Saints dump Brown

The New Orleans Saints have traded offensive tackle Jamaal Brown to the Washington Redskins.

In exchange for Brown, the Redskins will ship conditional picks in the 2011 draft to the Saints.

The Brown signing is just the latest move that shows Washington is serious about winning immediately. (Read More…)

Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:56 pm by steve · No Comments

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Saints ignoring Bush distraction

The New Orleans Saints are trying their best to ignore the distraction created by the Reggie Bush investigation.

Bush was investigated for gifts he received while at USC and whether he violated any NCAA rules.

It was determined that Bush did violate a number of NCAA rules and the team had to forfeit games. (Read More…)

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 6:06 pm by steve · No Comments

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Shockey won’t talk about weight room incident

New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey won’t speak about the weight room incident that sent him to the hospital.

Shockey allegedly collapsed in the weight room and started shaking as though he was suffering from a seizure.

He has since returned to practices and the Saints said that he did not suffer a seizure and is medically cleared to play.

The team believes Shockey’s low blood sugar level and dehydration were the cause of his health scare.

Something similar occurred with Shockey back in 2009 as he attended a pool party in Las Vegas.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 5:23 pm by steve · No Comments

Saints, Vikings already talking trash

The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints haven’t even started training camp yet, but both seem ready to get after each other.

Saints safety Darren Sharper began the feud after posting “X marks the spot” on Twitter in response to Brett Favre’s injury.

Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe wasn’t pleased, tweeting back that the team knows Sharper had knee surgery and will be aiming for it.

That angered Sharper, who replied that he and Shiancoe should put a game check on the line when the two teams meet in the season opener.

This budding rivarly is already getting nasty, which means the season opener should be a treat for all fans.

Friday, June 4, 2010 at 2:00 pm by steve · No Comments

Shockey hospitalized after seizure

New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey has been hospitalized after suffering a seizure.

Shockey was in the weight room with some of his teammates when the seizure occurred.

The tight end wrote on his Twitter page that he is fine and that fans should not worry about him.

Teammate Darren Sharper said that Shockey told him he felt lightheaded before the incident.

It’s unknown how long the tight end will be hospitalized or how this could affect his NFL career.

Friday, May 28, 2010 at 2:54 pm by steve · No Comments

Saints not interested in Russell

Despite all of the reports to the contrary, the New Orleans Saints have no interest in signing recently released quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

Some thought the Saints would be a perfect landing spot because Russell played his college ball at LSU and would be returning to his hometown.

Head coach Sean Payton said he didn’t think it was the right time for the Saints to bring in Russell, whatever that means.

Payton is probably concerned that Russell’s bad work ethic would cause distractions that aren’t needed for the defending Super Bowl champions.

I would expect a team desperate for quarterback help to bring in Russell, not one with a Pro Bowler like Drew Brees under center.

Monday, May 10, 2010 at 2:42 pm by steve · No Comments

Sharper returning to Saints

New Orleans Saints star veteran safety Darren Sharper will return to the team next season.

Sharper has been out shopping himself around, looking for a big contract from other NFL teams.

The Saints let Sharper take a peek around because they were unwilling to give the 34-year old a big deal.

The Jacksonville Jaguars expressed interest in Sharper, but neither side could agree on a deal.

Instead, Sharper agreed to a one-year deal with the Saints. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 8:34 pm by steve · No Comments

Saints select Robinson

The New Orleans Saints used the No. 32 overall pick in the NFL Draft to select cornerback Patrick Robinson.

It’s always nice having the last pick in the first round, which is the spot reserved for the Supe Bowl champion.

Some would say the Saints don’t have many holes, but they do have some concerns on the defensive side of the ball.

New Orleans wants to get younger and more talent on defense, especially in their secondary.

Robinson might have the most talent of any cornerback selected in the draft, but it was his inconsistency that caused his stock to plummet.

Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 2:29 pm by steve · No Comments

Champion Saints to enjoy spoils in 2010 scheduling

By Bud L. Ellis

To the victor goes the spoils. For the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, winning the Vince Lombardi Trophy brings a lot of perks, including a home schedule in 2010 that isn’t very tough.

Fans coming to the Louisiana Superdome next season will see the Saints face just one playoff qualifier from a year ago, a rematch of a very memorable contest from late January.

The National Football League has released its schedule of home games and road games in 2010 for every team. Dates and times will be determined later this spring.

For the Saints, the slate is highlighted by a rematch in the Superdome of last year’s thrilling NFC championship game with Minnesota, a game that New Orleans won in overtime on a field goal to clinch its first Super Bowl berth. The rest of the home schedule includes games with NFC South division rivals Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Carolina, and contests against Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Seattle and St. Louis. Those final three teams combined to go 11-37 last season.

On the road, the slate is tougher. New Orleans faces four playoff teams: AFC North champion Cincinnati, NFC East champion Dallas, NFC West champion Arizona and AFC wild-card qualifier Baltimore. The other four road games are at Atlanta, at Carolina, at Tampa Bay and at San Francisco.

The Saints’ schedule ranks 27th out of the 32-team NFL, based on last season’s opponents’ winning percentage.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 10:42 pm by bud · No Comments

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