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Getty Images Safety Vonn Bell has noticed a trend regarding contracts for players at his position. Eddie Jackson, Kevin Byard, Tyrann Mathieu and Landon Collins have all landed big deals over the last year. Bell is in position to land a new contract of his own this offseason and said he thinks...

Getty Images Saints middle linebacker Kiko Alonso knows the drill, and unfortunately for him, he knows it well. Alonso is rehabbing from a third torn anterior cruciate ligament. Dr. Sharif Tabbah, a Miami-based physical therapist, posted an update on Alonso’s rehab Monday, writing that Alonso...

Getty Images The lawyers representing a man suing the Archdiocese of New Orleans with claims he was sexually assaulted by a former deacon pushed back against a statement from New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson over the team’s involvement and counsel in the public relations handling of the...

Getty Images Chaos is very good for this specific business. And quarterback chaos could be coming, very soon. The 2020 offseason could consist of unprecedented movement when it comes quarterbacks, with a chain reaction of dominoes driven by where and how quickly the biggest rectangular...

Getty Images Taysom Hill has become a stellar special-teams player with plenty of promise at quarterback. Mike Westhoff, who served as special-teams coordinator with the Saints in 2017 and 2018, praised Hill’s skills in an early-January interview with Zach Gelb of CBS Sports Radio. “Take a...

Getty Images Despite the obvious and uncanny skill set of Saints master-of-all-trades Taysom Hill, plenty seem to be skeptical as to whether he can be a franchise quarterback. Taysom Hill is not. “I definitely view myself as a franchise quarterback,” Hill told Rob Maadi of the Associated Press...

Getty Images Saints owner Gayle Benson released a detailed statement Monday on the nature of her relationship with the Archdiocese of New Orleans. A judge recently ruled that the emails sent by the organization regarding the Catholic church’s abuse scandal are of “public concern.” A special...

Getty Images Chiefs running back Damien Williams was ruled to have crossed the goal line for the go-ahead touchdown on a third-down play late in Super Bowl LIV after a review showed no conclusive evidence that the ball failed to break the plane. Such a review would not have been necessary if...

Getty Images Saints master-of-all-trades Taysom Hill‘s contract has expired. He’s due to become a restricted free agent. And the Saints are bracing for someone to try to pilfer him. “I think someone is going to make him an offer,” coach Sean Payton recently told Peter King of Football Morning...

Getty Images A year ago, Saints fans were so furious about the pass interference no-call that went against them in the NFC Championship Game that they boycotted the Super Bowl, giving the New Orleans market the lowest TV rating for Super Bowl LIII of any American metropolitan area. This year...

Getty Images As the Chiefs moved toward what became the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl LIV, things got very interesting. Facing third and goal from the five, questions already were swirling regarding the possibility that the Chiefs would opt to tie the game at 20 with a field goal or to...

Getty Images With the Super Bowl in the books, the NFL is back in offseason mode today, and open for business. And for the teams at the top, that means the big focus will be the 2020 NFL Draft. After last night’s game, the rest of the order of the first round was filled in. There are still...

Getty Images The confetti is still in the air in Miami, and there are people anticipating the Chiefs to enjoy it again in Tampa next year. Via David Purdum of ESPN.com, the Chiefs have already been installed as next year’s favorite to win Super Bowl LV. The Chiefs were given 6-1 odds for next...

Getty Images Michael Thomas caught 149 passes, breaking Marvin Harrison’s 17-year-old league record by six catches. It was just enough to win Thomas offensive player of the year. He beat out Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey for the award. Jackson...

Getty Images The future of the quarterback position in New Orleans has been a popular topic since their season came to an end. Drew Brees is contemplating his playing future, Teddy Bridgewater is an impending unrestricted free agent and Taysom Hill is headed for restricted free agency, so...

Getty Images The New Orleans Saints stumbled into a dispute regarding the Catholic church’s abuse scandal, thanks to emails sent by the organization regarding the situation. On Friday, the emails moved a step closer to being publicly revealed. According to the Associated Press, a judge ruled...

Getty Images Sean Payton concedes it’s unlikely the Saints will be able to re-sign all three quarterbacks. The team doesn’t have a quarterback under contract for 2020 with Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater and Taysom Hill all scheduled for free agency in March. The Saints first have to figure out...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees hasn’t decided if he’s playing or retiring in 2020, and no one knows if restricted free agent Taysom Hill will remain in New Orleans. But if Brees and Hill are both Saints this year, Brees will be happy to share the workload. Brees said on PFT Live...

Getty Images Drafting well is the single best way to keep the books balanced in the NFL, as those cheap rookie contracts allow you to pay more stars. At least until it comes time for those draft picks to get paid like the stars they have become. Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis is aware...

Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton would rather be preparing for Super Bowl LIV than reminiscing about Super Bowl XLIV this week, but losing to the Vikings in the playoffs means that he’s in Miami doing interviews. One of those interviews came on PFT Live and it was only natural to...