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    Saints, Drew Brees agree to new deal

    Getty Images Drew Brees will not become a free agent tomorrow. Instead, Brees and the Saints agreed to a deal today. It’s a two-year contract worth about $50 million, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Brees had said repeatedly that he wasn’t interested in going anywhere other than New...
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    Report: Panthers close to deal with Teddy Bridgewater

    Getty Images That didn’t take long. Within an hour of the Panthers announcing that they had given Cam Newton permission to seek a trade, they appear to have found a replacement. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, the Panthers are expected to have a deal finalized with Teddy Bridgewater...
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    Rise in minimum salaries could keep some teams out of market

    Getty Images One of the NFL’s main selling points to players in the just-approved collective bargaining agreement was the significant bumps in minimum salaries — since more than half the league plays on them. But those raises could also stifle the market for some teams. Via Peter King of...
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    Benjamin Watson announces his retirement

    Getty Images One tight end has already gotten rich in free agency, and one is walking away. Longtime NFL tight end Benjamin Watson announced on social media that he was stepping away from football after 16 seasons. “My parents tell me that as a young child I would declare that when I grew up...
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    Bears are talking to Teddy Bridgewater

    Getty Images The Mitchell Trubisky era in Chicago could be ending. At least, his era as a starter. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, talks are underway between the Bears and Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. The initial numbers floating around (something in the range of $21...
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    Saints landed Drew Brees 14 years ago today

    Getty Images Drew Brees has played for the Saints for so long that many don’t remember he previously played for the Chargers. He also has played for the Saints for so long that many don’t remember he nearly played for the Dolphins. Fourteen years ago today, the Saints signed Brees to a...
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    Dolphins give Vince Biegel original-round tender

    Getty Images The Dolphins gave linebacker Vince Biegel the original-round restricted tender, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. It’s worth $2.132 million. The Packers made Biegel a fourth-round choice in 2017. He spent most of his rookie season on the physically unable to perform list. In...
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    Sean Payton believes free agency will be delayed

    Getty Images The NFL consistently has said it has “no plans” to delay the start of free agency. Those plans could indeed be on the verge of changing. On Saturday, Saints coach Sean Payton (a member of the Competition Committee) expressed a belief that free agency will be delayed. “Most...
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    Thomas Morstead: If players reject CBA, we will pay for it down the road

    Getty Images Saints punter Thomas Morstead serves as a member of the NFL Players Association’s Executive Committee. On Thursday, after several days of significant societal changes demonstrating with certainty the uncertainties that the NFL and the rest of the sports world now face, Morstead...
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    Drew Brees ready to take a below-market contract from Saints

    Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees has already made it clear that he’s staying in New Orleans, even though he’s set to become a free agent next week. Because Brees is intent on sticking with the Saints, he’s willing to settle for a below-market contract with the team, Ian Rapoport of...
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    Report: Eagles and Saints pulling coaches off road because of coronavirus concern

    Getty Images With many teams wondering how to classify scouting on the essential travel scale, at least two teams are pulling some of their personnel off the road for the time being. According to Eric Edholm of Yahoo Sports, the Eagles and Saints have pulled their coaches off the road — at...
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    Many teams, including Saints, say they continue to operate business as usual

    Getty Images A report earlier Wednesday indicated the Eagles and Saints have pulled their coaches off the road because of concerns over the coronavirus. The Saints, via multiple reports, say that is inaccurate. Their scouts and coaches remain on the road and it’s “business as usual.” Eagles...
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    Who else will run for NFLPA president?

    Getty Images One day before the NFL Players Association votes for a new president, only one candidate is known: Panthers tackle Russell Okung. No others have publicly been identified. 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, who has become a louder and louder opponent of the new CBA, will not be...
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    Patriots get league-high four compensatory picks, including two third-rounders

    Getty Images The NFL announced the 32 compensatory picks, which were awarded to 15 teams. The Patriots have a league-high and league-maximum of four — two third-round choices and two sixth-round selections. New England lost Malcom Brown, Trent Brown, Trey Flowers, Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle...
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    Alvin Kamara says he’s 100 percent after playing last season at 75 percent

    Getty Images Saints running back Alvin Kamara‘s highlight reel from 2019 don’t impress Alvin Kamara. The NFL’s official account tweeted some of Kamara’s top moments last season. Kamara replied, “On 1 leg. . .At 75%. . .but we back to 100.” Kamara battled injuries for the first time in his...
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    Alex Anzalone “good to go” after missing 14 games last season

    Getty Images Saints linebacker Alex Anzalone missed most of last season, and the Saints missed him. Anzalone, 25, played only the first two games before shoulder surgery ended his season. He tweeted this week that he is “good to go” after rehab. Anzalone has played all 16 games only one time...
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    Saints planning first-round RFA tender for Taysom Hill

    Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton said last month that he expects another team to make quarterback Taysom Hill an offer as a restricted free agent this offseason. Payton suggested that the team doing so would run the risk of giving up a first-round pick if the Saints didn’t match that...
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    Cameron Jordan to join XFL broadcast this weekend

    Getty Images New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan will serve as a guest broadcaster on FOX for this weekend’s XFL game between the New York Guardians and Dallas Renegades, according to Rod Walker of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Jordan is a gregarious personality that could...
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    Drew Brees: I am a Who Dat Nation for life

    Getty Images Drew Brees didn’t begin his career in New Orleans, but the quarterback has made it clear he will end it there. Brees reiterated again Thursday morning that he will re-sign with the Saints regardless whether he has signed a new deal by March 16. Brees, ranked second on PFT’s list...
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