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New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has had a long road back to starting a game in the NFL. After signing a one-year, $7.25 million dollar contract this offseason to stay with the Saints as Drew Brees’ backup, Bridgewater was able to pull out his first win as the Saints starter in his first opportunity […]

The New Orleans Saints will be taking a road trip in Week 3 to take on the Seattle Seahawks in their first game without Drew Brees this season. With Drew Brees nursing a thumb injury, Teddy Bridgewater is expected to get the majority of the snaps as the starting quarterback. Last week, Bridgewater replaced Brees […]

The New Orleans will be taking a road trip to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3. This will be the first game that New Orleans will play in without Drew Brees under center, following the injury to his thumb. The Saints are coming off a 27-9 loss to the […]

Russell Wilson won’t get to face Drew Brees when the Saints roll into Seattle on Sunday. Following a thumb surgery, New Orleans will play both Teddy Bridgewater and Taysom Hill at quarterback. Wilson, the Seahawks starter, must be saddened by that news, considering Brees is his “favorite player to ever play the game.” Said Wilson […]

Week 2 saw a massive loss for the New Orleans Saints. They took one on the chin against the Los Angeles Rams, but more importantly Drew Brees went down with an injury. The Hall of Fame quarterback had to get surgery on his throwing hand and is now expected to be out at least six […]

The New Orleans Saints were dealt a crucial blow to their offense with the injury to quarterback Drew Brees. Regardless, the Saints are not ready to press the panic button so long as Sean Payton is their head coach. The onus has now fallen on Payton to ensure that the offense continues to meet the […]

The New Orleans Saints had optimism entering their Week 2 game against the Los Angeles Rams, but a thumb injury to Drew Brees has caused some to become skeptical on the outlook of the season. According to Ian Rapoport, Brees successfully underwent thumb surgery and his timetable to return is still set at six weeks. […]

The injury bug hurts every NFL team, but it hurts some more than others. The New Orleans Saints were hit particularly hard when quarterback Drew Brees was hurt when playing against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2. It was determined that Brees would require surgery. Just three days later, the Saints signal-caller reported a […]

The New Orleans Saints don’t plan on placing Drew Brees on the injured reserve, coach Sean Payton announced on Wednesday. #Saints coach Sean Payton tells reporters today that he does not plan to place QB Drew Brees on Injured Reserve, which sounds like good news. It indicates NO believes Brees can be back within 8 […]

The New Orleans Saints will be without Drew Brees for an extended period of time. This news prompted people to include Colin Kaepernick as an option to fill in for Brees. Whenever a team is in need of assistance at quarterback, Kaepernick’s name is inevitably going to be brought up in the discussion. However, the […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is set to miss approximately six weeks after suffering a thumb injury that will require surgery, and on Tuesday, he spoke out about the situation: “I’m confident in the surgery that will take place and will dedicate myself to the rehab process to get back as quickly as I […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is expected to miss an extended period of time due to a thumb injury suffered on Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Rams. With Brees currently expected to miss the next six weeks in addition to the majority of Sunday afternoon’s action in Los Angeles, the future Hall of […]

The New Orleans Saints were dealt a crushing blow when quarterback Drew Brees was forced to exit Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams with a thumb injury. Early reports indicated a torn ligament in the thumb that will require surgery, with a recovery timetable of six weeks. Saints head coach Sean Payton has since […]

With the news coming out Monday morning that Drew Brees needs surgery and will be out about six weeks it means that the rest of the offense is going to need to step up for the New Orleans Saints, specifically Alvin Kamara. Teddy Bridgewater took over for Brees against the Los Angeles Rams and is […]

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is set to undergo thumb surgery and is expected to be out six weeks. Saints' QB Drew Brees is expected to undergo thumb surgery as early as today that would be expected to sideline him approximately 6 weeks, per leagues sources. — Adam […]

Drew Brees is the man that gets the New Orleans Saints offense going. However, his most recent injury may mean that he sits out the next couple of games. According to Ian Rapaport, the star quarterback has gone to California to talk with a leading medical professional about his hand injury. And by the look […]

The New Orleans Saints saw star quarterback Drew Brees go down fairly early in their game against the Los Angeles Rams due to a hand injury. Unfortunately, Brees was never able to come back into the game and Teddy Bridgewater was thrown into the action. Now, there have been reports that Brees’ injury could be […]

The New Orleans Saints lost to the Los Angeles Rams by a final score of 27-9 in the rematch of the 2018 NFC Championship Game. Unfortunately, losing the game wasn’t the only loss that the Saints suffered. Drew Brees was injured fairly early in the game and his thumb could be a major problem. According […]

The New Orleans Saints may be without Drew Brees for the rest of their game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Brees left the game with a hand injury and is questionable to return to the game per Adam Schefter. Teddy Bridgewater is replacing the injured Drew Brees. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 15, […]

The New Orleans Saints are slated for an NFC Championship rematch with the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2 of the 2019 NFL season. It seems quarterback Drew Brees is still salty about how their last meeting went down. A no-call on an obvious pass interference against New Orleans played an integral role in heir […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is good at not getting sacked. Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is good at getting sacks. When Donald doesn’t get to Brees or comes up just short in Sunday’s matchup between last year’s NFC finalists, he knows what the reaction of the Saints quarterback will be. “He […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says that he will never forget how the 2018 NFC Championship Game ended. With the Saints and the Los Angeles Rams facing off on Sunday, there is a lot of talk about how last years NFC Championship Game ended. Brees was asked about it on Wednesday and said that […]

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz has been Mr. Consistent since joining the team in 2016, and Drew Brees and Alvin Kamara had no doubt he would make the game-winning field goal on Monday night against the Houston Texans. Lutz made a 58-yard field goal as time expired to allow the Saints to escape with […]

Bad officiating just seems to follow the New Orleans Saints. After a horrendous no-call played a role in costing the Saints a trip to the Super Bowl last year, the officials nearly cost New Orleans again in its season opener on Monday night. At the end of the first half, the referees cost the Saints […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is entering his third year in the NFL, and at the ripe age of 23, figures to have a lot of football left in him. So much football that his goal is to replicate the lengthy careers of the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees and New England Patriots’ Tom Brady. […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is no stranger to high expectations. Coming off of an NFC Championship defeat, the Saints are expected to be a contender again. In the way of individual awards, Brees is tied for the fifth-best odds to win the MVP award. Odds to win MVP (via @betonline_ag): Patrick Mahomes: 5/1Carson […]

The New Orleans Saints are slated to square off in a star-studded matchup against the Houston Texans in the 2019 NFL season opener. Among the notable stars headlining this showdown is quarterback Drew Brees and defensive end J.J. Watt. Watt knows his defense is going to have their hands full trying to contain the high-powered […]

Maybe the most anticipated matchup of Week 1 of the regular season will come on Monday night, when the Houston Texans visit the New Orleans Saints. The game isn’t just a meeting between two teams with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations, but also one between two of the league’s best quarterbacks on opposite ends of their […]

After forecasting the AFC’s division winners for the 2019 NFL season, let’s dive into predictions for the NFC. The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams have won their respective divisions in each of the past two seasons. The Dallas Cowboys look to repeat as division champions—something they haven’t done since winning five straight NFC […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is one of the best to ever do it, and Taysom Hill is trying to soak it all in. Hill has been with the Saints since the beginning of the 2017 season, and he’s turned into a nice weapon for them. Head coach Sean Payton uses Hill in a […]

Count New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees among those who think New York Jets signal-caller Sam Darnold will be special. Following the Saints’ preseason win over the Jets on Saturday night, Brees had this to say about Darnold: “I’ve been impressed with him just from what I’ve seen and the way he’s handled everything,” Brees […]

The New Orleans Saints face off with the New York Jets on Saturday for their third preseason game of the year. When they step out onto the field, they’ll have a pretty big name with them, as Drew Brees is set for his first action of the preseason according to Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com. This […]

The number of endless preseason games can only signify that it is officially fantasy football season. In the coming weeks, people will be frantically scheduling their fantasy drafts ahead of the regular season. Before you attack the draft, you need to know which quarterbacks should be at the top of your draft board. Contrary to […]

Many players around the NFL are being forced to wear new headgear heading into 2019, as all of the helmets that players have worn for the last 10 years are no longer certified by the NOCSAE. While Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown threatened to step away from the game and filed a grievance with […]

Alvin Kamara might be the most explosive playmaker in the NFL. Many believe Michael Thomas is the best wide receiver in football. Cameron Jordan is one of the most reliable, versatile, and effective defensive lineman in the game. The New Orleans Saints, obviously, have done exceedingly well to surround Drew Brees with upper-echelon talent in […]

CLUTCH Summary: The NFL Network recently released its Top 100 players in the league list to much excitement. Big name guys like Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger obviously made the cut. However, a few guys were slotted far too high, even with a few outright not even belonging on the list at all.  The NFL […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been slingin’ footballs as a pro for a while now. Specifically, for 19 years after 2019 kicks off. With the quarterback entering his age 40 season, speculation about retirement remains. But, Brees thinks he “can play a lot longer,” as he told Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer. Brees rebutted […]

Although New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has not been in town very long, he has already gotten well-acquainted with the city’s biggest star in New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Despite what appear to be vast differences between the two, they have already formed quite a bond. According to Brett Martel of The Washington […]

NFL Network’s NFL Top 100 list tends to spark controversy in every iteration. Whether it be an injured player ranked too a high, a promising rookie unranked, or a legend too low, there tend to be disagreements with the list. It’s not just fans, or talking heads; players join the fun in the summer tradition […]