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After weeks of meetings with various different teams, free-agent quarterback Derek Carr has decided to sign with the New Orleans Saints and reunite with former head coach Dennis Allen, who drafted him out of Fresno State in 2014. Shortly after the news surfaced that Carr is taking his talents to the Big Easy, the signal-caller […]

The first big domino of the NFL offseason came on Monday morning when Derek Carr was reported to be finalizing a deal with the New Orleans Saints. The quarterback market has been a big talking point, and it was also reported Monday that the Baltimore Ravens plan to use the franchise tag on Lamar Jackson, […]

Marcus Davenport was a first-round pick in 2018. Since then, he has long been seen to have superstar potential. Nevertheless, the Texas-San Antonio product has struggled with ailments. This includes season-ending foot and shoulder problems in 2019 and 2021. He has also spent the last two seasons on a dismal New Orleans Saints squad. Davenport […]

Derek Carr’s free agency remains one of the biggest storylines of the 2023 NFL offseason. The New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Carolina Panthers are all in contention to sign the former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback. The Jets and Panthers are interested in making Derek Carr their starting quarterback. The Saints might want Carr […]

The New Orleans Saints’ have made some key cap space moves amid their pursuit of free agent quarterback Derek Carr. On Saturday, the Saints restructured the contracts of linebacker Demario Davis and tight end/quarterback Taysom Hill, freeing up $12.724 million in cap space, per Field Yates of ESPN. The Saints have been steadily chipping away […]

As the New Orleans Saints aim to regain their Super Bowl contender status, they have a busy offseason ahead. Dennis Allen, the new head coach, took over from Sean Payton, who had coached for 16 years. The Saints missed the playoffs for the second straight year, finishing 7-10. That was their first losing record since […]

New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara has pleaded not guilty in connection with a Las Vegas nightclub battery charge from Feb. 2022, according to 8 News Now’s David Charns. NFL players Alvin Kamara (Saints) and Chris Lammons (Bengals) plead not guilty to battery charges today. A trial is set for July @News3LV pic.twitter.com/21lZHIRHnQ […]

NFL free agency is right around the corner, and it will be an exciting period for quite a few teams across the league. There are some big names who could be finding new homes this offseason once free agency rolls around, and one such player is New England Patriots star wide receiver Jakobi Meyers. There […]

At the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, it isn’t just a place to take a look at future draft picks. It’s also where free agents can meet with teams that are interested in their services. Such is the life for free agent quarterback Derek Carr. Coming into the combine, Carr was scheduled to meet with […]

The 2022 NFL season is officially in the books, which means every team in the league is already planning for the 2023 campaign. For the New Orleans Saints, they should have a very busy offseason, as they are still working on building themselves back into a Super Bowl contender. After 16 years under Sean Payton, […]

After nine years with the Las Vegas Raiders, Derek Carr is now entering NFL free agency. As Carr looks for his next team, there will undoubtedly be a long line of suitors. In those nine years, Carr threw for 35,222 yards and 217 touchdowns. Both are Raiders’ franchise highs. However, with a $40 million cap […]

The New Orleans Saints continued to clear salary cap room after restructuring the contract of safety Tyrann Mathieu on Friday, according to a tweet from NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero. The move clears about $4.67 million in 2023 salary cap space. Tyrann Mathieu signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Saints in early May, returning to his […]

The Denver Broncos hired Sean Payton as the head coach, and the long-time New Orleans Saints head man is putting his coaching staff together. On Thursday, the Broncos brought in Vance Joseph as the team’s defensive coordinator in a Denver reunion, and this came a day after Payton clapped back at a radio host for […]

The New Orleans Saints cleared another $10.336 million in 2023 salary cap space with a conversion on offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk’s contract, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero wrote in a Thursday tweet. The 29-year-old tackle was set to make a $21.4 million cap hit in 2023, according to Spotrac. He would earn $14 million in […]

The New Orleans Saints had a pretty forgettable 2022-23 season. They won just seven games and missed the playoff bus in the NFC. Despite the fact that the start of free agency is still a few weeks away, it is likely that general manager Mickey Loomis and head coach Dennis Allen have already begun compiling […]

Michael Thomas was once the most explosive wide receivers in the NFL, but he hasn’t been on the field enough over the past three seasons to make any sort of impact for the New Orleans Saints. Thomas has played in just ten games over the past three seasons, dealing with several long-term injuries that he […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was involved in an incident in Vegas last February at a nightclub and on Thursday, a Clark County jury indicted him and three others for their involvement. Kamara and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons is among the four men who are facing criminal charges of conspiracy to commit […]

The New Orleans Saints must make some crucial decisions before the start of the free agency period on March 15 and the start of the league calendar for 2023. Undoubtedly, one of those decisions will be which players to dismiss in order to make room on the roster for new guys. Here we’ll look at […]

The New Orleans Saints have been the team most closely linked to new free agent Derek Carr. In an effort to clear up cap space for a potential Carr deal, the Saints have now re-worked Marcus Maye’s contract. The Saints have converted $6.07 of Maye’s 2023 compensation into a signing bonus, via ESPN’s Field Yates. […]

New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen isn’t getting his money back after the NFL rescinded all the fines stemming from the Cameron Jordan fake injury allegations. However, it is in his own volition and for good reasons. To recall, the whole Saints organization was fined $550,000 over allegations that Jordan faked his injury during […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are set to move on from Derek Carr, but it won’t be via trade. Carr has informed the Raiders he won’t accept a trade to any other team, so they will release him, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said the Raiders and Saints “had the framework […]

DeVonta Smith is no stranger to playing in big games, and he will have another test upcoming in the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl 57 clash against the Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo sure has been watching plenty of film on Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown as of late, and the reigning AFC […]

NFL fans have known for a while now that the Las Vegas Raiders would be moving on from longtime quarterback Derek Carr. After his late-season benching in favor of Jarrett Stidham, Carr has not been shy about the reality that he has played his last game in the Silver and Black. This has led fans […]

As the Las Vegas Raiders look to move on from Derek Carr, the New Orleans Saints have been named as a popular destination. With Carr‘s latest Saints move, the Raiders might’ve found their best opportunity if they want a salvage a trade. After visiting with the Saints until late in the night Wednesday, Carr returned […]

With Derek Carr on his way out of Las Vegas, one team has shown significant interest. This comes in the New Orleans Saints. The Saints find themselves firmly in the quarterback market. Adding a proven QB1 in Derek Carr could be the route they are looking to go down. And with a team that is […]

Derek Carr is reportedly going to visit the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday, per Ian Rapoport. The Las Vegas Raiders granted the QB permission to meet with the Saints after New Orleans invited him for a visit. However, no trade is imminent at this juncture. Derek Carr has been linked to a number of various […]

Dennis Allen and the New Orleans Saints are hiring Joe Woods as the team’s new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday morning. The 52-year-old Woods spent the last three seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, and will join Allen’s staff in New Orleans as his next gig. Allen and […]

There may be new life in the NFC South during the 2023 season with the news that Tom Brady has finally retired from the NFL. Brady spent the last 3 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Cam Jordan of the New Orleans Saints is quite happy to see that the future Hall of Famer […]

After an incredibly underwhelming 2022 season, the Denver Broncos quickly parted ways with first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett. The Broncos swung for the fences and made a blockbuster move for Sean Payton, who officially became the 20th head coach in franchise history. With the 2022 season being nothing short of disappointing, the expectations are understandably […]

The Denver Broncos understood that pursuing Sean Payton as their next head coach was going to be a complex process. But they were ultimately able to work a deal out with the New Orleans Saints and add Payton. Payton recently addressed the process, per the Broncos YouTube channel, via Pro Football Talk’s Michael David Smith. […]

Todd Grantham, who interviewed with Nick Saban for the Alabama football defensive coordinator position, has chosen to return to the NFL coaching ranks as an assistant with the New Orleans Saints, sources told Chris Low of ESPN. Grantham, 56, was one of Nick Saban’s top candidates for the Alabama football defensive coordinator position, which opened […]

Scandal will always turn a profit. A Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings jersey that was worn in the infamous 2009 NFC Championship Game versus the “Bountygate” New Orleans Saints is now up for auction, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette’s Scott Venci. The No. 4 jersey, which was worn in the second-half and overtime of the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ trade saga with Derek Carr will be a big story in the 2023 NFL offseason. After an awkward final goodbye in the Pro Bowl, the two sides will be parting ways. One team that could make a run at trading for him is the New Orleans Saints. The potential Carr-to-Saints trade […]

The New Orleans Saints weren’t all that good in 2022, finishing 7-10. The good news is, the entire NFC South isn’t that good either. The Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons were also 7-10, and the playoff-bound, division-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers were just one win better at 8-9. That means this Saints’ offseason is a race […]

The status of Dennis Allen as head coach of the New Orleans Saints is safe, but the same cannot be said about selected assistants on Allen’s staff. With the Saints looking to make some changes after a disappointing season, coaches on the defensive side under Dennis Allen are the ones on the chopping block, according […]

Former NFL star Arian Foster recently claimed that the league is “rigged.” The term “NFL rigged” was previously trending after a number of questionable calls were made during the Kansas City Chiefs-Cincinnati Bengals AFC Championship matchup. But Foster’s claim led to further speculation. New Orleans Saints’ running back Alvin Kamara trolled the league following Foster’s eye-opening […]

All things considered, the 2022 NFL season for the Denver Broncos was a disaster. Touted as one of the teams to watch especially after winning the Russell Wilson sweepstakes, the Broncos failed to meet lofty expectations of them and went on to finish the season with just a 5-12 record and a minus-72 point differential. […]

Sean Payton is headed to Denver to coach the Broncos. The move has drawn no shortage of reactions from around the NFL world. Payton addressed joining the Broncos after the news became public, per Jeff Duncan. “Great fanbase. Great tradition. The ownership group is fantastic, and I love the way they competed last year. It’s […]

The Denver Broncos appear to have found their man, as Sean Payton and the franchise are finalizing compensation in a trade for the former New Orleans Saints head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Payton is expected to become the next head coach of the Broncos. Schefter reports that the Broncos are trading their 2023 […]