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Getty Images The XFL signings by NFL teams have not come as fast as expected. The only two known commitments are two ex Houston Roughnecks players. Quarterback P.J. Walker agreed to terms with the Panthers earlier Monday. Now comes word from Deatrick Nichols’ agent, Aston Wilson, that the...

Getty Images Noah Spence was a late addition to the Saints roster last season, but he’ll have a chance for a longer stay this year. According to multiple reports, Spence has re-signed with the Saints. Spence joined New Orleans in December last year after spending a couple of months with...

Getty Images Of PFT’s original list of 100 free agents, NFL teams have tagged or agreed to terms with 79. But teams have made moves since then. Here is our list of the top 25 free agents currently on the market: 1. Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston 2. Seahawks edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney...

Getty Images D.J. Swearinger signed with the Saints late in the 2019 season and he’ll return to try to make the team in 2020. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Swearinger has re-signed with the team. It is a one-year, $1.1 million deal for the veteran safety. The Saints were Swearinger’s...

Getty Images Andrus Peat got a chance to see what the open market had to offer and has decided to return to the Saints. The Saints announced that Peat has agreed to a five-year deal to remain in New Orleans. They did not announce any financial terms, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that...

Getty Images The Saints have agreed to one-year deals with cornerback Justin Hardee and fullback Michael Burton, Mike Triplett of ESPN reports. The Saints declined to tender Hardee as a restricted free agent. Hardee, 26, has spent the past three seasons in New Orleans. He is a core special...

Getty Images Drew Brees has another weapon. And the NFC South now has some of the best receiving corps in the NFL. The Bucs and new quarterback Tom Brady have Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley play for the Falcons. The Saints have Michael Thomas . . . and now Emmanuel...

Getty Images For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak has turned the sports world and the real world on its head, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has addressed the topic. Goodell’s comments were made in connection with the disclosure from Saints coach Sean Payton that he has tested...

Getty Images Wide receiver Keith Kirkwood wasn’t tendered a contract by the Saints as a restricted free agent, but he’s found another gig in the same division and with some familiar faces. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Panthers have signed Kirkwood to a one-year deal. Kirkwood played...

Getty Images The NFL is taking COVID-19 very seriously, and on Thursday an example of a positive COVID-19 test from within NFL community underscored that it should be. Saints coach Sean Payton told ESPN that he has tested positive for the virus. There’s no mention as to whether Payton, 56, is...

Getty Images Saints coach Sean Payton announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. He added that he has avoided the worst of the virus. “I’m feeling better and fortunate to not have any of the respiratory symptoms,” Payton said on Twitter. “Four more days at home.” Payton...

Getty Images The Saints have exercised the 2021 fifth-year options on cornerback Marshon Lattimore and offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Lattimore and Ramczyk become the first members of the 2017 draft class to have their options picked up. Under the new Collective...

Getty Images The New Orleans Saints reached an agreement with Patrick Robinson to restructure the veteran cornerback’s contract, according to multiple reports. Robinson was set to make $4.9 million this season and $5 million over the final two years of his existing deal. The team also adjusted...

Getty Images If Tom Brady had landed in San Francisco, the 49ers schedule would have contained a slew of must-see games. With Brady heading to Tampa Bay, the slate still consists of plenty of compelling matchups. The dates and times won’t be known, but the opponents and the places are...

Getty Images The Saints are correcting a previous mistake. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Saints are close to a deal to sign safety Malcolm Jenkins. The former Saints first-rounder was just released by the Eagles, and gives the Saints a chance to fix a long-standing issue...

Getty Images The Raiders added some secondary help to their busy week of free agency. According to Jerry McDonald of the Bay Area News Group, the Raiders have reached a deal with veteran cornerback Eli Apple. The former Giants first-rounder spent the last two years with the Saints. The...

Getty Images The Saints have restructured the contracts of receiver Michael Thomas and offensive tackle Terron Armstead, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football reports. The team needed the cap space. Armstead was scheduled to have the second-highest salary cap number on the team behind Drew...

Getty Images Saints owner Gayle Benson has personally donated $1 million to create the Gayle Benson Community Assistance Fund. It will assist those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been meeting and planning a response since the NBA’s announcement to suspend games,” Benson said in...

Getty Images Twelve of the top 18 players on PFT’s top-100 free agents list are off the board already. The top player remaining is Saints quarterback Drew Brees at No. 2. But there is no drama in Brees’ destination. The NFL’s all-time passing leader already said he’s going back to the Saints...

Getty Images It was a wild Monday in the NFL, with big moves happening all day and into the wee hours of Tuesday morning — except at the quarterback position. The biggest free agent of all, Tom Brady, has had no news at all. And the same can be said for Drew Brees, Jameis Winston and Philip...