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Getty Images Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon was 44 years old when he made his last NFL start, so he’s one of the few people who have experienced what Tom Brady and Drew Brees are doing right now, playing quarterback into their 40s. And Moon has some bad news for Brady and Brees: Father...

Getty Images Police brutality has been fueled in part by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that routinely gives police officers and police departments a pass when excessive force has been used against a citizen. The potential change flowing from the murder of George Floyd includes an effort...

Getty Images Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins has remained publicly quiet, for the most part, since posting a pair of emotional videos last Wednesday, in the aftermath of the controversial Drew Brees remarks linking anthem protests to “disrespect” of the flag. On Tuesday, Jenkins appeared on CBS...

Getty Images Jameis Winston no longer has a starting job. He still has plenty of confidence. “I know what I’m worth,” Winston recently told Tyler Dunne of BleacherReport.com. “And I know day in and day out, without publicly coming in and saying it, that historically I’m one of the best...

Getty Images NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video statement Friday that received strong reviews, but it landed one step short in the view of some NFL players. In his video supporting players’ fight for social injustice, Goodell never mentioned Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, who was...

Getty Images The Saints were joined at today’s virtual team meeting by film director Spike Lee. Lee, who has made some of the best films about civil rights in America, including Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X and BlacKkKlansman, was on the Saints’ Zoom conference for 45 minutes today, according...

Getty Images Although several NFL players have said they appreciated Drew Brees apologizing for equating kneeling during the national anthem with disrespect for the country Eagles defensive lineman Malik Jackson is not among them. Jackson told ABC 6 in Philadelphia that he does not think...

Getty Images The Ravens and Titans welcomed coaches back into their facilities on Monday, but it doesn’t look like the Saints are going to follow suit ahead of training camp this summer. Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen told reporters on a conference call that head coach Sean Payton...

Getty Images The Saints let Eli Apple leave because they had Janoris Jenkins coming back for 2020. Jenkins played only three games for New Orleans last season, seeing action on 167 defensive snaps. It was enough for the Saints to bring him back for 2020 in a restructured deal that includes...

Getty Images Saints receiver Michael Thomas has partnered with RIP Medical Debt and has donated $20,000 to relief in the greater New Orleans area, Luke Johnson of NOLA.com reports. RIP Medical Debt purchases debts at substantially lower costs and forgives them. It calculated Thomas’ pledge...

Getty Images NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal officially has not commented on his remarks during last Thursday’s virtual meeting of the Saints, a day after respect-the-flag remarks from quarterback Drew Brees prompted a backlash that resulted in a trail of apologies and, eventually, a renewed...

Getty Images After Drew Brees apologized multiple times last week for suggesting that NFL players who kneeled during the national anthem disrespected the country, his wife apologized as well. Brittany Brees posted a lengthy message on Instagram that featured two quotes from Martin Luther King...

Getty Images President Trump weighed in today on the controversy surrounding Drew Brees, saying the Saints’ quarterback was right to criticize kneeling during the national anthem and wrong to apologize for his statement. Trump wrote on Twitter that Brees should stand by what he initially said...

Getty Images Everyone, it seems, has an opinion on Drew Brees‘ national anthem stance. Even President Donald Trump has weighed in on Twitter. The controversy surrounding the Saints quarterback has become the biggest story in the NFL. So naturally, Washington running back Adrian Peterson was...

Getty Images As it turns out, the video published by the NFL on Friday featuring Commissioner Roger Goodell is only the second-best video in which the league office had a hand this week. Per a league source, an NFL social-media employee helped put together Thursday’s powerful video featuring...

Getty Images Drew Brees answered President Donald Trump in a Friday night post on social media. He also answered the question of whether his feelings about kneeling during the national anthem have changed. The president said the Saints quarterback was right to criticize kneeling during the...

Getty Images Before Friday afternoon, Saints quarterback Drew Brees had issued multiple apologies for reiterating his viewpoint on peaceful protests during the national anthem without addressing whether he had abandoned his position, as stated on Wednesday, that he “will never agree with...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees has apologized (twice now), and has work to do to convince his teammates he’s sincere. Naturally, people who aren’t on his team aren’t as eager to offer him the benefit of the doubt, after his comments this week suggesting that kneeling during the...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees has issued a second apology for his widely criticized comments likening kneeling during the national anthem to disrespecting America. Brees posted a video on Instagram looking into the camera, saying again that he’s sorry, and promising to work for...

Getty Images The Saints aren’t saying much about what went on in their team meeting this morning, wanting to keep things in-house. A handful of players, including Alvin Kamara, Terron Armstead, Michael Thomas and Demario Davis, indicated they accepted their quarterback’s apology. Little else...