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The Los Angeles Rams don’t want Antonio Brown; the Seattle Seahawks don’t want him either; the New England Patriots, well, no; what about the New Orleans Saints? That’s a no. Saints coach Sean Payton essentially shut down the possibility of adding him during Friday media availability. Via ESPN’s Dian Russini: “Right now where we are…I […]

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 […]

With Drew Brees out for the foreseeable future, you would naturally think the New Orleans Saints would turn to Teddy Bridgewater as their starting quarterback. But while that will probably end up happening, head coach Sean Payton isn’t committing to anything just yet, going as far to say that he has not even ruled out […]

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 […]

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 […]

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton wasn’t happy after a controversial call cost his team a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. During the second quarter, Cameron Jordan returned a fumble by Jared Goff to the end zone. Instead of referee Walt Anderson letting it play out he ruled it an incomplete pass […]

The game between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams was a dud, as the Rams won 27-9. However, Sean Payton believes one specific play in the game was terribly called. The football came out of Jared Goff’s hands and landed in the arms of Cameron Jordan. The defensive end then ran with […]

Ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, the New Orleans Saints have made a decision with their coaching staff. According to Jay Glazer, Sean Payton has agreed to a new five-year extension with New Orleans. Scoopage: Saints and Sean Payton have agreed on a new 5-year extension. #breakingnews Payton loves the city, city […]

The Los Angeles Rams began the 2019 season needing to stop Christian McCaffrey of the Carolina Panthers. Coming into Week 2, the matchup at running back doesn’t get any easier for the Rams as they face Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints. In Week 1, the Rams were unable to contain McCaffrey on the […]

Rather than enter 2019 with their usual three tight ends,  the New Orleans Saints locked down their 53-man roster with just two; Jared Cook and Josh Hill. But, they may have another one stashed away in quarterback Tayson Hill. As head coach Sean Payton says, per Nola.com’s Amie Just: “It’s not a set in stone […]

NFL teams are going to be very busy over the next week as teams cut down their rosters to 53 players, and Sean Payton is well aware of that. During his recent media availability, Payton indicated other teams should be paying attention to his secondary. “We’ll have everyone’s roster and to some degree you’re predicting, […]

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has had high praise this offseason for Taysom Hill and is now comparing him to fellow BYU alumni Steve Young. Hill is still a project, but has proven how athletic he is, and Payton thinks people forget that’s what Young was before he joined the San Francisco 49ers. “If […]

The New Orleans Saints struck gold when they landed Alvin Kamara in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. The Saints running back has showcased his dual-threat ability and explains how he continues to evolve. “It’s definitely been a different grind, from my conditioning, to the way I train working with the weights, to […]

The New Orleans Saints didn’t have a very busy offseason, but they did make a fairly big acquisition for the passing game, signing tight end Jared Cook to a two-year deal. Saints head coach Sean Payton is loving what Cook has brought to the table thus far, saying he has actually been somewhat of a […]

One of the biggest moves the New Orleans Saints made this offseason was bringing in tight end Jared Cook. Ever since Jimmy Graham left after the 2014 season, they’ve gotten very little production out of tight ends. That doesn’t mean they haven’t tried as much as things just haven’t worked out, like with the huge […]

With Mark Ingram not on the New Orleans Saints anymore, there have been some who have assumed that Alvin Kamara will see a bigger workload but coach Sean Payton doesn’t intend on that being the case. Payton said the team has been really pleased with the balance the running game has had since Kamara came […]

With less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of last season’s NFC Championship game, we witnessed one of the worst no-calls in NFL history. With the game tied at 20 points and the New Orleans Saints driving, Los Angeles Rams defensive back, Nickell Robey-Coleman slammed into wide receiver, Tommylee Lewis. Robey-Coleman did not […]

The New Orleans Saints added veteran tight end, Jared Cook, this offseason while head coach Sean Payton already seems quite pleased with the team’s new acquisition. Cook, who has spent time with a variety of different teams throughout his NFL career, is definitely an established piece at the tight end position that can immediately aid […]

The New Orleans Saints offense is already one of the best in the NFL. Now, their offense could be better with the addition of Jared Cook to the passing attack. According to Sean Payton himself, New Orleans is going to expand their offense to open up more plays for Cook. The Saints already have weapons […]

Finding elite running backs is like trying to find a needle in a haystack in today’s NFL. One guy who can be considered among the elite is Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints. In 2017, the Saints lucked out when Kamara fell into their laps with the 67th overall pick in the NFL Draft. […]

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton knows more than anyone how a non-call on pass interference could affect the outcome of a game, but now, Payton and every other NFL coach will have the opportunity to challenge those plays. The thing is, you only get two challenges a game, and three if you are […]

The New Orleans Saints suffered another brutal playoff exit this past year, as the team was the victim of a blown pass interference call that helped the Los Angeles Rams comeback and force overtime in the NFC Championship Game. Despite that tough loss, however, Saints coach Sean Payton feels the team is ready to move […]

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton thinks the team is ready to move forward. The Saints, of course, are coming off one of the most devastating losses in recent sports history. In the closing minutes of the NFC Championship Game, the Saints were on the wrong end of a blown call that should’ve more or […]

The New Orleans Saints have taken care of star defensive end Cameron Jordan after recently handing him a new contract extension. And head coach Sean Payton is “sure” wide receiver Michael Thomas is next in line to get paid. Thomas is in the final year of his rookie contract, and Payton believes GM Mickey Loomis […]

The New Orleans Saints believe they may have found a pass-catching weapon at the tight end position that they’ve lacked since Jimmy Graham was traded to Seattle.  The Saints signed Jared Cook in free agency this offseason, with the 32-year old coming off arguably the best season of his career while in Oakland. Cook caught 68 […]

One coach was happier than the rest to see the NFL rule in favor of reviewing pass interference calls. Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints were part of the infamous no-call in the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams. The Saints head coach spoke to the media today during the first week […]

Sean Payton couldn’t help but get caught in the excitement about Zion Williamson coming to New Orleans. Wednesday, the Saints’ coach on posted a Twitter message where he said he “Had a thought…” Included in the message was a photo illustration that showed the former Duke basketball superstar wearing a Saints uniform with the same […]

On Tuesday night, the New Orleans Pelicans won the Zion Williamson sweepstakes. Wednesday morning, New Orleans Saints coachSean Payton was already trying to recruit him to be a two-sport athlete. @ZionW32 @PelicansNBA Had a thought……… pic.twitter.com/OAmAuVWGYW — Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) May 15, 2019 Payton tweeted a photoshopped picture of the former Duke Blue Devils basketball […]

With the Dallas Cowboys not giving Jason Garrett a coaching extension, it has made some wonder if that leaves the door open to New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton taking over the job in the Lonestar State soon. Payton has heard all the rumors about him maybe going one state over to coach and the […]

The New Orleans Saints re-signed Teddy Bridgewater to a one-year deal which means all three quarterbacks are back from last year, and that is something that makes coach Sean Payton happy. There were many who believed that Bridgewater would move onto a different team, but Payton made it a priority to keep him in New […]

Sean Payton is staying with the New Orleans Saints after all. Payton, the long-time Saints head coach, refuted rumors he’s moving to the Dallas Cowboys, per a WWL Radio tweet on April 11. Payton on the Jerry Jones-Dallas Cowboys rumors: It seems like these rumors come up every odd-number year, doesn’t it? The plan is […]

Due to the success of Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, the rest of the league seems to be attempting to follow the same model, hiring young, offensive-minded coaches to lead their squads. New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is not a huge fan of that process and thinks it can lead to mistakes. […]

Dez Bryant’s tenure with the New Orleans Saints in 2018 lasted all of two practices before the wide receiver tore his Achilles, knocking him out for the entire year. However, there has been some talk that the Saints are interested in bringing Bryant back for 2019, but New Orleans head coach Sean Payton would not […]

The New Orleans Saints recently had to say their goodbyes to long-time running back Mark Ingram as he chose to leave the team in favor of the Baltimore Ravens. Although head coach Sean Payton has nothing but nice things to say about Ingram, he was a bit frustrated with his departure. “It happened pretty quickly,” […]

NFL coaches are happy and Mike Tomlin showed it. Turns out something good came out of the New Orleans Saints’ devastating and controversial loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game back in January. As a result of a much-discussed no call on what should have been a pass interference penalty on […]

When it comes to reviewing pass interference plays, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has a new ally. It’s none other than Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. According to Yahoo! Sports NFL columnist Charles Robinson, “The entire idea of replay logic was in jeopardy when it came to pass interference” during the first […]

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton took a victory lap after the NFL voted to allow pass interference calls to be challenged moving forward. This rule change comes just a couple months after there was a blatant pass interference call against Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman was missed during the NFC Championship Game. If it […]

The New Orleans Saints and head coach Sean Payton definitely know a thing or two about the league’s officiating, especially after encountering a blown call in this year’s NFC Championship Game. With Payton coming up short against the Los Angeles Rams due to a botched called by the officials, the Saints have remained at the […]