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    Saints have Plan B as it prepares for back-to-back hurricanes this week

    Getty Images New Orleans is preparing for the unprecedented: Back-to-back hurricanes are expected to make landfall in the state or near the state this week. Marco, which strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Sunday, should make landfall on the Louisiana coast Monday. Tropical Storm Laura is...
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    Saints cut Nigel Bradham

    Getty Images Saints linebacker Nigel Bradham will need to find a new “winning organization” to play for. Bradham was cut by the Saints today, according to multiple reports. The 30-year-old Bradham raised some eyebrows recently when he said he was glad to be with a “winning organization,”...
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    Alvin Kamara focused on returning to being “highlight-making running back”

    Getty Images Alvin Kamara finished last season with 1,330 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns. It wasn’t what he wanted or expected. Slowed by knee and ankle injuries, Kamara set career lows in yards per touch, yards from scrimmage and touchdowns. He missed two games with his injuries...
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    Cardinals sign Ken Crawley, place Robert Alford on IR

    Getty Images The Cardinals signed cornerback B.W. Webb on Thursday. They had cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick visit Friday. They made another move at the position this week: The Cardinals announced they have signed Ken Crawley to a one-year deal. The transaction was reported earlier this week but...
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    Looking at the most controversial plays in NFL history

    Getty Images From time to time on PFT Live, the control room torments me with one specific highlight from December 28, 1975, the day the Cowboys ended Minnesota’s season with the NFL’s first-ever Hail Mary play. The play had a controversial ending, given that Vikings cornerback Nate Wright...
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    Malcolm Jenkins: Saints are closer after conversations with Drew Brees

    Getty Images When Saints quarterback Drew Brees responded to a question about players kneeling during the playing of the national anthem by saying he was against disrespecting the American flag, his teammate Malcolm Jenkins was critical of Brees for misrepresenting what players were protesting...
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    Drew Brees sold Saints on bringing in Bennie Fowler

    Getty Images Drew Brees has some pull when it comes to the New Orleans Saints. So when he endorses a wide receiver he wants as a part of the team’s roster, the Saints are going to take note. According to Amie Just of NOLA.com, Brees sold the Saints on the idea of signing Fowler as a free agent...
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    Andrus Peat waiting to find out if he needs surgery for broken thumb

    Getty Images More details have emerged regarding the injury that’s keeping Saints left guard Andrus Peat out of practice, although his return date remains unclear. The initial report was that Peat is missing time due to a hand injury and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported on Tuesday that he...
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    Ravens look at Dez Bryant, not Antonio Brown

    Getty Images Multiple Ravens players have lobbied for the team to take a look at receiver Antonio Brown. Instead, the Ravens will be taking a look at receiver Dez Bryant. No one has shown any interest in Brown since the league issued an eight-game suspension for a pair of off-field incidents...
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    Saints sign Ethan Wolf

    Getty Images The Saints have signed tight end Ethan Wolf, Nick Underhill of New Orleans Football reports. Wolf spent last season on the Rams’ practice squad. The Rams cut him July 26. The Saints worked out four other tight ends this week, along with Wolf. They will have to make a...
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    Nigel Bradham circles back, after initial slight of Philadelphia

    Getty Images Nigel Bradham didn’t forget what happened in Philadelphia. He just remembered what it was like when he got there. The Saints linebacker raised some eyebrows Monday when he was talking to New Orleans reporters, and threw some rocks at his previous two employers (the Bills and...
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    Saints like what they’re seeing so far from Jameis Winston

    Getty Images The Saints haven’t had much of a chance to get to know Jameis Winston. But what they’ve seen of him so far, they’ve liked. Via Luke Johnson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Saints coach Sean Payton said he’s been encouraged by the way Winston has performed so far. “I’ve been...
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    Andrus Peat missing time with hand injury

    Getty Images Saints left guard Andrus Peat didn’t practice on Monday and head coach Sean Payton didn’t offer much detail about when he might be back on the field. Brett Martel of the Associated Press reports that a hand injury is the reason why Peat has been on the sideline. A timeline for his...
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    Keith Kirkwood needs surgery after breaking clavicle

    Getty Images Panthers beat writers reported earlier Sunday that receiver Keith Kirkwood was not seen at practice. Now we know why. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Kirkwood broke his clavicle. He will undergo surgery to repair it and will miss several weeks while healing. The Panthers...
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    Saints activate Deonte Harris from COVID-19 list

    Getty Images Saints return man Deonte Harris‘ stay on the COVID-19 list was a short one. Via Katherine Terrell of TheAthletic.com, the Saints activated Harris from reserve/COVID-19 Sunday. He just went on the list Friday, so a couple of negative tests in the last two days has him clear to...
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    Saint put Deonte Harris on COVID-19 list

    Getty Images Saints kick returner Deonte Harris is going to be out of action for a bit. According to multiple reports, the team placed Harris on the reserve/COVID-19 list for players who have tested positive or have to quarantine following close contact with an infected person. Harris’ path to...
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    Jared Cook hopes things click “a lot faster than last year”

    Getty Images In the days leading up to the 2019 season, there were a lot of high hopes about what tight end Jared Cook would do as a member of the Saints Offense but it took some time for things to get going. Cook was limited to 15 catches in the first half of the season as injuries to him and...
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    Saints won’t have fans in stands for Tom Brady’s Bucs debut

    Getty Images The Saints won’t have fans in the stands for their season opener Sept. 13 in what will mark Tom Brady‘s debut with the Buccaneers. The team announced the decision Wednesday night. “Mrs. [Gayle] Benson has appointed an internal management team that oversees all elements of our...
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    Saints list rookie Tommy Stevens as a tight end, not a quarterback

    Getty Images Tommy Stevens was a college quarterback, first at Penn State and then at Mississippi State, but his NFL future is at tight end. The Saints made that official when they put out a training camp roster that listed Stevens at quarterback and revealed he has been assigned the jersey...
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    Cowboys create bubble-like environment at training camp

    The Cowboys typically hold training camp in Oxnard, California, giving them a month to bond as a team. COVID-19 changed Dallas’ plans this summer. So the Cowboys are trying to make the best of it. The team has a block of rooms at the five-star Omni Hotel, attached to the Cowboys’ indoor...
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