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Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints will be flipping over a new chapter in the franchise’s history, as they are about to experience what life is like for them after the Drew Brees era. It’s not looking so good for them right now, though, especially with the news of wide receiver Michael Thomas being […]

The New Orleans Saints just can’t seem to catch a break this offseason. After losing Michael Thomas for the first portion of the season, it appears that wide receiver Deonte Harris could miss some time as well. According to Nick Underhill, Harris was arrested earlier this month for drunk driving. Saints WR Deonte Harris was […]

Alvin Kamara has a big year ahead of him. He is easily one of the best running backs in the NFL. Not only is he effective between the tackles, but Sean Payton schemes passing plays his way as well. For this reason, Kamara is one of the most prolific fantasy football options in the running […]

The New Orleans Saints are in a bit of turmoil right now after Michael Thomas is due to miss the first portion of the 2021 regular season, per Ian Rapoport. Thomas decided to receive surgery for his ankle he hurt last September, however, he waited until June 2021 to do so. This means the Saints […]

A lot of the pressure that will either be put on Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill to replace Drew Brees at quarterback for the Saints was expected to be alleviated with the presence of Michael Thomas. The star wide receiver has been one of the best in the NFL for quite sometime now. With a […]

The New Orleans Saints became a perennial playoff team under the direction of head coach Sean Payton and future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees. However, with the longtime Saints quarterback now heading off into the sunset that is retirement, New Orleans must begin preparing for life after Brees. Making matters worse, the […]

New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees called it a career after the 2020 NFL season. But, of course, that never stops people from wondering whether or not a player will wind up deciding to return. However, it looks like Brees is actually done for good and won’t be returning if a team in need of […]

The New Orleans Saints are about to enter one of the most important seasons in franchise history. Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees finally hung his cleats up after last season, leaving the Saints with a question mark at the most important position on the field. New Orleans is a pretty complete roster, but there […]

Now that Drew Brees has officially retired, the New Orleans Saints will begin a new era at quarterback and trying to find Brees’ replacement. This in-turn will lead to an exciting showdown during training camp between Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill. Over the years it has become more and more noticeable that Hill has had […]

The New Orleans Saints have fortified the offensive line by signing right tackle Ryan Ramczyk to a colossal contract extension. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the Saints have signed Ramczyk to a five-year deal worth $96 million. The deal runs through the 2026 season and makes him the highest-paid right tackle in the NFL. […]

In 2020, the New Orleans Saints came out on top of the NFC South for the fourth straight year with a 12-4 record in the regular season. However, the Sean Payton-led squad failed to carry over the same level of success in the playoffs as they lost to division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the […]

Alvin Kamara has taken his NASCAR fandom to a whole new level. The New Orleans Saints running back just revealed on Sunday that he’s taken a gig at NASCAR. This also came just before the staging of the 2021 Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. https://twitter.com/A_kamara6/status/1406671034003202048 If you’re wondering what this new job […]

In 2020, the New Orleans Saints had another stellar regular season campaign as they sat atop the NFC South with a 12-4 record. However, they failed to make a strong playoff run as they succumbed to division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Divisional Round with a 30-20 loss. With longtime starting quarterback Drew […]

With Drew Brees officially retired, the New Orleans Saints find themselves entering a new era. It’ll be interesting to see how Sean Payton and the coaching staff handle the team without their coveted franchise quarterback. Luckily for them, they have a legitimate quarterback battle going on that could spout off a breakout candidate. After opting […]

The New Orleans Saints, fresh off the 2021 NFL draft, are about to enter life after Drew Brees. The future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback officially retired from the NFL following the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign. With a tandem under center slated to replace Brees, it remains to be seen how New Orleans […]

The 2021 NFL season is right around the corner and fans cannot wait to see football back and operating at 100 percent capacity. While the league was able to pull off a complete 2020 season, the fans were missing for many teams. Getting fans back into the seats will be exciting, especially for one of […]

The 2021 NFL draft marked the first draft the New Orleans Saints had without future Hall of fame quarterback Drew Brees. Brees retired in the off-season and the Saints are now in a difficult spot especially with the cap room situation. They had a chance to improve the team through the draft but reached on […]

So, did the New Orleans Saints make the grade in the 2021 NFL Draft? Certainly, early bumps in some hopes proved tough, but later rounds (and some trading up) wound up being fruitful for the front office — allowing for depth at some key positions heading into the next campaign. Saints Picks: Payton Turner, Defensive […]

The dust has settled following the 2021 NFL Draft, with all 32 teams attempting to make substantive additions to their rosters. Most general managers will now move on to the remaining free agents on the open market. First, though, we should take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from this NFL […]

Now that Drew Brees decided to push jeans full-time for a living, the New Orleans Saints are forced to move on to a new era at the quarterback position. In the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the franchise selected Ian book out of Notre Dame, hoping they found a guy who can sneakily […]

The 2021 NFL Draft is all set to kick off this Thursday, so it’s high time to check out what the New Orleans Saints are planning ahead of the huge event. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Saints are quietly doing their assignment, which includes the team trying to check the temperature […]

The New Orleans Saints are entering next season with more question marks than answers with the retirement of Drew Brees. The Saints were in salary cap hell at the start of the offseason, but with some contract restructures, they are in a much better place for next season. Despite the departure of several key players, […]

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Even before he reached the NFL, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was never going to conform and change who he is—including what he attaches to his face. In a segment with Uninterrupted, the Saints star revealed that he was asked by a team official if he would lose his nose ring during the […]

The NFL has come out with a new rule surrounding the legality of numbers and NFL players and staff have had many reactions about it. It started with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick coming out with anger surrounding the rule. However, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara had a slightly different response. Rather than […]

The 2021 NFL free agency frenzy has come and gone, but there are still quite a few players on the market that could help a team. One of those available free agents is veteran star cornerback Richard Sherman. He has been a big part of the San Francisco 49ers’ defense over the past few years […]

The New Orleans Saints star cornerback Marshon Lattimore made headlines back in March after being arrested after a traffic stop. He was found with a loaded gun hidden in his waistband and was arrested as the gun was allegedly stolen, per CBS News. Recently, bodycam footage of the incident has been released, showing the entire […]

Nope, it’s not that he retired — we already knew that. Drew Brees, the greatest quarterback in the history of the New Orleans Saints, gave a new and sort of heartbreaking peek behind the curtain of his retirement. It turns out that Brees’ underwhelming 2020 season was in fact due to a lingering injury. But […]

With Drew Brees calling it a career this past season, the New Orleans Saints will usher in a new era at quarterback. This off-season will see whether the starting job will go to Taysom Hill or Jameis Winston. Hill, however, doesn’t think any issues will get between himself and Winston when Saints training camp starts. […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston understands how far his star has fallen. But he remains insistent on achieving greatness. Winston addressed campers in Orlando, Florida regarding his own NFL journey. He acknowledged facing setbacks and becoming more of a punchline than lauded NFL quarterback. However, the former Florida State star ensured the youngsters he […]

For the first time since 2005, the New Orleans Saints will be playing without their future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees after he announced his retirement. While that is the headline for the New Orleans offseason, the team has to face some key departures and could address them in a positive manner with the […]

Well, at least something fun will have come out of “Bountygate,” though it’s safe to say no one thought it would be this. Kevin James is set to portray New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton. Read that again. Now look at this to verify that what you read was real: Kevin James is going […]

In September of last year, Alvin Kamara signed a massive extension with the New Orleans Saints to the tune of $75 million. As it turns out, however, the running back has yet to spend a single penny out of that deal. According to Kamara himself, he’s kept his money in the bank. He may have […]

There is a quote from the MCU movie Doctor Strange about the cost of magic: “Yes, we did it. No price to pay…the bill comes due.” Such as it is in the NFL. The New Orleans Saints over the past few seasons have spent their money, stripped themselves of cap space and flexibility in an […]

It’s official, and Teddy Bridgewater knows this is big: Former New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold is now a member of the Carolina Panthers after the two franchises formally agreed to a trade on Monday afternoon. With Darnold heading down to Charlotte from East Rutherford with the Jets currently possessing the No. 2 overall pick […]

The New Orleans Saints are still looking to fill their quarterback room with more talent as they are reportedly targeting Florida Gators gunslinger Kyle Trask in the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft, per ESPN‘s Jeremy Fowler. Saints "like" Florida QB Kyle Trask as a potential long-term replacement for Drew Brees, per @JFowlerESPN pic.twitter.com/CZwkTYb2ci — B/R Gridiron […]

It was announced on Sunday that the NFL plans to move forward with plans to change the amount of games played for each team in the regular season from 16 to 17. It may seem minute, but to many players the move makes an already grueling 16-game season that much harder. Naturally, player reaction will […]

While the Russell Wilson trade rumors have died down a bit of late, a new report has come out to suggest that a move away from the Seattle Seahawks still remains imminent for the seven-time Pro Bowl quarterback. In a recent episode of The Rich Eisen Show, ESPN’s NFL insider Jeff Darlington expressed his belief that […]

Not exactly the type of offseason headlines the New Orleans Saints were hoping to have players make. The Drew Brees retirement was big enough for the Saints, now they have to wait and see what happens next with Marshon Lattimore after he was arrested on Thursday night for suspicion of receiving stolen property. According to […]