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For a over a decade, Drew Brees has been the face of New Orleans. He doesn’t appear to mind if that changes. The New Orleans Pelicans gave a jolt to the city last week when they drafted Zion Williamson with the first overall pick in the NBA draft. Williamson’s selection comes on the heels of […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is $6.1 million richer after a jury awarded him a payout in a diamond fraud case. Brees and his wife alleged that Vihad Moradi of CJ Charles Jewelers lied about the value of diamonds they bought as an investment. According to the Breese family, Moradi said the diamonds were […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is 40 years old and as time passes more and more questions are asked about how long he has left in the NFL. General manager Mickey Loomis was asked that exact question during an interview on Mad Dog Sports Radio, and he said at this point of Brees career […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says a lawsuit he filed has been “very stressful” this offseason. According to Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper, Brees made it back in time for the final two days of Saints minicamp on June 13. However, he missed the entirety of last week’s training and part of this week’s […]

The New Orleans Saints are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 13 games and finished with the best record in the NFL. They looked primed for a collision course with the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, but they suffered a devastating and controversial loss to the Los Angeles Rams […]

The New Orleans Saints have been going through their OTA’s without their most important player so far. Drew Brees has been absent from the Saints offseason activities but there shouldn’t be too much made of it. According to Josh Katzenstein of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Brees was a no-show for New Orleans in their OTA’s […]

The New Orleans Saints are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won a league-best 13 games but suffered an absolutely devastating and controversial loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game. It marked the Saints’ second straight heartbreaking playoff exit, as they lost on a last-second play to the […]

One of the big offseason signings for the New Orleans Saints was tight end Jared Cook, and through just a few days of OTAs, future Hall of Famer Drew Brees has been impressed with what he’s seen. “I’d read a lot of good things about him before he got here, but he’s certainly impressed us […]

The New Orleans Saints suffered a rather big loss this offseason, as Pro Bowl center Max Unger decided to retire. Obviously, that means Drew Brees will have to become accustomed to taking snaps from someone else, and given that Unger played 67 of his 68 regular season and playoff games with the Saints during his […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is good friends with Gerald McCoy and would love to see the recently released defense tackle join hin. It seems probable that McCoy will want to join a contender, so joining the Saints would make a lot of sense. “He’s a stud,” Brees said of McCoy, via KATC (Lafayette). […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is playing like a quarterback that still has many years left in the league, but he is 40 years old and it’s unclear how much longer he is going to play. Brees knows that he can’t play forever, and that is causing him to play with a sense of […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is already one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, and one of the best to ever play the game of football. While he’s still searching for his second Super Bowl victory, he’s continued to be one of the more efficient and consistent players in the game, and one […]

The New Orleans Saints did not have a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, but that did not stop them from making some moves to get the players they wanted. The Saints traded up for their first two selections, moving up to take Texas A&M offensive lineman Erik McCoy at No. 48 and wheeling […]

The latest NFC Championship Game isn’t going to fade from the memory of New Orleans Saints fans or their players, including Drew Brees, anytime soon. The Saints appeared on their way to another Super Bowl, but a non-call on what was clearly pass interference denied them the opportunity. The Saints and their fans were outraged, […]

The New Orleans Saints signed free-agent tight end Jared Cook to a two-year, $15.5 million contract earlier this week, adding an impressive weapon to an already lethal passing game. Cook was introduced by the team on Wednesday, and while the process to get him signed took some time, he never doubted that it would happen: […]

The New Orleans Saints are set to bring in former Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook to help shore up their passing attack this offseason. It seems quarterback Drew Brees had plenty to do with his decision to sign with New Orleans. Cook is coming off a stellar 2018 NFL season with the Raiders. According […]

It’s been a whirlwind of an offseason thus far in 2019, with plenty of big names in the free agency market either finding new homes or getting huge contract extensions from their current teams. If this year’s offseason of rampant activity is any indication, 2020 should be no different. As such, let’s take a look […]

The New Orleans Saints moved quickly to find a replacement for Max Unger after the standout center announced his retirement earlier this week. Even though the Saints seem poised to get by without him next season, that doesn’t mean Unger’s presence won’t be missed by his former teammates and coaches; a sentiment Drew Brees expressed […]

Drew Brees is coming off of an MVP-caliber 2018 campaign, but at the age of 40, just how much time does he have left? Well, former New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma thinks that the quarterback has two or three more years remaining. “I think that Drew has, in my objective opinion, about another 2-3 […]

New Orleans Saints center Max Unger announced his retirement from football over the weekend, and he said that calling up quarterback Drew Brees to let him know he was calling it quits was a hard call to make, according to Josh Katzenstein of The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Unger is coming off of a 2018 campaign […]

The New Orleans Saints were one play away from winning the NFC last season. To maximize their chances of taking advantage should a similar opportunity present itself going forward, the team has restructured the contract of its franchise icon. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Saints have amended the contract of quarterback Drew […]

The New Orleans Saints’ efforts to secure a Super Bowl crown have fallen just short the past two seasons. In 2018, it was the “Minneapolis Miracle.” Then, in 2019, it was that now-infamous non-call against Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman. New Orleans gambled on being able to reach the Super Bowl the past two […]

After a solid 10-year career with the New Orleans Saints in which he set every major receiving record, Marques Colston has embarked on another chapter in his life where he’s been equally successful. Colston may not be catching touchdown passes from Drew Brees anymore in the Big Easy, but he’s making his presence known as […]

The New Orleans Saints this past season proved that they are still a force to be reckoned with. They went 13-3 during the regular season and had one of the deadliest offenses in the entire league. They averaged 31.5 points per game which ranked third overall in the entire league. The offense was headed by […]

Short quarterbacks have always had it rough in the NFL Draft. this is why Purdue quarterback David Bough is hoping his uncanny similarities to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will go a long way. Usually, a player’s primary concern is getting drafted as early as possible. According to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, […]

Drew Brees, after perhaps the finest season of his 18-year NFL career, finished a distant second to Patrick Mahomes for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award. The New Orleans Saints quarterback received just nine of the 50 total tallies, with the remainder going to his junior Kansas City Chiefs counterpart. That disappointment was just the […]

Per NFL Network’s Ian Rappaport, the 2018 NFL MVP is Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. The 2018 NFL MVP is #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. A well-deserved and obvious choice. Have a feeling this won’t be his last. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 2, 2019 The Kansas City Chiefs had selected Mahomes with the […]

Every single year the NFL hosts as Honors ceremony. At this event, the NFL announces the award winners for the season. Most importantly, they announce who will win the MVP award. This season, its been a deadlocked race between the New Orleans Saints Drew Brees and the Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes. Even though both […]

Drew Brees is still feeling the pain inflicted by the New Orleans Saints’ heartbreaking loss the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game. Not because the quality of future Hall-of-Fame quarterback’s life is decided on the football field, though. As Brees sees it, headlines in the football world are still being dominated by the […]

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre speaks from experience in regards to critiquing and praising other quarterbacks. Favre recently spoke about two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks: Drew Brees and Tom Brady. Favre recognizes how special the two are and what they continue to bring to the game and how they can play for years […]

New Orleans Saints fans are still down in the dumps over the way the NFC Championship Game ended, as many feel that the Saints lost because of a bad non-call at the end of regulation. However, quarterback Drew Brees is turning the negative into a positive, telling all of New Orleans to move forward and […]

Ever since their Super Bowl victory following the 2009 season, the New Orleans Saints have struggled to get back to the big stage. It isn’t due to a lack of effort. The Saints have still managed to tally multiple playoff appearances since 2009, but in those appearances they have bowed out in dramatic and controversial […]

The New Orleans Saints after losing to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC title game are already gearing up for next year. Their franchise quarterback Drew Brees has been open about his willingness to return to the organization. The team would also like to retain his services as well. However, they’d like to make […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Michael Thomas have bowed out of this year’s Pro Bowl. As a result, it appears Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver Michael Thomas are slated to take their place. Brees and Thomas decided not to take part in this year’s festivities due to injury. […]

After a season of setting records on offense, the last throw of Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees’ season was an unfortunate first. The Ram’s John Johnson picked off Brees after Dante Fowler pressured him on third down while the Saints were attempting to score on their first, and only, drive in overtime. Via ESPN Stats & Info: That was Drew […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees plans on returning for another season after the team suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. The Saints came up short in a 26-23 overtime loss, but of course, the controversial no-call late in the fourth quarter is what has […]

A quick pass from Drew Brees in the third quarter of the NFC Championship Game added yet another accomplishment to Taysom Hill’s season resume. Hill has a completed pass, a rushing attempt, a reception, a touchdown reception, a rushing touchdown, a tackle,  a fumble, an interception thrown, a blocked punt, a kickoff return, a punt […]

The New Orleans Saints and Los Angles Rams went to overtime in the NFC Championship Game, and there will be lots of Saints fans blaming the refs for the loss in that overtime period. With the Super Bowl on the line, the entire city of New Orleans screamed for a flag. On third down and […]

During the first quarter of the NFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw a touchdown pass to tight end Garrett Griffin. Not only was it the first touchdown grab of Griffin’s career (and just his second catch overall), but it marked the 14th receiver to which Brees has thrown […]