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Getty Images A number of Saints teammates didn’t wait for today’s team meeting to give Drew Brees a piece of their mind. But one of the guys responsible for protecting Brees said Thursday he’s hoping that Brees’ online apology Thursday morning will be proven sincere. “I could’ve easily got on...

Getty Images Saints running back Alvin Kamara says he wants to move forward after addressing the recent comments quarterback Drew Brees made equating kneeling during the national anthem with disrespect for America. Kamara posted on twitter a video of Fox News personality Laura Ingraham telling...

Getty Images Recent events have created an unprecedented level of awareness and sensitivity by white Americans to the issues confronting black Americans. On Thursday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara posted a long thread on Twitter that provides specific details about his own experiences. “I’m...

Getty Images Most members of the NFL community who have spoken out about recent events have done so apolitically, giving statements that don’t mention any particular election or elected official. Saints coach Sean Payton has made a different kind of statement. Payton today posted two pictures...

Getty Images Four years ago, some believed Teddy Bridgewater would enjoy a breakout season in his third year in the NFL. Then came a horrific non-contact knee injury during a late-August practice, and Bridgewater’s career was derailed. For multiple years. He missed all of 2016 and barely...

Getty Images Jonathan Vilma is back in the NFL, at least as a broadcaster. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, the former Jets and Saints linebacker is leaving his job as an ESPN college analyst to join Fox. Vilma is expected to be paired with Kenny Albert on game broadcasts...

Getty Images The Saints traded into the seventh round of this year’s draft in order to select former Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens and Saints head coach Sean Payton said later that he made the move in order to keep Stevens from going to the Panthers as an undrafted free agent...

Getty Images Many companies in every industry are putting out statements, which don’t really state all that much. When Saints linebacker Demario Davis was asked about the violence that has erupted from protests of the death of George Floyd, he had specific ideas. During an appearance on NFL...

Getty Images “Statements are words,” Saints owner Gayle Benson said Monday. “Unified action towards a solution is what needs to come from this now,” Benson added in a long statement. To that end, Benson formed a Social Justice Leadership Coalition within her two organizations, the Saints and...

Getty Images One of the first big decisions the Panthers made after hiring head coach Matt Rhule was the decision to sign quarterback Teddy Bridgewater as a free agent. Bridgewater got a three-year deal in Carolina after spending the last two years as a backup in New Orleans. He got five...

Getty Images The Panthers announced that they have agreed to terms on a contract with cornerback Eli Apple for the 2020 season and that deal looks different than the deal Apple initially struck earlier this offseason. Apple agreed to terms with the Raiders on a one-year deal early in free...

Getty Images The Saints waived receiver Tim White on Thursday to make room for offensive guard James Hurst, according to the NFL’s official transactions. White, 25, spent time on the Saints’ practice squad late last season. He originally entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of...

Getty Images Eli Apple has a home. Finally. The free agent cornerback agreed in principle on terms of a one-year deal with the Raiders in late March, but the sides never could finalize the contract. So he went back on the market. Two months later, Apple has agreed to terms with the Panthers...

Getty Images Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins says he’s the top pass catcher in football, and that his numbers would dwarf those of other star receivers if he had played his entire career with an elite quarterback. Hopkins said on ESPN that there is no doubt in his mind where he ranks...

Getty Images Five years after becoming the first overall pick in the draft, quarterback Jameis Winston no longer is a starter. And with 32 teams in the league, it’s no surprise he’s not among Chris Simms’ top 32 quarterbacks for 2020. Winston just missed the cut. The NFL’s first 30-30 man came...

Getty Images No one knows what games are going to look like this fall. Are they going to be played without fans? Some fans? Full stadiums? Every team likely is busy planning for everything, or anything. The Superdome Commission, a state entity formerly known as the Louisiana Stadium and...

Getty Images The Saints have added some offensive line depth, at least for the final 12 weeks of the season. Per a tweet from agent Jack Bechta, the Saints have agreed to a one-year deal with veteran blocker James Hurst. Hurst started 44 games over six seasons with the Ravens, at both guard...

Getty Images He’s third on his team’s depth chart, but he’s got much greater standing in the league at large. Saints quarterback Taysom Hill comes in at No. 36 on Chris Simms’ annual top 40 quarterback countdown. Many would argue that Hill should be much lower, given that he has limited...

Getty Images Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen hasn’t had to do a lot of teaching this offseason. The team has only parted ways with two of their starters from their final game of last season and they’ve had many of those starters on hand for multiple seasons, which has allowed Allen...

Getty Images It took over two months of free agency after his release from the Pittsburgh Steelers for Anthony Chickillo to find a new home with the New Orleans Saints. But even after playing the waiting game, Chickillo is pleased with his new destination with the Saints. “Couldn’t ask for a...