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Steve Gleason accepts apologies of Atlanta DJs
A day after three Atlanta radio hosts were fired for mocking Steve Gleason’s battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the former Saints player issued a response, accepting the apology of the men responsible for the skit.
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Community outraged over Steve Gleason skit
Three Atlanta DJs were fired over a controversial skit mocking Steve Gleason and his battle with ALS, and people are outraged.
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Radio station fires hosts of talk show after skit mocks Steve Gleason
The hosts of a radio talk show in Atlanta, who did a 'skit' mocking former Saints player Steve Gleason and his battle with ALS, have been fired, according to a statement on the station's web site.
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Steve Gleason pens SI.com's MMQB column detailing battle with ALS
Steve Gleason’s story of battling ALS is a known one these days for those who adore the New Orleans Saints.
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Saints OL Elliott Mealer overcomes family tragedy to reach NFL
Elliott Mealer stood in front of his locker at the Saints’ Metairie training facility Tuesday, five days before Father’s Day, and couldn’t help but recall something David Mealer always used to tell his son.
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Former Saints WR Devery Henderson signs with the Redskins
Devery Henderson finally has a new home. And it’s not in the state of Louisiana.
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Reports: Saints OLB Butler tears ACL
Victor Butler, slated to be one of New Orleans’ starting outside linebackers in the team’s new 3-4 defense, tore an anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees, according to several reports.
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Butler's loss bad news, but team does have options
The news that Victor Butler reportedly tore an anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees is tough for the Saints.
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Saints’ Payton believes this has been one of the better offseasons
Sean Payton doesn’t believe in comparing one year’s team to the next. There’s a process, he says, and besides, nothing is promised from one year to the next.
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Saints OLB Victor Butler bangs knee in practice, leaves early
Outside linebacker Victor Butler went down with a knee injury a little more than midway through the Saints’ Tuesday organized team activity, but coach Sean Payton believes he’ll be OK.
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Saints LB Galette soaring with confidence in new 3-4 defense
For three years, Junior Galette has earned status as a cult hero among New Orleans Saints fans as a player with buckets of potential.
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Brees sues ex-teammate over bogus tax credits
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees sued a former teammate Monday for allegedly advising him to invest $160,000 in tax credits that turned out to be bogus.
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Ex-Saints TE Shockey settles tax credits claims
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey has reached a settlement with a former teammate he sued over a bogus investment deal.
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AP Source: Tebow to sign with Patriots
Tim Tebow may still have a future in the NFL after all.
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Saints OLB Rufus Johnson driven by father's health, not letting family down
Rufus Johnson looks at the Saints’ defensive playbook and understands its difficulties and intricacies and knows he has a ways to go before he has it all covered. He also believes that once he has it mastered, he could be pretty good.
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Brown healthy, ready to begin camp as Saints No. 1 left tackle
Charles Brown has had two seasons ended by injuries in his three years in the NFL. But he's ready to take on the job of starting left tackle now.
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Saints WR Morgan says he learned lesson from DWI, 'made a mistake'
Saints receiver Joe Morgan said he has learned a lesson nearly two weeks ago when he was arrested and booked with DWI after Louisiana State Police found him in his car on the side of Earhart Expressway.
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Saints WR Toon healthy, says IR season was beneficial to him
Nick Toon is neither a rookie nor a veteran. He’s neither experienced nor inexperienced. And he’s also not assured of a roster spot with the New Orleans Saints, the team that drafted him in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft out of Wisconsin.
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Saints’ Will Smith enjoying move to 3-4 linebacker so far
For a player like Will Smith, at 31 years old, the light on his career is beginning to dim.
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Payton says Saints haven’t settled on who will call plays yet
Sean Payton said Wednesday the team hasn’t worked out who will be calling the plays this season – him or offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael.
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Tweaks, wrinkles make Saints offense hard to defend each year
For much of the past seven seasons, the New Orleans Saints’ offense has sat either at or near the top in the league’s rankings.
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Saints TE Graham shows there’s no lingering issues with wrist
Jimmy Graham leaped up, floating above the defensive player unlucky enough to be covering him, and snared a pass from quarterback Drew Brees with one hand.
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Though pad-less, Saints OTA’s, minicamp important for linemen, rookies
For nearly 30 percent of the Saints roster, it would seem that organized team activities and the five minicamp practices aren’t very worthwhile.
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Saints hold out 3, including Keenan Lewis, from first minicamp practice
The Saints held out Tuesday’s first minicamp practice cornerback Keenan Lewis, tight end Benjamin Watson and cornerback Ryan Steed while rookie tackle Terran Armstead went in early with an injury.
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Who Dats await opening of Saints minicamp
With some arriving before dawn, a few Saints fans eager to get their first look at the 2013-2014 New Orleans Saints camped outside of the team's facility ahead of the opening of minicamp practice.
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Former Tulane QB Griffin happy to get chance with Saints
Ryan Griffin won’t venture to guess what the New Orleans Saints have planned for him. But one thing Griffin, the former Tulane quarterback, can say is that he knows he’s in a good situation.
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Saints LB Lofton believes D has confidence back under Payton, Ryan
It might have taken months to admit, at least publicly, but those Saints defensive players back from 2012, when the unit set a record for ineffectiveness, had lost their mojo.
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Saints coach Payton hopes Morgan arrest is lesson for team
Saints coach Sean Payton hopes the arrest of receiver Joe Morgan for drunk driving becomes a lesson for not just the 25-year-old, but also the other players on the team’s offseason roster.
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Joe Morgan DWI begs a bigger question: Why doesn’t system work?
By now, you’ve seen that Saints receiver Joseph Morgan was arrested and charged with drunk driving after being found in a car on the side of Earhart Expressway during Memorial Day weekend.
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Saints minicamp set to be open to the public
The Saints announced Thursday the team’s June 4-6 minicamp will be open to the public.
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Saints WR Joe Morgan arrested, booked with drunk driving
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan was arrested this weekend in Jefferson Parish and booked with drunk driving.
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Hargrove gets opportunity with Dallas after bounty ban
Anthony Hargrove trudges through mundane conditioning drills while the Dallas Cowboys conduct more spirited offseason workouts on the same fields.
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NFL moves draft back two weeks to May 8-10 in 2014
The NFL draft will receive two more weeks of hype than usual in 2014.
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Saints S Roman Harper signs renegotiated contract
Saints safety Roman Harper has signed a re-negotiated contract Thursday, a league source confirmed Friday.
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For first time since '09, Saints greeted no off-field distractions in offseason
The last time the Saints entered organized team activities with only football to talk about the team was coming off an 8-8 season.
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Saints defense getting back to aggressive mentality under Ryan
It took nearly three-and-a-half months for first-year Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan to speak with media.
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Saints waive DE Greg Romeus
The Saints have waived defensive end Greg Romeus, a 2011 seventh-round pick who was never able to remain healthy.
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Saints T Charles Brown sits out OTA with undisclosed injury
Saints offensive tackle Charles Brown spent the early part of Thursday’s organized team activity session in rehabilitation conditioning drills.
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Pelicans sitting pretty at No. 6; Sergio Garcia crosses the line with comment
So the Pelicans didn’t win the lottery. Not a big deal.
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Saints' Payton listed as top-earning American coach by Forbes
Sean Payton came back from his one season suspension a richer man. This we knew.
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Saints ready to practice with Payton again
Even as Sean Payton tried to make the best of his one-season bounty banishment from the NFL by spending time with his children, getting in shape and playing golf, he often compared his punishment to prison time.
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Saints waived defensive end Broughton
The Saints have waived defensive end Braylon Broughton, Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced.
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Saints coach Payton settles tax credit lawsuit
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has settled his lawsuit against a former Saints player who sold him nonexistent state movie tax credits from a defunct film studio.
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Saints add defensive tackle to roster
The New Orleans Saints announced today that they have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Isaako Aaitui on a two-year contract. The announcement was made by Saints’ Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis.
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Agent of ex-Saint charged with taking proceeds from life insurance policy
The agent for former New Orleans Saints player Frank Warren has been charged with taking nearly a half million dollars from the proceeds of a life insurance policy meant for Warren's wife and family.
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Former Saints, Chargers RB Chuck Muncie dies from heart attack
He registered six 100-yard games with New Orleans, his best a 161-yard day against Atlanta on Sept. 2, 1979. And his 1,198 yards that season made him the first 1,000-yard rusher in Saints history.
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Saints massage roster, adding six from rookie camp while waiving three
The Saints have manicured their roster following this past weekend’s rookie minicamp, adding six players while waiving three, putting their roster at the league’s 90-spot max.
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Chasing a roster spot: Undrafted Saints rookie LB Thomas hopes to stick
Chase Thomas sat at his family’s Georgia home the last weekend of April, expecting the phone to ring anytime from 8 p.m. Thursday until about 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Saints have all picks signed after deal with 3rd rd. pick Jenkins
The Saints have all of their draft picks in the fold after third-round pick John Jenkins inked a four-year deal with the team, the club announced Friday.
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Saints sign Vaccaro, three other draft picks
With a day left until rookie minicamp, the New Orleans Saints have signed four of their five draft picks to four-year deals, including their first-round selection Kenny Vaccaro.
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Saints' Moore, Jenkins, Jordan play basketball for charity
It's widely thought professional football players want to be musicians, actors and of course basketball players, especially if it’s for a good cause.
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Saints tight end Jimmy Graham flies plane over New Orleans
New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is soaring to new heights -- literally.
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PFF ranks Saints' Brees 79th best player in 2012
Drew Brees, according to ProFootballFocus, was the 79th-best player in the NFL in 2012. That would make him the eighth-best player in the NFC South.
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Former Saints K John Kasay officially retires
Former Saints kicker John Kasay will sign a one-day contract with the Carolina Panthers, retiring with the franchise where he spent the bulk of his 22 year career.
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Drew Brees makes list of most influential athletes
Beloved by New Orleanians and Saints fans alike, Drew Brees made Forbes' list of the most influential athletes of 2013, joining company with Michael Phelps, Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow and LeBron James. (See the story)
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Saints coach Sean Payton awarded honorary doctorate
Sean Payton isn’t just a coach anymore. Now he’s a doctor.
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EIU will give Saints' Payton honorary doctorate
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton will receive an honorary Ph.D. from Eastern Illinois University during the school's spring commencement Saturday.
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Ravens hire Spagnuolo as defensive assistant
The Baltimore Ravens hired former Saints defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo as a senior defensive assistant on Friday, offering Spagnuolo and opportunity at redemption following an unsettled 2012 season in which he oversaw a historically bad defen
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Saints get breathing room under salary cap with Ivory trade
Trading Chris Ivory gave the Saints breathing room against the $123 million salary cap while also delivering the team an eventual extra third-round draft pick.
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Payton tells legislature he's excited for return: 'It seemed like forever'
Fresh off wrapping up the draft and signing rookie free agents, New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton was in Baton Rouge on Tuesday.
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Forecast: I liked the Saints draft
Ralph said he liked the Saints draft, for a number of reasons...
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List of undrafted free agents signed by Saints
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Saints sign Tulane QB as undrafted free agent
Former Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin has signed as an unrestricted free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints, as it was announced by Griffin following the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Report: Jets, Ivory agree to three-year deal
A person familiar with the situation says the New York Jets and newly acquired running back Chris Ivory have agreed in principle to a three-year, $10 million deal.
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Handwerger: Impossible to know how Saints did, but looks good on paper
With the main thrust of free agency finished and with the 2013 NFL draft now complete, the next logical step – or illogical depending on your point of view – will be to start guessing who did the best this offseason.
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Shanle, Henderson, Ellis likely done with the Saints
Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis all but closed the door on three veteran free agents Saturday during his post-draft news conference.
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Saints hope to have found diamond in the rough in Rufus Johnson
The Saints followed their tried-and-true draft day philosophy of finding one player out of the blue. And if history is any indication, Rufus Johnson of Tarleton State could be the next great player to make a name for himself.
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Saints 5th round pick excited to grab passes from QB Drew Brees again
The Saints bolstered their wide receiving group, taking Oklahoma’s Kenny Stills with the No. 144 overall pick and first selection of the Saturday.
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Handwerger: Saints couldn't have asked for better third round
Sean Payton sat at the mic Friday night shortly after the second and third rounds of the 2013 NFL draft had ended and acknowledged that most coaches proclaim the annual selection a success even if it’s not actually the case.
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Saints trade RB Chris Ivory, grab beefy DT John Jenkins to plug middle
The Saints traded back in to the middle of the third round and picked up beefy defensive tackle John Jenkins, a player who could be the linchpin of Rob Ryan’s 3-4 defense.
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Saints address OT opening, take Terron Armstead from Ark.-Pine Bluff
If you haven’t heard of Terron Armstead, forgive yourself. You’re not alone. Soon enough, however, Armstead could be a household name in New Orleans.
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Handwerger: Saints seem to have missed opportunity by taking safety
It’s not that Kenny Vaccaro isn’t a player with tons of upside. It’s not that the Saints didn’t need help at safety. It’s just that from afar, safety would fall below linebacker and defensive line as areas of greater issue.
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Vaccaro's premonition comes true as Saints take him with 15th pick
The New Orleans Saints went with conventional wisdom Thursday night, opting to beef up the defense by taking safety Kenny Vaccaro. The move gives the Saints depth at safety as Vaccaro has the ability to play both free and strong safety
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Handwerger: Saints have swung and missed a lot on high draft picks lately
Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis have cultivated through the years a reputation of being keen drafters, fellas who have been able to build the Saints through the farm system.
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5 players the Saints could pick at No. 15 tonight
The Saints sit in an enviable position at No. 15 in a draft that doesn’t necessarily have the immediate impact players but is deep in guys who could be long-term solutions.
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Starting left tackle could already be on roster
The biggest opening on the Saints’ roster isn’t on defense. It’s at left tackle, the position Jermon Bushrod held down for the past four seasons and helped protect quarterback Drew Brees’ blindside.
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Saints willing to move in both directions in draft
With no second round pick in this week’s NFL Draft, it’s possible that one of the safest moves for the New Orleans Saints would be to move down and grab a few more selections.
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Trading Ivory could hinge on Saints salary cap situation
It’s now safe to say that speculation on Chris Ivory’s future status with the New Orleans Saints was spot on.
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With cap space limited, Saints’ Loomis didn’t think they’d be active in ‘13
The Saints’ salary cap woes nearly kept the team on the sideline this year during the free agency carousel.
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Brees joins Favre, Earnhardt in pitching Wrangler jeans
