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New Orleans Saints The Saints tweeted a photo of coach Sean Payton chatting with owner Gayle Benson during practice Wednesday. Both have contracted COVID-19 and recovered. Payton was among the first in the NFL known to have tested positive for the cornoavirus. He announced his diagnosis in...

Getty Images Washington receiver Trey Quinn is trying to raise $100,000 for Hurricane Laura disaster relief efforts in his hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The NFL and the Saints are helping, too. The NFL Foundation announced Wednesday it will match the Saints’ $250,000 contribution to the...

Getty Images A couple of days of craziness between the Saints and running back Alvin Kamara has, for now, settled down. Kamara practiced on Wednesday, which he reportedly hadn’t been doing due to an injury — or an “injury.” Coach Sean Payton confirmed that player and team currently are trying...

Getty Images The Panthers signed linebacker James Onwualu on Wednesday, the team announced. They also waived receiver Tommylee Lewis with an injury designation. He has a hamstring injury. Onwualu originally signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame. He appeared in...

Getty Images The Saints want to sign Alvin Kamara to an extension. Alvin Kamara wants to sign an extension. But if the Saints can’t come to an agreement with their star running back, they are “open to trading” Kamara, NFL reporter Josina Anderson reports. Jeff Duncan of TheAthletic.com added...

Getty Images Alvin Kamara has missed practice time over dissatisfaction with his contract, and the Saints have threatened to trade him if they can’t work out a long-term deal. Cooler heads now have prevailed. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the sides will keep working on a long-term...

Getty Images The past couple of days have spawned a rash of conflicting and curious reports and rumors regarding the Saints and running back Alvin Kamara. Ultimately, it’s all just part of the sausage-making process that currently is expected to lead to a new deal by, per a source with...

Getty Images The Saints won’t have any fans in the stands for their home opener, but they could have some in the Superdome as soon as Week Three. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Louisiana state officials have approved a plan for limited attendance beginning Sept. 27, though the...

Getty Images Saints running back Alvin Kamara said earlier in August he wasn’t worried about his next contract. That appears to have changed. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Saints running back has had unexcused absences the last three days, because of his contract. Kamara’s entering...

Getty Images After the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list dropped to a single player last week, two more joined him Sunday. Via the league’s official transaction wire, Saints running back Dwayne Washington and Panthers defensive back Derrek Thomas were placed on the list yesterday. They were the...

Getty Images With two Sundays to go until the new-look Tampa Bay offense gets its first chance to show what it can do, it apparently has plenty of work to do. Coach Bruce Arians, who says what’s on his mind at all times, pulled no punches when assessing the offensive performance from Sunday’s...

Getty Images Four years ago today, then-Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered a devastating, non-contact knee injury that many thought would derail his career permanently. Now, he’s got a three-year, $66 million contract with the Panthers, and he’ll enter the season as the...

Getty Images The Saints signed defensive end Anthony Lanier II, defensive end T.J. Carter and linebacker Wynton McManis on Saturday, the team announced. They waived defensive tackle Jalen Dalton with an injury designation and waived offensive tackle Darrin Paulo off injured reserve. Lanier...

Getty Images Saints coach Sean Payton was the first coach in the league to test positive for COVID-19, and now his team’s owner has joined him on the list. According to the New Orleans Times Picayune, Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has been diagnosed with coronavirus. The 73-year-old...

Getty Images The Saints are adding some help from north of the border. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Saints are adding former CFL linebacker Wynton McManis. He opted out of the Canadian league after they canceled the 2020 season because of COVID-19. McManis spent most of the...

Instagram.com/Clampz2.0 Some teams decided not to practice on Thursday. Some did. The Saints practiced, but they still found a way to acknowledge the current social issues engulfing pro sports: They wore Jacob Blake’s name on their helmets. Coach Sean Payton told reporters that the team...

USA TODAY Sports New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Jalen Dalton is going to miss the entire 2020 season after sustaining a torn triceps, according to multiple reports. The injury was first reported by Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. The injury is expected to require surgery. Dalton...

Getty Images The Saints added cornerback Kemon Hall to the team on Tuesday while also dropping a pair of veteran defenders from the active roster. Both of the latter moves had been previously reported. Linebacker Nigel Bradham was released and safety Johnson Bademosi was placed on injured...

Getty Images The New Orleans Saints have placed cornerback Johnson Bademosi on injured reserve less than two weeks after bringing him off the physically unable to perform list. Bademosi began camp on the PUP list before passing a physical to join the active roster on Aug. 14. According to...

Getty Images The Ravens were hoping to have fans at M&T Bank Stadium when the open the season against the Browns on September 13, but that won’t be the case. The team announced on Monday that they will not have any fans in attendance for the “initial part” of the 2020 season. There’s no word...