On the 2011 New Orleans Saints, virtually every position on the team has been set for the upcoming season, barring unforseen injuries. The offensive line, running back, quarterback, wide receiver and tight end depth charts are all but lined up, and on defense, the line, cornerback and safety positions are also just about set. However, [...]
TweetAs if opposing defenses did not have enough to worry about when they play the New Orleans Saints, the team made another addition this week that should help bolster their high-flying offense. Mere days after losing starting center Jon Goodwin to the San Francisco 49ers, the Saints announced on Thursday that they had signed former [...]
TweetLast offseason, the New Orleans Saints lost a key defender, Scott Fujita, to the Cleveland Browns when they offered him a contract that the Saints could not afford to match. It appears that history has repeated itself. Jonathan Goodwin, the Saints starting center, has moved on to San Francisco after reaching a deal with the [...]
TweetWhile the 2011 New Orleans Saints will likely be loaded at the linebacker, running back and wide receiver position, their defensive tackle corps looked to be one of the team’s weakest units. Not anymore. The Saints pulled an upset on Tuesday with the signing of former 49ers defensive tackle Aubrayo Franklin to a one-year contract. [...]
TweetNow that the ink has dried on Peyton Manning’s new contract with the Indianapolis Colts, the eyes of the NFL will turn to New Orleans as the Saints negotiate a new deal for Drew Brees, who will be a free agent after this season. While Brees has been questioned about his contract situation in the [...]
TweetWho said that real men drink beer? As a gag to lighten the mood at one of the team’s first training camp sessions, Saints head coach Sean Payton called all the practicing players to the huddle and had an equipment manager deliver faux “Shirley Temple” drinks to the players that are unable to practice due [...]
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Well, that didn’t take long. On the same day that the New Orleans Saints traded former top pick and electric running back Reggie Bush to the Miami Dolphins, the team replaced him on the roster with a nearly equally exciting player. Late Thursday, the buzz around the NFL and Twitter was that the Saints had [...]
TweetBefore he even walked across the stage at the Radio City Music Hall, USC tailback and Heisman winner Reggie Bush was being compared as a hybrid of Walter Payton and Barry Sanders, a “can’t miss” prospect who was destined for stardom. Fast forward five offseasons and after the former No. 2 overall pick was traded [...]
TweetOvernight Wednesday, the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins put the trade together the sent former No. 2 overall draft pick Reggie Bush to Miami, where he signed a renegotiated deal with the team. No one outside of both teams’ front offices knows all the details in the trade, but it has been confirmed that [...]
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