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Getty Images New Orleans will always be a part of Tyrann Mathieu, and he’s doing his part to help during a tragedy that hit his hometown. Via Luke Johnson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Chiefs safety will pay for the funeral of a 9-year-old boy who was shot and killed Monday. Devante...

Getty Images Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski is predicting a fun season in Tampa and his arrival along with Tom Brady‘s decision to sign with the Bucs has a lot of others thinking that the team can have a successful 2020 season. One defensive starter from one of the team’s divisional...

Getty Images Training camps are scheduled to open in two weeks, but there’s plenty of uncertainty about the ability to safely do so. Specifically, the NFLPA has concerns about opening in places where COVID-19 infection rates are highest. Via to Mark Maske of the Washington Post, a union...

Getty Images The University of Texas announced a series of changes on Monday, many of which were in response to calls from members of the school’s football team for the university to do more to make the school a welcoming place for black students. The moves included an announcement that they...

Getty Images Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins doesn’t approve of former Eagles teammate DeSean Jackson‘s comments this week, but he also doesn’t want to get bogged down in a problem he perceives as being not his own. Jenkins posted an Instagram video in which he addressed Jackson’s anti-Semitic...

Getty Images They’re calling it the “OL Masterminds Summit.” The litmus test as to whether the individuals participating are truly “masterminds” is whether they’ll realize that they shouldn’t attend. Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News explains that the event, featuring 50 offensive...

Getty Images The Saints are the latest team to let season ticket holders know that this season will be very different. Saints season ticket holders have been sent a form that allows them to choose to either get a refund on their tickets for this year or roll them over to the 2021 season...

Getty Images The NFLPA informed its board of player representatives that the league has proposed placing 35 percent of player salaries in escrow in order to help manage the expected revenue losses during the 2020 season and it has not been met with a warm response by players. Tom Pelissero of...

Getty Images The NFC South was the site of the biggest free agent move in the league this March as quarterback Tom Brady‘s decision to sign with the Buccaneers made for a big change in the divisional landscape. Such a shift will also mean more work for the defensive coordinators of the other...

Getty Images The Saints traded up to take defensive end Marcus Davenport in the first round of the 2018 draft and that move was starting to pay dividends last season. Davenport had three sacks and two forced fumbles in wins over the Panthers and Falcons in Weeks 12 and 13 last season, but the...

Getty Images As it becomes clear that the simplest way everyone can reduce the spread of COVID-19 is to wear a mask, NFL teams are promoting the wearing of masks in the hopes that the football season will be able to start on time. The 49ers have found a creative way to do it. The 49ers’...

Getty Images Jails present a heightened risk of infection during the ongoing pandemic. Plenty of Americans who have yet to be convicted but who can’t afford bail remain stuck in jail pending the resolution of their charges. Colin Kaepernick and his Know Your Rights camp have teamed up with...

At some point in the last four months of this extended episode of The Twilight Zone, an important public-health issue became a political litmus test. It shouldn’t be. And people and organizations in positions of influence are trying to reverse that. The Saints are on board with the effort...

Getty Images At a time when plenty of NFL quarterbacks are defying the medical advice of the league and the union to not participate in on-field workouts together before training camp, the guys who get paid to chase them around are heeding the recommendations. Broncos linebacker Von Miller...

Getty Images The NFL strongly believes that it’s much harder to transmit the coronavirus in an outdoor setting than in a confined indoor space. So what about domed stadiums, which technically are indoors? As a source with knowledge of the league’s thinking explains it to PFT, open-air stadiums...

Getty Images The NFC South has plenty of great quarterbacks, including a pair of future first-ballot Hall of Famers who will have a combined age if 84 when then meet in Week One. But another quarterback in the division recently proclaimed that he’s the best. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan...

Getty Images When Saints quarterback Drew Brees apologized multiple times for his “disrespecting the flag” comments, he said he wanted to be part of the solution. He’s writing a check to sponsor an event which could be a step along that path. Via Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, Brees and his wife...

Getty Images At least one NFL owner is willing to change the name of a long-standing and beloved brand in the face of societal pressure and a desire to be inclusive. Saints owner Gayle Benson just announced in a statement that they’re changing the name of Dixie Brewery and all Dixie-branded...

Getty Images Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins revisited his comments from a Thursday morning appearance on CNN with a video on social media later in the day. Jenkins said that the “trust system” the league is using to facilitate the return of players for the 2020 season “puts us all at risk” and...

Getty Images NFL owners approved a plan to cover the rows of seats closest to the playing field with tarps on Thursday and one team has started working to take care of the season ticket holders who usually fill those seats. Saints vice president of communications Greg Bensel issued a statement...