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Getty Images The National Football League is not currently intending to investigate the New Orleans Saints over their involvement in advising the New Orleans Archdiocese in their media response to the alleged sexual abuse committed by a member of its clergy, according to Daniel Kaplan of...

Getty Images It was 10 years ago that Sean Payton called for “Ambush,” one of the gutsiest plays in Super Bowl history. Trailing 10-6, the Saints opened the second half of Super Bowl XLIV with an onside kick they recovered. New Orleans scored a touchdown six plays later and went on to win...

Getty Images At this time last year, there was speculation about where quarterback Teddy Bridgewater might wind up as a free agent but he wound up re-signing with the Saints to back up Drew Brees. It was just a one-year deal, which means that there is once again chatter about what’s next. This...

Getty Images The Saints do not have a quarterback under contract for next season. Drew Brees will either retire or return to the Saints. Taysom Hill and Teddy Bridgewater are scheduled to become free agents. Whatever the Saints do, it’s going to get expensive. “We have got to print some more...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees will return to the team for a 15th season or retire. Whatever he ultimately does, this isn’t an effort to generate attention or spark discussion. Brees, unlike plenty of other quarterbacks who from time to time have talked openly about retirement with...

Getty Images Did the expansion of replay to include pass interference work? It depends on your definition of “work.” Of the 101 interference-related replay reviews during the regular season, only 24 resulted in the on-field call being reversed, according to Mark Maske of The Washington Post...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees has not yet decided whether to retire. If he chooses to stay, the Saints will welcome him back with open arms. But the Saints also believe that in Taysom Hill, they have their quarterback of the future already on the roster. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports...

Getty Images Yes, the Saints want to keep Taysom Hill. They also want to do right by Drew Brees. And they’d presumably like to keep Teddy Bridgewater around. It won’t be easy to accomplish all three. Brees has made it clear that he’ll play for the Saints or retire. And, in theory, the Saints...

Getty Images Receiver Tommylee Lewis has only 20 career receptions, but everyone knows his name for the pass he never had a chance to catch. Lewis was the receiver with whom Nickell Robey-Coleman interfered without drawing a penalty in the NFC Championship Game a year ago. The missed call led...

Getty Images Russell Wilson was chosen as the NFC’s Pro Bowl starting quarterback, but he’s stepping aside today. Wilson has asked Drew Brees to start in his place in today’s Pro Bowl. It was a classy move from the 31-year-old Wilson toward the 41-year-old Brees. Perhaps Wilson has some...

For Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the decision is simple: Play for the Saints in 2020, or retire. On Saturday, the timetable for making the decision became a bit more clear. “I’m really waiting until football is totally done,” Brees said Saturday from the Pro Bowl, via Amie Just of NOLA.com...

Getty Images Drew Brees has not said whether he will play football during the 2020 season and said this week that he’ll take some time to “decompress” before making that call, but he knows where he wants to be if he does decide to play. Brees told Jane Slater of NFL Media that he has no...

Getty Images Well, if any NFL team were to find itself caught in the gears of the ongoing abuse litigation against the Catholic Church, it would make sense for it to be the Saints. Via the Associated Press, the Saints hope to shield from public view “hundreds of emails that allegedly show team...

Getty Images The Saints have issued a statement concerning their involvement in litigation related to sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Jim Mustian of the Associated Press reported that attorneys for plaintiffs in the case claim the Saints are trying to shield more than two...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees wasn’t ready to talk about his plans for the 2020 season right after the Saints’ playoff loss to the Vikings earlier this month and he’s not saying when he’ll be ready to cross that bridge. General Manager Mickey Loomis said this week that the Saints...

Getty Images The Saints have a one-of-a-kind player in Taysom Hill, so they fully expect his future contract talks to be something other than ordinary. The quarterback/special teamer/gadget play specialist is entering restricted free agency this offseason, and with the uncertainty around the...

Getty Images Drew Brees‘ future is as uncertain as it has been since perhaps 2006 when he was a free agent coming off shoulder surgery and searching for a new home. The Saints have made it clear, though, that they want the quarterback as part of their team as long as he wants to keep playing...

NFL players increasingly choose to sit out the Pro Bowl, but one of the reasons some players still participate is the opportunity to spend time with the colleagues they respect the most. For Drew Brees and Lamar Jackson, the mutual respect has been evident this Pro Bowl week. Brees posted a...

Getty Images If Tom Brady exercises his prerogative to move on from the Patriots in free agency, Jarrett Stidham potentially becomes the starting quarterback, in only his second season. Stidham claims he’s not thinking about that. “Right now, I can’t really think too much about all of that,”...

Getty Images The Saints have added an 11th player to the Pro Bowl, increasing the franchise record. Running back Alvin Kamara will join teammates Michael Thomas, Cameron Jordan, Marshon Lattimore, Deonte Harris, Wil Lutz, Drew Brees, Terron Armstead, Jared Cook, Andrus Peat and Larry Warford...