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Getty Images Ravens running back Mark Ingram broke his own news, though it was expected. Ingram tweeted a good-bye letter to Baltimore minutes before multiple reports broke that the Ravens have informed the running back they are releasing him Tuesday. Ingram played his final game for the...

Getty Images As football has pivoted sharply toward health and safety in recent years, it can be jarring to see someone approach the game with the rough-and-tumble mindset that permeated the sport for decades. Buccaneers linebacker Devin White embodies that rough-and-tumble mindset. He’s...

Getty Images New Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer knew his team had the first overall pick in the draft when he took the job and now he knows where the team’s second first-round pick will fall. Jacksonville acquired the Rams’ 2021 first-rounder as part of the deal for cornerback Jalen Ramsey in...

Getty Images The Saints have had a great run over the last four years. At least in the regular season. But the contrast between the Saints’ regular-season success and their postseason lack of success has been noteworthy: The Saints have won 49 regular-season games in the last four years, the...

Getty Images Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen is reportedly heading to a different job in Louisiana. Jane Slater of NFL Media reports that Nielsen is finalizing a deal to become the defensive coordinator on Ed Orgeron’s staff at LSU. Nielsen informed Saints head coach Sean Payton of...

Getty Images The Buccaneers Defense did a great job against the Saints on Sunday and the coach who was calling the plays is reportedly speaking to the Eagles on Monday. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will interview for the Eagles’ head coaching...

Getty Images Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas holds the NFL’s single-season record for catches, but he didn’t have any of them in Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers. Thomas was targeted four times during the game, but none of Drew Brees‘ passes found their way to his hands. One of them was...

Getty Images The Saints got wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith back from injured reserve this week and they’re happy to have him on Sunday. Smith caught his second touchdown pass of the game to cap the first possession of the third quarter and the Saints are now up 20-13 on the Buccaneers. It was a...

Getty Images The seesaw has rocked again and the Buccaneers and Saints are tied as a result. The Saints appeared to be grabbing the momentum in the second half with a touchdown on their first drive and a productive second possession that took them to midfield later in the third quarter. Drew...

Getty Images Word before Sunday’s game was that Saints quarterback Drew Brees is going to retire when the team’s season is over and we may not be far from finding out if that’s the case. Buccaneers linebacker Devin White picked off Brees and returned the ball to the New Orleans 20-yard-line...

Getty Images With the Saints exiting the postseason on Sunday, the question now becomes whether quarterback Drew Brees will retire. He reportedly will. Coach Sean Payton said nothing to dispute that notion in his post-game press conference. “I think that’s for another press conference,”...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees met with the media, more than an hour after Sunday night’s season-ending loss to the Buccaneers. He was asked right out of the gates whether he has played his last game. Prefacing the response by saying, with a smile, that he’s only going to answer...

Getty Images Another Sunday, another green light for football. With all 256 regular-season games played in the original 17-week structure and with the first eight playoff games accomplished without postponement, Sunday’s games are cleared to proceed, according to Mark Maske of the Washington...

Getty Images The Saints will be at less than full strength today against the Buccaneers. Saints quarterback/running back/receiver/special teamer Taysom Hill and running back Latavius Murray are both unlikely to play today, according to NFL Network. Both were listed as questionable. As PFT...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have made a few roster moves in advance of their Sunday matchup against the Saints. The club has elevated linebacker Deone Buchannon, offensive lineman Ted Larsen, and safety Javon Hagan from the practice squad to the active roster. Buchannon and Larsen provide...

Getty Images The Saints announced a series of roster moves ahead of Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers, including wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith‘s return to the active roster. Smith has been on injured reserve since Christmas Eve due to an ankle injury and returned to practice this week. He...

Getty Images All four playoff games will have fans in the stands this weekend, all at much less than stadium capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make life very different than normal. The smallest crowd will be in New Orleans, where the Saints will host 3,500 fans against the...

Getty Images As the old saying goes, it’s hard to beat a team three times in one season. In reality, it’s not. According to the NFL, Sunday night’s game between the Saints and the Buccaneers will be the 33rd instance of teams meeting in the postseason after one completed a two-game sweep of...

Getty Images Officially, Saints quarterback Taysom Hill is questionable for Sunday night’s game against the Buccaneers. Unofficially, there’s a concern that Hill won’t be able to play with a knee injury. Per a league source, some of Hill’s teammates privately are saying that Hill won’t play...

USA Today Sports It looks like one more head coaching vacancy is off the board. Saints assistant head coach/tight ends coach Dan Campbell is the favorite to become the next Lions head coach, according to a report from NFL media’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Campbell interviewed with the...