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Getty Images The Saints had to sweat out a 65-yard field goal try to avoid overtime against the Panthers. As defensive end Cam Jordan tells it, there was no sweating at all. “We know it’s not going in,” Jordan told PFT by phone after Sunday’s 27-24 victory regarding the mindset before the...

Getty Images The Raiders and Saints are trending in the right direction to be able to play tomorrow. Both teams had no new positive tests in the latest round of COVID-19 testing, according to multiple reports. The Buccaneers-Raiders game in Las Vegas was moved from Sunday night to Sunday...

Getty Images As the trade deadline approaches — and as the COVID-19 protocol as a practical matter accelerates the closing of the window for teams that hope to have new players ready to go for Week Nine — there’s an unlikely name to watch: Michael Thomas. Some in league circles believe that...

Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton confirmed that wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday and that the reason for the placement was a positive test for the coronavirus. Payton added that Sanders knows how he got it and that it was outside of...

Getty Images There’s a shortage of wide receivers in New Orleans at the moment. Emmanuel Sanders was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday and that rules him out of Sunday’s game against the Panthers. The Saints have also ruled out Michael Thomas and placed Bennie Fowler on injured...

Getty Images Week Seven of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Eagles and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

USA TODAY Sports The Saints placed receiver Bennie Fowler on injured reserve Friday. Fowler revealed why Friday night: He had shoulder surgery. He posted a photo on Instagram, sitting on a couch with his right arm in a sling. “Rotator repaired. Labrum repaired,” Fowler wrote. “Support of...

Getty Images The Panthers activated kicker Joey Slye and offensive lineman Trent Scott from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, the team announced. Carolina placed cornerback Rasul Douglas on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team placed Slye and Scott on the list earlier this week, but both since...

Getty Images The Saints may be without their top two wide receivers against the Panthers on Sunday. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team is putting Emmanuel Sanders on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. He will not be able to play this weekend as a result of the move. Sanders did not...

Getty Images Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was listed with a new injury as a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice and he’s moving in the wrong direction to make a return to the lineup this weekend. Thomas was not seen on the field during the open portion of Saints practice on...

Getty Images On Wednesday afternoon, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made it clear that his team is taking a look at receiver Antonio Brown, whose suspension ends in 10 days. On Wednesday evening, Carroll used even stronger language to indicate that the Seahawks will be players in the potential...

Getty Images Michael Thomas caught an NFL-record 149 passes last season. This season, the Saints receiver can’t catch a break. He has played only one game, making three receptions for 17 yards in the season opener. Saints coach Sean Payton said Wednesday morning that Thomas’ discipline for...

Getty Images The Saints are coming back from a bye, but one of their key players has gone a lot longer than a week since playing his last game. Wide receiver Michael Thomas missed three games with an ankle injury and then was held out of the lineup in Week Five in a disciplinary move after he...

Getty Images Receiver Antonio Brown is eligible to return to practice and play after Week Eight. With Week Eight coming quickly, rumors and reports and speculation are emerging regarding his next destination. Last year, the Seahawks were linked to Brown, as an alternative to Josh Gordon. They...

Getty Images After a brief COVID-19 scare, the Panthers are ready to get back to work. Carolina will reopen its facility today because it had no more positive COVID-19 tests, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. On Monday and Tuesday the Panthers closed their facility and did all their work...

Getty Images The Saints and the mayor of New Orleans have reached an agreement to start allowing fans to attend games at the Superdome. Mayor LaToya Cantrell has approved up to 3,000 fans for this week’s home game against the Panthers. The Saints have announced that season ticket holders will...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees is the NFL’s all-time record holder for career touchdown passes. After Sunday night, he might not be. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is currently at 555 career touchdown passes, just one behind Brees’ NFL record career total of 556. Brees and the...

Getty Images Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey isn’t ready to return just yet. McCaffrey, who has been out since suffering a high ankle sprain in Week Two, is not expected to play on Sunday against the Saints, according to NFL Network. It’s possible that McCaffrey could return the...

Getty Images The Bears signed veteran linebacker Manti Te'o to their practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. He takes the roster spot of kicker Kai Forbath, whom the Rams signed to their active roster Tuesday. Te’o has appeared in 62 games with 48 starts over seven NFL seasons. He has...

Getty Images The Saints have designated linebacker Kiko Alonso and running back Ty Montgomery to return to practice. It opens a 21-day window for the players to return to the roster. The Saints placed Alonso on the physically unable to perform list Aug. 1 as he worked his way back from the...