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Getty Images The Texans didn’t blare the news, but they did announce the trade that has Brandin Cooks on the move again. The Texans’ release read simply: The Houston Texans agreed to acquire the following player via a trade with the Los Angeles Rams: Brandin Cooks, WR, height 5-10, weight 183...

Getty Images Longtime defensive tackle Tom Johnson was out of football last year, and he decided to stay that way. Via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Johnson said he’s officially retired now. “I’m old. I’m 35 years old,” he said. “I still have a little more juice. I want to be...

Trent Dilfer, a former first-round draft pick and Super Bowl-winning quarterback, has worked with Tua Tagovailoa in secret. The two began working in mid-January — before doctors had cleared the Alabama quarterback to return to football activities — at the high school where Dilfer coaches...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees will play at least one more season. Whenever his playing career is done, he reportedly will be heading to NBC. Brees, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, has chosen to sign with NBC over ESPN for post-NFL broadcasting work. Per the...

Getty Images Email communications between the New Orleans Saints and the Archdiocese of New Orleans should remain shielded from the public per a recommendation from special master Carolyn Gill-Jefferson in relation to a clergy sex abuse scandal. According to Amie Just and Ramon Antonio-Vargas...

Getty Images The Saints have brought one of their reserve offensive linemen back to the roster. According to multiple reports, the Saints have re-signed Cameron Tom. They opted not to tender Tom as a restricted free agent last month. Tom signed with the team after going undrafted in 2017 and...

Getty Images While some NFL players are flaunting their workouts on social media in violation of stay-at-home orders, Drew Brees is encouraging everyone to stay home. The Saints quarterback went on The Ellen Show with the message that the more everyone follows the rules, the quicker sports can...

Getty Images Tom Brady‘s arrival in Tampa changed the outlook for the Buccaneers and it also set up multiple matchups with one of the NFL’s other top quarterbacks of all time. Drew Brees re-signed with the Saints for the same two years that Brady signed up for with the Bucs, so they’re on...

Getty Images Former NFL tight end Mark Campbell’s among the still-growing lists of Americans testing positive for COVID-19, but he thought he was going to be able to push through it as he had so many things in his career. He quickly found out that was not the case. Campbell told Dave Birkett...

Getty Images The best season of Emmanuel Sanders‘ career came in an offense with Peyton Manning still carrying a Denver Broncos Offense to massive success in 2014. Now with the New Orleans Saints, Sanders is excited about the potential of being back in an offense so adept at throwing the...

Getty Images Fans aren’t the only ones expecting to be somewhat puzzled by the look of Tom Brady in a uniform other than that of the New England Patriots this fall. New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan will have to see it at least twice if the schedule proceeds as normal. It’s a...

Getty Images The NFL told teams last week that they were deciding between allowing small gatherings of club personnel to work together during the draft or requiring everyone to work from their homes by themselves. The league announced its ruling on Monday. In a memo delivered to all teams and...

Getty Images For position players, making the first team of an all-decade team virtually guaranteed entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only six first-team players off the previous all-decade teams are not in the Hall of Fame, excluding specialists and those yet to become eligible...

Getty Images The network wars are taking more and more aggressive steps to recruit soldiers. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that three networks are chasing Saints quarterback Drew Brees, even though he will be playing at least one more season. ESPN, FOX, and NBC all want Brees...

Getty Images Panthers General Manager Marty Hurney won’t get into specifics about why the team released Cam Newton. Hurney, though, was effusive when asked about Newton’s replacement. The Panthers signed Teddy Bridgewater a day after releasing Newton last month. “He’s a very talented...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee voted on which players would be named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and the results of that vote were announced on Monday. Eight players were unanimous choices, including Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, who...

Getty Images Only four days ago came word that Tom Dempsey had recovered from COVID-19. The good news was short lived. The former NFL kicker died late Saturday of complications from the coronavirus, the Times-Picayne reports. Dempsey was 73. Dempsey had battled Alzheimer’s disease and...

Getty Images The combination of the expanded regular season and the ever-shifting dates for Easter and all related dates of interest could cause New Orleans to lose Super Bowl LVIII. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily reports that the confluence of a 17-game season and the dates for Easter...

Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton created a few headlines this week when he referred to quarterback Drew Brees heading into his “final season” during an appearance on ESPN. Payton later clarified that he doesn’t know what Brees will do after 2020 and that the quarterback is taking...

Getty Images The Saints brought back some more secondary depth Thursday. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Saints have agreed to a new one-year deal with cornerback P.J. Williams. He’ll make a guaranteed $2 million. He was on the receiving end of a non-pass interference in the...