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NFL sets Salary Cap for 2021 season
One week before the NFL turns the calendar to the 2021 season officially, they released the salary cap for all teams and the Saints still have lots of work to do. → Read More
Pelicans reportedly nearing deal to send Jrue Holiday to Milwaukee
The offseason shuffle of players in the NBA has begun after Oklahoma City traded Chris Paul to the Phoenix Suns and now, the New Orleans Pelicans could be getting in on the act before Wednesday night’s draft. → Read More
Alvin Kamara reportedly agrees to 5-year extension with Saints
Any concerns of tension between Alvin Kamara and the Saints heading into their season opener against the Buccaneers have been alleviated with a report Saturday morning of a 5-year contract extension worth $75 million. → Read More
Ja’Marr Chase opting out of 2020 season to prepare for NFL Draft
LSU’s potent offense and #6 preseason ranking have taken a blow Sunday with the news that wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is opting out of his junior season to prepare for the NFL Draft. WVUE-FOX 8′s Garland Gillen confirmed the news first reported by CBS Sports HQ → Read More
Zion Williamson taking daily COVID tests while away from Pelicans
Pelicans star rookie Zion Williamson remains away from the team while he deals with an “urgent family medical matter.” The Pelicans updated Williamson’s status Wednesday to state that he has been taking daily COVID-19 tests while away from the NBA’s Orlando campus and each has come back negative. → Read More
Malcolm Jenkins views conversation with Drew Brees as microcosm of what country needs
Three weeks after Drew Brees’ initial comments about kneeling during the national anthem in lieu of George Floyd’s death drew the ire of many teammates and fellow athletes, one of the main critics, Malcolm Jenkins, is viewing the conversation as a positive. → Read More
Ed Orgeron “can’t imagine” being without football
LSU football is less than a week away from welcoming players back to campus and if all goes well with COVID-19 testing, training will resume June 8th.“We are so excited that the NCAA decided our players can come back," Ed Orgeron said. → Read More
Pelicans central to NBA’s planning for return to action
When the NBA paused their season due to Coronavirus concerns, the New Orleans Pelicans were in the thick of the most-contested battle for playoff seeding as one of four teams chasing the Memphis Grizzlies for the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference. As the league and the sports world sta → Read More
LSU leads all schools with 8 participants in virtual NFL Draft
The NFL’s first-ever virtual Draft will be marked by a field full of LSU products. The Tigers lead all teams with 8 of the 58 prospects being featured remotely in the broadcast. → Read More
Saints legend Tom Dempsey remembered as a fighter full of personality by friends
Fifty years after kicking a then-NFL record 63-yard field goal to lift the Saints to victory, one of the franchise’s most beloved alumni and adopted New Orleanian, Tom Dempsey, passed away from Coronavirus complications. → Read More
Sean Payton clarifies and expands on comment about Drew Brees’ “last season”
Sean Payton made news Tuesday with his comments to ESPN that Drew Brees “has announced he is coming back for his final season,” and he attempted to backtrack and clarify the situation Wednesday on a teleconference with local media. → Read More
Sean Payton clarifies and expands on comment about Drew Brees’ “last season”
Sean Payton made news Tuesday with his comments to ESPN that Drew Brees “has announced he is coming back for his final season,” and he attempted to backtrack and clarify the situation Wednesday on a teleconference with local media. → Read More
DeSoto agrees to invest $1.9M in Mansfield High stadium
Phase I calls for installation of chairback seats on the home team, or west, side → Read More
Sean Payton on Brees’ future: “I see him on our field this upcoming season”
Drew Brees turns 41 years old Wednesday and becomes a free agent just over two months later but Saints head coach Sean Payton did his part Sunday to assure Saints fans that Brees would be back in black and gold for his 15th season in New Orleans. → Read More
Deuce McAllister expects Saints’ offense to put pressure on Vikings to keep up
The Saints are set to clash with their most common playoff opponent to start 2020 as the Minnesota Vikings come to town for the opening weekend of the postseason. → Read More
WATCH: Kids of Saints players create pre-game hype video
Some of the younger members of the Who Dat Nation re-created the pre-game chant and it's adorable! → Read More
Saints Playoff Scenarios after Monday night
The Saints’ chances of earning a first round bye were dealt a blow Monday night with Green Bay’s win over Minnesota and while New Orleans is still guaranteed a minimum of the #3 seed and the Wild Card round home game that comes with it, the scenarios to jump up to the #1 or #2 seed are becoming less → Read More
Titans RB Derrick Henry reportedly not expected to play vs Saints
The Saints’ preparation for the Tennessee Titans has centered largely around bruising running back Derrick Henry, who is second in the NFL with 1,329 rush yards, but it appears he will not be playing. → Read More
Brother Martin High School Football Coach survives heart scare
Brother Martin High School Football Coach Mark Bonis was taken to a hospital in Slidell for an emergency coronary artery bypass, according to his wife. → Read More
Deuce McAllister confident Saints will be motivated for Thanksgiving night vs Falcons
The Saints have lots to gain on Thanksgiving night against the Falcons. A win would avenge their embarrassing loss 18 days earlier, clinch the NFC South at the earliest point in franchise history, and secure the eighth 10-win season of Sean Payton’s tenure in New Orleans. → Read More