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If the New Orleans Saints hope to reclaim the NFC South this season after losing it on a tiebreaker to the also 9-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they need some rookies to step up and help the team improve. The good news is that there are some intriguing Saints rookies who will push veterans for playing […]

The New Orleans Saints were the last team outside the playoff picture in the NFC in 2023. They fought all the way despite a shoulder injury plaguing Derek Carr all season long. Hopefully, better health for him and players all across the Saints’ roster will lead to more success in 2024. What would also help […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is looking for a new contract, and he has the full support of his teammate Jamaal Williams in the process. “Me personally, just as me as a man, I respect everybody as the man they are and the decisions they make as a man,” Williams said on The […]

The New Orleans Saints are no strangers to bold moves in the NFL offseason. They have often made headlines with their aggressive approach to building a competitive roster. However, this year’s signing of defensive end Chase Young has garnered significant attention. That speaks not only for its potential upside but also for the considerable risk […]

Chase Young signed with the New Orleans Saints earlier in the offseason but he’s been dealing with neck issues as of late. After signing with the franchise it was reported that he needed to have neck surgery and his timetable for the 2024 season is up in the air. However, the latest update reveals some […]

The New Orleans Saints are hoping to have a big season in 2024. Head coach Dennis Allen is on the hot seat, which puts a lot of pressure on the team to exceed expectations. However, the team has been dealt a couple of challenges today during their final day of mandatory minicamp. The first of […]

The 2024 NFL season will be hugely important for the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans has floundered in mediocrity ever since Drew Brees retired. Head coach Dennis Allen is on the hot seat, so the team will need to take a big step forward for him to keep his job. That just became more difficult […]

While Jimmy Graham intends on rowing across the Arctic Ocean in 2025 to break a world record, he has not ruled out the idea of playing football this upcoming season. Graham would say to Katherine Terrell of ESPN that he is going to contact the New Orleans Saints and ultimately decide what he will do. […]

The New Orleans Saints faithful might have been at the edge of their seats after Marshon Lattimore appeared as a name in the trading block. After a season filled with stress and downfalls, Dennis Allen remained confident that his cornerback along with Alvin Kamara would be back for organized team activities. It appears that the […]

Chris Olave has been everything the New Orleans Saints have hoped for so far in his career. But the young wide receiver is still looking to become even better. Olave is one of just 14 players in NFL history to have two seasons of 1,000 receiving yards and 70 catches before their age-24 season. The […]

Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees is opening up about his desire to be a professional sports broadcaster again. Brees is asking for a second chance behind the microphone, working for a NFL game production. “SNF, MNF or Thursday Night Football. Come get me when you’re ready! Until then I’m coaching ball,” Brees said, per Awful […]

After spending the first nine seasons of his career with the Las Vegas/Oakland Raiders, Derek Carr ended up signing with the New Orleans Saints last offseason in free agency. And now that he’s with the Saints, he revealed that he was comfortable making a pretty eye-opening admission about the Kansas City Chiefs and Arrowhead Stadium […]

The New Orleans Saints made seven picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, starting with Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga in Round 1 and ending with Eastern Kentucky’s Josiah Ezirim at the same position in Round 7. In between, New Orleans took some interesting players, mostly in the fifth and sixth rounds. The one player […]

Officially, the New Orleans Saints are one of a handful of teams in the league that don’t have retired jersey numbers. Team representatives have explained several times to media members that the NFL frowns upon the practice of retiring jerseys. Eventually, the logic goes, franchises will run out of numbers. Young players will be limited […]

It’s no surprise when an NFL player is a fan of the Madden NFL video games. The series has been a mainstay in the football video game community for decades and is the only officially licensed NFL simulation game on the market. New Orleans Saints QB Derek Carr is apparently a big fan of the […]

The New Orleans Saints have struggled to find a franchise QB after Drew Brees retired in 2021. New Orleans tried out a handful of players before landing on Derek Carr during the 2023 offseason. He has been solid for New Orleans, but the Saints will be expecting a lot more in a crucial 2024 season. […]

There is no doubt that when it comes to former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, he is one of the best to ever play the game of football at the position. Even after a long career of playing 20 seasons in the NFL, he did an interview stating that he could have went longer […]

The New Orleans Saints won a championship in 2010 with Sean Payton and Drew Brees leading the way. The Saints’ high-flying offense became one of the most exciting and prolific in recent NFL history. Now, Brees is being recognized by owner Gayle Benson’s franchise, according to the latest news provided by NFL reporter Ian Rapoport. […]

The New Orleans Saints felt like they got a steal in the 2024 NFL Draft when they selected QB Spencer Rattler in the fifth round. Rattler was a top high school QB prospect who was once regarded as a future 1st overall selection in the NFL.  However, he lost his starting job at Oklahoma to […]

The New Orleans Saints have been dealt a significant blow to their defensive lineup with the news that defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon has torn his Achilles, per Ari Meirov. Head Coach Dennis Allen confirmed that Kpassagnon will be out indefinitely, casting serious doubt on his availability for the 2024 season. This injury not only impacts […]

After the offseason addition of former Las Vegas Raiders QB and four-time Pro Bowler, Derek Carr, the New Orleans Saints entered 2023 as favorites to win the AFC South title. After a season with considerable ups and downs, the Saints fell short of that goal — narrowly missing out on a playoff spot after a […]

After the offseason addition of former Las Vegas Raiders QB Derek Carr, the New Orleans Saints entered the 2023 season as the favorites to take home the AFC South title. After a season with considerable ups and downs, the Saints fell short of that goal — narrowly missing out on a playoff spot after a […]

In exactly 260 days, Super Bowl 59 will be played in front of somewhere in the neighborhood of 75,000 fans inside of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It will be the 11th time that New Orleans has played host to the biggest game in all of professional sports, and the 8th time the […]

The New Orleans Saints made seven picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, starting with Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga and ending with Eastern Kentucky’s Josiah Ezirim at the same position. After the draft ended, the Saints signed a staggering 16 undrafted free agents to their offseason roster. Of those 16 players who didn’t go […]

As the New Orleans Saints went through the early offseason, star cornerback Marshon Lattimore found himself shrouded in trade speculation. But it appears as if those clouds are fading with Lattimore and the Saints beginning to see eye-to-eye. Head coach Dennis Allen reportedly had a ‘positive conversation,’ with Lattimore amidst the rumors. He stated that […]

The NFL schedule release took place earlier this week, and we now know what the New Orleans Saints will be looking at in the regular season. The Saints are hungry to find a way into the postseason, and New Orleans fans are excited for a lot of these matchups. Here are predictions for all 17 […]

The New Orleans Saints are at a pivotal juncture in their pursuit of NFL relevance. With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, the Saints have the opportunity to bolster their roster and address remaining gaps through free agency. As the team strives to build on the foundation laid during the draft, strategic acquisitions […]

The New Orleans Saints had an interesting 2024 NFL Draft as the main reason is that they chose University of South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler. While six signal-callers were chosen in the first round, the next was Rattler in the fifth round, a steep fall-off as character concerns crashed his stock, something that Saints star […]

The New Orleans Saints were right in the thick of things for the NFC South crown. Unfortunately, a late loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers derailed any hope for that. The Saints missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season after qualifying the previous four years. The good news for New Orleans, however, is that […]

After the final picks of the 2024 NFL Draft were announced, the New Orleans Saints are poised to start anew, having carefully chosen seven new talents to sport their iconic black and gold jerseys. This draft was especially pivotal for the Saints as they aimed to address key deficiencies and inject a dose of fresh […]

In the volatile world of the NFL Draft, few stories encapsulate the emotional rollercoaster quite like that of Spencer Rattler, the new addition to the New Orleans Saints. Selected 150th overall in the fifth round, Rattler’s journey through collegiate football and into the professional ranks has been anything but smooth. Despite the setbacks, including a […]

It was only five years ago when Spencer Rattler was considered the consensus #1 quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class. The assumption was that Rattler, a University of Oklahoma commit, would head to Norman, thrive under Lincoln Riley, and eventually become one of the top quarterbacks taken in a future NFL Draft. This, of course, […]

The price tags on, well, everything has been shooting up over the last few years. Sporting properties and media rights are no different, except they are very limited and cost billions of course. The pool of buyers for teams like the New Orleans Pelicans and Saints are tiny but that never stops the biggest sharks […]

With the 2024 NFL Draft on the horizon, the Orleans Saints have an excellent chance to rebuild and retool a roster that narrowly missed the postseason cut. This mock draft delves into how the Saints could strategically use their draft picks to enhance their roster’s capabilities and re-enter the competitive arena. The right picks could […]

In the unpredictable 2024 NFL offseason, where hopes are perennially high and the margins for error razor-thin, the New Orleans Saints find themselves at a critical juncture. Recall that the dust settled on a season that promised much but delivered an agonizing glimpse of what could have been. Now, the focus inexorably shifts towards the […]

Derek Carr’s first season with the New Orleans Saints didn’t exactly go according to plan, but he’s hoping the 2024 campaign will bring better things for him and his new team. One game he will surely have circled on his calendar is when he goes up against his former team in the Las Vegas Raiders, […]

New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu had an up-close and personal view of Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson’s greatness last season. Robinson dominated the Saints in his rookie campaign, to the tune of 254 total yards and three touchdowns across two games. Appearing on retired defensive end Chris Long’s Green Light Podcast, Mathieu compared the […]

The New Orleans Saints’ goal every year is to make the playoffs. They put their chips in the middle of the table every year and eschew any concerns regarding the salary cap to be competitive and make the playoffs each year. It’s an aggressive approach but one worth applauding when it works. It didn’t work […]

At 9-8 in 2023, the New Orleans Saints were painfully average. Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft the team’s top three needs are at offensive line, edge rusher, and wide receiver. They haven’t made the playoffs in three straight seasons and are hoping it doesn’t become a fourth which this draft especially matters. This is […]