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Getty Images Alvin Kamara did not practice Thursday after being limited Wednesday. The Saints running back, though, insists there is no concern with his availability for Sunday. “I’m feeling good,” Kamara said. “I’ll be all right.” Kamara said it’s the same foot injury he dealt with in...

USA TODAY Sports As of early 2006, the NCAA still had plenty of fans and media brainwashed about the sanctity of a system that exploits athletes. In the 14 years since then, plenty of people have embraced the notion that it’s flat-out wrong to take advantage of the skills and abilities of young...

Getty Images Trying to run the ball against the Saints? Good luck. The Saints have allowed just 691 rushing yards this season, fewest in the NFL, just 38 rushing first downs, fewest in the NFL, and are tied for best in the NFL with an average of 3.3 yards per carry allowed, and a total of just...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees got the second opinion he wanted, but the prognosis is the same. Additional testing resulted in no change in Brees’ status, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Brees will miss at least two weeks with his broken ribs and punctured lung. Whether Brees...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees‘ scans are being sent to medical specialists for second opinions to determine the full extent of his chest injuries, Ed Werder of ESPN reports. Medical tests performed Tuesday revealed multiple fractured ribs on both sides of his chest and a collapsed...

Getty Images Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley sprained his foot against the Panthers in Week 8 and missed Atlanta’s Week 9 win over the Broncos, but they could get him back coming out of the bye week. Interim head coach Raheem Morris said that Ridley has resumed running with trainers and...

USA TODAY Sports While the injuries Drew Brees sustained in Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers were serious, his response to them on social was considerably less so. Brees made light of the broken ribs and collapsed lung he suffered on Sunday in a posting to his instagram account...

Getty Images The Saints have a decision to make about their starting quarterback for Week 11 and it won’t be coming quickly. Saints head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Monday that he will not be making a call between Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill until late this week. The Saints host the...

USA TODAY Sports The Panthers signed Tommy Stevens to the practice squad, the team announced Monday. They list him as a quarterback. That means he is insurance this week if Teddy Bridgewater can’t practice, though the Panthers are “hopeful” their starting quarterback will take the field...

Getty Images The mystery regarding the health of Saints quarterback Drew Brees is moving closer to a resolution. Unless it isn’t. Brees had a shoulder injury entering Sunday’s game against the 49ers. On Sunday, the team said he suffered a “ribs injury.” Brees himself called it an “accumulative...

Getty Images Last year, when quarterback Drew Brees missed five games with a thumb injury, the Saints turned to the No. 2 quarterback on their depth chart, Teddy Bridgewater. This year, the next man up (based on the same officially unofficial depth chart that pointed to Bridgewater last year)...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees‘ injury is reportedly more serious than first believed. Brees has five fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, Ed Werder of ESPN reports. Brees actually broke three of the ribs a week ago against the Buccaneers, but that wasn’t diagnosed until he got...

Getty Images Quarterback Jameis Winston made his first appearance for the Saints in Week 10 when he relieved Drew Brees late in a blowout of the Buccaneers, but Week 11 marked his first chance to play for the team with a game hanging in the balance. Winston came on at the start of the second...

Getty Images The Saints got the ball first in the third quarter and the quarterback leading the offense wasn’t Drew Brees. It was Jameis Winston, who is getting his first meaningful time with the team since signing as a free agent this offseason. He saw some mop-up duty during last Sunday’s...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees is out of Sunday’s game and the Saints announced why in the third quarter. The team said Brees injured his ribs during the first half of their game against the 49ers. He is called questionable to return. Brees took a big hit from 49ers defensive...

Getty Images Drew Brees did not play in the second half of the Saints’ 27-13 victory over the 49ers and his outlook for Week 11 will be a focus of discussion in the days to come. Brees did not play in the second half after injuring his ribs on a hit by 49ers defensive lineman Kentavius Street...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees is headed for tests on his injured ribs. Brees did not play in the second half of Sunday’s 27-13 win over the 49ers and head coach Sean Payton said that he will have an MRI and X-rays to determine the extent of the injury. Brees was injured late in...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees did not play in the second half of Sunday’s win over the 49ers and he said after the game that he almost didn’t make it through the first half. Brees said he “felt terrible” after taking a big hit from 49ers defensive lineman Kentavius Street, but...

Getty Images One loss typically doesn’t prompt a team to make major changes. But the loss sustained by the Buccaneers last Sunday night felt like a lot more than just one loss. And so the Bucs are making a major change on the offensive line. With guard Ali Marpet out this week due to a...

Getty Images The Saints posted videos on social media showing their locker room celebration after beating the Buccaneers on Sunday night, apparently failing to realize that they were giving the NFL evidence that they weren’t following the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Now the NFL is considering...