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Getty Images Of all the potential transactions that the Seahawks could make this offseason, bringing back cornerback Richard Sherman would have landed low on the list of possibilities. It’s now on the radar screen, even if the chances of it happening remain remote. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media...

USA TODAY Sports Though the Titans won the AFC South in 2020, their defense was a problem. Tennessee ended the year 24th in points allowed, 28th in yards allowed, and last in third downs in allowing a 52 percent conversion rate. After the Saints released Janoris Jenkins, the Titans brought in...

Getty Images Jameis Winston will soon be competing to succeed Drew Brees as the Saints’ starting quarterback. He thinks he’s well-positioned to do that after learning from Brees for the last year. Winston called Brees “someone I’ve admired my entire life,” recounted watching Brees win the...

Getty Images Jameis Winston took some time at a Tuesday press conference to express thanks to Drew Brees for showing him “how to be an NFL quarterback” during the 2020 season before attention turned to replacing Brees as the starter for the Saints. Winston signed a one-year deal with the team...

Getty Images Eli Apple has found a new NFL home. Multiple reports indicate the former first-round pick will sign with the Bengals. According to Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the deal is for one year. Apple has bounced around since the Giants selected him at No. 10 overall in 2016...

Getty Images When Hunter Henry agreed to a free-agent deal with the Patriots, the Chargers moved quickly to fill their void at tight end by signing Jared Cook to a one-year contract. In his introductory press conference on Monday, Cook said one significant factor in joining Los Angeles was the...

Getty Images Under the law of supply and demand, most NFL teams could charge more for tickets in 2021, after a season of reduced or nonexistent capacity. The Saints, however, will not be raising season-ticket prices. Via WWL, the Saints will keep their season-ticket prices steady. Although...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins has signed with the Jets. New Jets coach Robert Saleh had a lot to do with that. “It obviously starts with the head guy, with Coach Saleh,” Rankins told SiriusXM NFL Radio. “Him coming from San Fran and I know guys that played out there, played for...

USA TODAY Sports The Bills knew they wanted Emmanuel Sanders. Sanders knew he wanted Buffalo. With the Saints in the kind of cap crunch that caused them to cut Sanders loose, it was time for Sanders to land in Western New York. “He’s a guy we’ve tracked for a couple of years. He’s been in...

Getty Images The Jets are adding another piece to their defensive front. Per NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo, New York will sign former Saints first-round pick Sheldon Rankins to a two-year deal worth up to $17 million. Tom Pelissero, also of NFL Media, reports the Bengals pushed to sign Rankins...

Getty Images Yes, the receiver market is down. In most years, the path to setting a new bar at a given position comes from unrestricted free agency. This year, Giants receiver Kenny Golladay got the best free-agent contract at his position. It reportedly averages $18 million per year. That...

Getty Images Free agency only officially began Wednesday, but most of the top free agents already know where they are playing next season. The top 37 players on PFT’s top 100 were franchised and/or have signed a new deal. Only 26 of the top 100 remain without a contract for 2021, and many of...

Getty Images The Saints will forfeit a draft pick for violating NFL COVID-19 rules, as originally reported, just not this year. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT the Saints will lose a pick in next year’s draft. “The New Orleans Saints will forfeit their sixth-round selection in the 2022...

Getty Images Saturday is proving to be a busy day for safeties named Marcus signing franchise tags. Shortly after word broke that Jets safety Marcus Maye signed his tender, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that Marcus Williams signed his tender from the Saints. Both players are now...

Getty Images Despite reports during the regular season that the Saints and Raiders had been stripped of draft picks for violating the NFL’s COVID-19 policies, neither team has lost a pick. Multiple reports during the regular season said that the Saints lost a seventh-round pick for a mask-less...

Getty Images Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman, Panthers coach Matt Rhule and Saints coach Sean Payton attended TCU’s pro day Friday. (Payton’s son, Connor, attends TCU, and Spielman’s son, JD, is a Horned Frogs’ receiver.) The school’s top prospect, free safety Trevon Moehrig, fought...

Getty Images Tight end Dan Arnold has agreed to terms with the Panthers. Peter Schrager of NFL Media reports it’s a two-year, $6 million deal. Arnold reunites with former Saints assistant Joe Brady, who is the Panthers’ offensive coordinator. Arnold, 26, played last season in Arizona, seeing...

Getty Images After losing Hunter Henry, the Chargers have found a new tight end. According to multiple reports, Jared Cook is heading to Los Angeles on a one-year deal worth $6 million. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports the deal includes $4.5 million guaranteed. After a pair of seasons in New...

Getty Images The Saints have assured the return of cornerback P.J. Williams, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal worth $2.3 million fully guaranteed, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The Saints selected Williams in the third round of the 2015 draft, and he has spent his career in New...

Getty Images A report this week indicated that the Saints were one of the teams expressing interest in signing cornerback Richard Sherman as a free agent, but it doesn’t sound like New Orleans or anyone else is coming on too strong. The source for that report is Sherman himself. Sherman said...