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Getty Images The NFL organized a video conference with team owners on Thursday to discuss, among other topics, the preparations for the 2020 season. Those preparations, particularly the ones having to do with controlling the spread of COVID-19, have been a frequent topic of conversation this...

Getty Images Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders didn’t have offseason practice time to get acclimated to playing with Drew Brees after signing with the Saints, but the two men have found a way to get on the field. Sanders posted a video of himself catching passes from Brees to his Instagram story...

Getty Images The Saints are adding the two first picks from their 2006 draft class to their Hall of Fame. Jahri Evans, an offensive tackle who played for the Saints from 2006 to 2015, and Roman Harper, a safety who played for the Saints from 2006 to 2013, are both going in the Saints’ Hall of...

Getty Images When Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins heard Drew Brees conflate kneeling during the national anthem with disrespecting America, he was not happy. But Jenkins believes the fallout from that was productive. Jenkins said Monday on The Daily Show that he hopes more Americans, black and...

Getty Images The NFLPA has advised players to stop working out together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The reason? Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that “around 10 NFL teams have reported positive coronavirus tests for at least one of their players.” Reports have indicated the Cowboys...

Getty Images Jets safety Jamal Adams wants out of New York. Obviously, he believes he’d benefit from a change of scenery. Which inspired Friday’s PFT Live draft: Which players currently in the NFL would benefit from being traded to a new team? Big Cat and yours truly drafted four players...

Getty Images Ty Montgomery has played running back. He has played receiver. He has played special teams. The Saints, who signed Montgomery this offseason, list him at running back. But they are not going to assign him one position. “I see a Swiss Army knife,” Saints running backs coach Joel...

Getty Images President Trump sees NFL players kneeling during the national anthem as a winning campaign issue for him, even if it means taking on one of the league’s most popular players. For the second day in a row on Thursday, Trump brought up Drew Brees and criticized his decision to...

Getty Images Teddy Bridgewater has not played as a full-time starter since a career-threatening knee injury in August 2016. But the Panthers saw enough — and knew enough about him — that they signed Bridgewater in free agency as their quarterback of the present and the future. Panthers...

Getty Images The Saints are the latest team to announce they are giving employees Friday off. Owner Gayle Benson and president Dennis Lauscha made the decision to recognize Juneteenth as a company holiday last week, Mike Triplett of ESPN reports. Offices of the Saints and Pelicans will close...

Getty Images Jameis Winston hasn’t had a chance to work with the Saints on the field this offseason, but the quarterback has found a way to make a positive impression on offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. Carmichael had a conference call with reporters on Tuesday and many of the questions...

Getty Images NFL stadium construction sites in Los Angeles and Las Vegas have seen several workers test positive for COVID-19 in the last few months and the same issue has hit workers in New Orleans in recent weeks. A renovation of the Superdome began before COVID-19 shutdowns began and work...

Getty Images Alvin Kamara battled injuries for the first time in his career, nursing knee and ankle issues in 2019. The Saints running back missed two games and played through others at less than 100 percent. In March, the NFL’s official account tweeted some of Kamara’s top moments last...

Getty Images The GOAT is stuck in the middle of the pack. Tom Brady, the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL, has landed at No. 15 on the Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown for 2020. Like Drew Brees at No. 16, Brady dropped six spots. Last year, he and Brees were back-to-back at No...

Getty Images Alvin Kamara knew little about NASCAR before Wednesday, but as soon as NASCAR announced its decision to ban the Confederate flag, the Saints running back tweeted his approval. “When the next race?” Kamara tweeted. An hour later, Kamara live tweeted the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain...

Getty Images NFL players have been using their platforms to speak out on social justice issues, and one player is about to get a larger platform. Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins has been hired as a contributor to CNN, where he’ll comment on national affairs related to racism and social justice...

Getty Images Yes, you read that correctly. Drew Brees, a first-ballot Hall of Famer and one of the best quarterbacks of all time, comes in at No. 16 in the Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown. Brees, who led the league in completion percentage and generated the highest passer rating of...

Getty Images Jared Cook made only 15 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns in his first six games with the Saints last season. In the final eight games, the tight made 28 receptions for 537 yards and seven touchdowns. The second half of the season has the Saints excited to see what Cook can...

Getty Images Drew Brees became the biggest story in the NFL last week. That became as much of a problem for most NFL players as what the Saints quarterback said before backtracking. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Brees’ national anthem stance missed the mark and detracted from the...

Getty Images After making pointed statements toward New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees last week, former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe has since spoken with Brees and detailed elements of their conversation during his show Undisputed on FS1. Sharpe said that Brees reached out to him to...