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Getty Images In the days and weeks before Drew Brees announced his retirement in March, on the 15th anniversary of signing with the Saints, there was a vague sense that Brees was considering returning. The speculation, fueled by a video of Brees shoving a sled aggressively — with narration from...

Getty Images Now that Drew Brees has officially retired — a move the quarterback anticipated entering the 2020 season — the Saints’ focus at signal-caller has shifted to the upcoming competition between Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill. Even though both players have starting experience, and Hill...

Getty Images Reports emerged last week that the Saints were trying to trade up from the draft’s 28th overall pick into the top 10. During an interview on the Rich Eisen Show, head coach Sean Payton confirmed those reports — admitting the club was targeting its clearest position of need. “It...

Getty Images Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has to date said nothing publicly regarding his lingering kerfuffle with the Packers. He has said something to former Packers quarterback Brett Favre that Favre has shared publicly. Appearing with Jason Wilde and Mark Tauscher, Favre said that he...

Getty Images There’s a reason why the Lions are bringing in Darren Fells for a visit. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, tight end Josh Hill is retiring. Detroit signed Hill to a one-year deal in March. A former undrafted free agent, Hill spent his first eight seasons with...

Getty Images The Saints drafted quarterback Ian Book in the fourth round and head coach Sean Payton said that he thinks Book showed he’s a “real good competitor” while at Notre Dame. Payton added that he doesn’t think Book’s style of play is reminiscent of the way Payton played in high school...

Getty Images When the Ravens brought in tackle Alejandro Villanueva for a visit last month, word from Baltimore reporters was that the team was not expected to make a move until after the draft. Compensatory draft picks were central to that approach. The Ravens and other teams have prized the...

Getty Images The deadline for NFL teams to exercise their fifth-year contract options on 2018 first-round picks passed on Monday afternoon and 21 players had those options picked up. Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold is part of that group. Carolina traded for Darnold last month and announced...

Getty Images The Saints announced 11 undrafted free agent signings on Sunday. Four defensive backs are part of the group, including former Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson. Thompson started 28 games during his time at the SEC school and recorded 36 tackles and two interceptions during the...

Getty Images The Saints have their third quarterback. New Orleans, which is planning a competition between Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston to replace Drew Brees, has now added Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft, with the 133rd overall pick. The...

Getty Images The Saints waited longer than most expected them to, but they’ve finally drafted a cornerback. With the 76th pick in the 2021 NFL draft, the Saints selected Stanford cornerback Paulson Adebo. Saints coach Sean Payton acknowledged last week that the Saints had to add a cornerback...

Getty Images Multiple reports tabbed the Saints as a team looking to move up the draft board during Thursday’s first round, but the NFC South side didn’t make any moves. New Orleans stayed put at No. 28 and they used that selection to take defensive end Payton Turner. Turner comes to the...

Getty Images The Saints want to trade up in tonight’s first round. Way up. New Orleans, which currently owns the 28th overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, is trying to trade up into the Top 10, according to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports. Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis has said he doesn’t see...

Getty Images It looks like Marcus Davenport will go at least five years in New Orleans. The Saints have exercised Davenport’s fifth-year option, the team announced Thursday. That means Davenport’s 2022 salary of $9.553 million is now fully guaranteed. Davenport has appeared in 37 games...

Getty Images NFL teams have expressed a range of opinions about evaluating the draft prospects of players who opted out of playing college football last season. Rams head coach Sean McVay said “you don’t punish a guy” for opting out and just go back to earlier tape to see what kind of player...

Getty Images During a press conference on Wednesday, Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis said that he doesn’t think that the team has a lot of holes to fill and that he thinks it is “hard to envision a rookie coming in and displacing” players already on the roster at many positions. As a...

Getty Images The Saints parted ways with a number of players this offseason as they worked to get under the salary cap in time for the start of the league year, which might lead some to believe that the team might be looking to maximize the number of draft picks they use in the next few days...

Getty Images With Drew Brees’ retirement, the Saints will have a new starting quarterback for the first time since 2006. At this point, the club has both Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill to compete for QB1. Head coach Sean Payton said recently that quarterback isn’t a “must” position for the...

Getty Images The Saints’ biggest offseason storyline revolves around finding a successor to Drew Brees. Taysom Hill stepped in as quarterback this season for four games while Brees was injured and went 3-1 in that span. Hill has spent the last four years as a utility player for the Saints and...

Getty Images NFL teams will be adding first-round picks to their roster this week and some of them will then turn their attention to first-round picks from 2018. Fifth-year contract options for players selected in the first round that year need to be exercised by May 3 and some teams have...