded the veteran running back to the Arizona Cardinals for a conditional draft pick, per ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Trade! The New Orleans Saints have traded Adrian Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals for a conditional pick per sources […]

The New Orleans Saints made an interesting move during the NFL offseason to sign veteran running back Adrian Peterson. The move was questionable, to say the least with Mark Ingram already in the backfield and the team drafting Alvin Kamara. So far, Peterson has made little impact in the New Orleans backfield. The future Hall […]

There is so much to process following another eventful week in the NFL. A lot of it has something to do with injuries to some popular fantasy football starters. It’s a shame to see the likes of Julio Jones and Derek Carr suffer setbacks, but that doesn’t mean those players’ owners should fold their laptops […]

The New Orleans Saints’ offense came back to life last Sunday, scoring 34 points against the Carolina Panthers on the road to secure their first win of the season. Now, even more help for Drew Brees and company is on the way with dynamic wide receiver Willie Snead is slated to return to action in […]

The Adrian Peterson experiment with the New Orleans Saints is getting some mixed reviews. The veteran running back hasn’t made much of an impact in New Orleans and now things may have gotten worse with an injury suffered in practice. According to NFL.com, Peterson went down with a knee injury in practice ahead of Week […]

Apparently, Bill Belichick isn’t just a five-time Super Bowl winning head coach. He is also a messenger of good news.  At least that’s what he is to New England Patriots wideout, Brandin Cooks. Speaking to Deion Sanders of NFL Gameday, Cooks revealed that the very first person to inform him in the offseason that he […]

The ugly New Orleans Saints pass defense looked like it would be in trouble on Sunday, as the team was set to face the Carolina Panthers on the road minus two of their starting cornerbacks in Marshon Lattimore and Sterling Moore, who were both ruled out for Week 3 due to injuries, according to Herbie […]

The Carolina Panthers may have lost their best offensive weapon in the passing game. Wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin suffered a knee injury against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday and didn’t return to the game which isn’t a good sign considering his injury history. According to Panthers beat writer Max Henson, Benjamin was ruled out […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski doesn’t think he’ll miss any time due to a groin injury he suffered in Week 2 but admitted that he’s day-to-day. Nevertheless, he said that he’s feeling just fine and is happy to know his injury is nothing serious according to ESPN’s Mark Reiss. “Super relieved,” Gronkowski told […]

The Carolina Panthers eked out their second win of the season Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, 9-3, but there’s a bad news for them to deal with right after the victory. Panthers star tight end Greg Olsen has been placed on the injured reserve list following surgery to repair a broken right foot, according to […]

And just like that, we are now done with Week 2 of the 2017 NFL season. If your fantasy football team has been undefeated so far, congratulations. If you’re 1-1, not bad! For those who have careened to a 0-2 start, the season is still far from over, and some fixes could be made to […]

In his debut with the New Orleans Saints, veteran running back Adrian Peterson participated in only nine snaps finishing with a disappointing 18 yards on six carries. Following this the Week 1 loss to his former team in the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson expressed frustration in not being as involved as he hoped when he signed […]

The Minnesota Vikings will head into their Week 2 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers without quarterback Sam Bradford. Bradford has been put on the Vikings’ inactive list just before Sunday’s game at Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, backup Case Keenum will be the one calling […]

The Minnesota Vikings kicked off their season like a house on fire, beating the New Orleans Saints in Week 1, 29-19. However, the biggest player in that win is battling uncertainty in regards to his availability for this coming Sunday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Quarterback Sam Bradford, who had his knee examined after […]

In his first official game with the New Orleans Saints, it was nothing short of a disappointing performance for former All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson, who rushed for just 18 yards on six carries on just nine snaps on the field in the 29-19 loss in the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. According to […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Brandin Cooks is set to go up against his former team in the New Orleans Saints on the road this Sunday. While it’s not exactly the same level of on-field reunion as last Monday’s game when Adrian Peterson returned to Minnesota to face the Vikings, the media can’t help but […]

The Week 1 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football was all about Adrian Peterson facing his old team. Unfortunately for Peterson, it was rookie Dalvin Cook’s time to shine. According to Will Brinson of CBS Sports, Cook broke Peterson’s rookie rushing record. Peterson was the record holder for […]

Coming into the 2017 NFL season, one of the biggest question marks for the Minnesota Vikings was whether running back Dalvin Cook would be able to fit in well with the team that was about to enter the post-Adrian Peterson era. Based on Cook’s performance in Week 1’s 29-19 win Sunday night at home against […]

During the match between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, running back Adrian Peterson was caught by cameras visibly shouting at head coach Sean Payton on the sidelines. Payton turned his head back and appeared to say something back to Peterson, too. While it wasn’t clear what exactly happened but the Twitter-verse was […]

Veteran quarterback Drew Brees is entering the last year of his deal with the New Orleans Saints with speculation brewing about what the team intends to do with the future Hall of Famer. Unlike other quarterbacks stuck with franchise tags, Brees appears to be an exception after the 2017 NFL season. The Saints won’t be able […]

On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will have a new running back coming out of the backfield sharing carries with Mark Ingram. Future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson will make his debut for the Saints against his former team in the Minnesota Vikings. Along with it bound to be an emotional day for Peterson, the […]

Rajon Rondo has made a career out of making remarkable passes on the basketball court. But maybe he could’ve made a career out of playing quarterback in the NFL had he so chosen. The New Orleans Pelicans guard shared an Instagram video of him spending time in the Saints’ practice facility to show off his […]

The Green Bay Packers made some changes during the NFL offseason. The team brought in a new tight end in Martellus Bennett and to replace Eddie Lacy Green Bay is converting wideout Ty Montgomery to running back. Although it isn’t an easy transition to go from wide receiver to running back, Montgomery seems to have […]

It’s an unwritten tradition in sports: an aging star facing his former team which he was once its franchise star. And we’re about to see another episode of that next Monday when Adrian Peterson and the New Orleans Saints play their first game of the 2017 NFL season on the road against the Minnesota Vikings. […]