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Getty Images More than two weeks after reports surfaced that free agent cornerback Eli Apple was signing with the Raiders, it turns out that no deal was reached. Apple and the Raiders were unable to finalize the agreement, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. It’s unclear what the issue was that...

Getty Images The Saints are one of the teams that have held video meetings with former Utah State quarterback Jordan Love recently and they’ll likely be spending time with other prospects at the position in the coming weeks. Saints head coach Sean Payton said on Wednesday that a third...

Getty Images A year ago, the idea of a sky judge received “no support” from the Competition Committee. Apparently all it took to convince them was the one-year failed experiment that expanded instant replay to include pass interference. John Kryk of the Toronto Sun reports that the Competition...

Getty Images The Saints have won the NFC South three years in a row, but coach Sean Payton isn’t taking anything for granted now that Tom Brady is in the division. Payton said Brady’s presence in Tampa Bay makes the Buccaneers a real threat in the division. “It was a great signing by Tampa...

Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has plenty of people trying to make plenty of money via plenty of snake-oily remedies and cures. Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley has found himself on the wrong side of the federal government for insisting that CBD can cure coronavirus. Via Insider.com, the...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees has not said whether he’ll play in 2021. Saints coach Sean Payton may have done that for him. While discussing the current and future plans for quarterback Taysom Hill on ESPN, Payton said this: “Then the unique situation with our team and with our...

Getty Images Emmanuel Sanders agreed to a free agent contract with the Saints on March 20, but before that he thought he might be heading to Buffalo. Sanders told Rich Eisen that he was having positive conversations with the Bills as soon as free agency opened, but before he had given them a...

Getty Images The Saints won’t have a war room, but they are setting up shop in a bar room. According to Larry Holder of TheAthletic.com, the Saints will be doing their draft business at the Dixie Brewery. The regional brewer is owned by Saints owner Gayle Benson, which makes it a reasonable...

Getty Images Saints coach Sean Payton inadvertently stepped in it regarding Drew Brees‘ future plans yesterday, and today Payton is trying to clean up the mess he made. Payton said on ESPN yesterday that Brees “announced he’s coming back for his final season.” But Brees has not announced that...

Getty Images The Dolphins got to meet face to face with Utah State quarterback Jordan Love before the NFL imposed travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other teams didn’t get that chance, so they’re having to get to know him on FaceTime or Zoom. The Saints, Packers, Chargers...

Getty Images Sean Payton does not believe in the old adage that if you have two quarterbacks you have none. The Saints re-signed Drew Brees and placed a first-round tender on Taysom Hill, and Payton said on ESPN that the reason the Saints put a first-round tender on Hill is that they think...

Getty Images Construction on the new stadiums in Las Vegas and Los Angeles has continued despite other shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the same is true of renovations to an older NFL stadium. New Orleans is going through the same kinds of closures as many other cities, but work...

Getty Images Although much is still unknown about treating those suffering from the new coronavirus, there’s promising research that people who have recovered from COVID-19 have developed antibodies that can be used in the treatment of others suffering from the disease. Saints coach Sean Payton...

Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton is feeling better after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, but he remains quarantined at home like most Americans for the time being. Like many of his fellow Americans, that’s meant he’s spending a fair amount of time on social media...

Getty Images Tom Dempsey, who was born without toes on his right foot and fingers on his right hand but nonetheless became a record-setting NFL kicker, has tested positive for COVID-19. The 73-year-old Dempsey, who is suffering from dementia, is one of several residents of a New Orleans senior...

Getty Images Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis is praising quarterback Drew Brees for taking a team-friendly deal. Which raises this question: Was it really a team-friendly deal? “We needed to know what Drew was going to count on our [salary] cap this year, what resources are we using because then...

Getty Images More than a week into free agency, plenty of intriguing names remain available — including a trio of No. 1 overall draft picks. So, on Friday’s PFT Live, Peter King and I drafted the available free agents we find the most intriguing. The video is attached. We picked three each...

Getty Images Bobby Hebert Sr., the father of former NFL quarterback Bobby Hebert Jr., died from COVID-19 on Saturday, Mike Triplett of ESPN reports. Hebert Sr. was 81. Hebert Jr. played for the Saints and Falcons and now serves as an analyst for WWL Radio in New Orleans. He and his wife...

Getty Images When Eli Manning announced his retirement, he avoided breaking a record that he probably would have broken with another season as a starter: The record for the most losses by a starting quarterback in NFL history. That record currently belongs to Vinny Testaverde, who lost 123...

Getty Images When Drew Brees was playing out the final year of his contract in 2019, the only real concern for the Saints was that he might retire rather than sign on to extend his time in New Orleans. General Manager Mickey Loomis had different thoughts when it came to other members of the...