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Saints, Brees finally getting to enjoy a normal 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
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Saints sit in good position to get defensive help
You’ll get zero argument that the Saints need defensive upgrades out of this year’s NFL draft. The question, and where you’ll likely find people disagreeing, is exactly where the upgrade needs to come.
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Forecast: Saints should draft for offense in first rd.
I hope the Saints use their first-round pick to take wide receiver Tavon Austin out of West Virginia. I haven’t lost my mind, and, no, I haven’t suffered a serious head injury, why do you ask?
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Video: Mingo not the only LSU LBer that would be good fit for Saints
Many Saints fans are focused squarely on LSU's Barkevious Mingo, but draft analyst Mike Detillier says there's just a 3 percent chance Mingo makes it to pick 15 -- an extreme long shot.
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Scott Fujita signs contract to retire as Saint
Veteran NFL linebacker Scott Fujita, who enjoyed his most successful seasons with the Saints, signed a one-day contract with the team so that he could retire as a Saint, the club announced Monday.
