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Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton isn’t naming a starting quarterback for this week and he isn’t setting a recovery timeline for Drew Brees. Payton confirmed that Brees is having surgery on his injured thumb on Wednesday, but didn’t confirm other reports that Brees will miss six weeks...

Getty Images The Saints filled the roster spots left open when wide receiver Keith Kirkwood and linebacker Alex Anzalone were placed on injured reserve this week. The NFL’s daily transaction wire includes word that the Saints have signed linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong as a free agent and...

Getty Images Drew Brees had a smile on his face and a cast on his hand after coming out of surgery Wednesday. The Saints quarterback used social media to post an update on his surgically repaired thumb. “Step 1. Complete…successful surgery. This is my attempt at giving everybody a [thumbs...

Getty Images With Drew Brees undergoing surgery Wednesday to repair a torn tendon in his thumb, the Saints are re-signing quarterback J.T. Barrett to the practice squad, Tom Pelissero of the NFL reports. The Saints waived Barrett on Aug. 1. The Seahawks signed him Aug. 10 but waived him out of...

Getty Images Tom Brady and Drew Brees each have 522 career touchdown passes, putting them both 17 behind Peyton Manning’s NFL record of 539. Seeing which one of them would break Manning’s record first should have been one of the best storylines of this NFL season. But with Brees now injured...

Getty Images After reports that Drew Brees was headed for surgery on Monday, Saints head coach Sean Payton said that the quarterback was going for a second opinion before moving forward with an operation. It appears that the second opinion was the same as the first one. Ed Werder of ESPN...

Getty Images The Saints are releasing defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth, his agent tweeted Tuesday. Stallworth was inactive Sunday after playing 22 snaps on defense and five on special teams in the season opener, making one tackle. Stallworth, 24, played 14 games with the Saints last season...

Getty Images The quarterback landscape of the NFC South has changed significantly in recent days. Drew Brees is headed for thumb surgery and an extended absence from the Saints lineup. Cam Newton hasn’t looked right in the first two games, was out of Panthers practice on Tuesday and is...

Getty Images The Saints placed receiver Keith Kirkwood on injured reserve, according to the NFL’s daily transactions report. Kirkwood injured his hamstring during warmups Sunday. That left New Orleans with only three healthy receivers for the game against the Rams. The second-year receiver...

Getty Images Seahawks defensive end Ziggy Ansah is expected to make his season debut with Seattle on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints Head coach Pete Carroll said on Monday that Ansah is on track to return this week after being inactive for the first two games of the season while working...

Getty Images The hits just keep on coming for the Saints. According to the NFL’s transactions report, the team placed starting middle linebacker Alex Anzalone on injured reserve on the heels of quarterback Drew Brees‘ thumb injury. Anzalone’s injury is unknown, but he had offseason shoulder...

Getty Images Reports on Monday indicated that Saints quarterback Drew Brees would be having surgery after tearing a ligament in his thumb in Sunday’s loss to the Rams and that he’d miss six weeks while recovering. Saints head coach Sean Payton had a conference call a bit later in the day and...

Getty Images As hard as Al Riveron tried to whitewash that his officials blew it (again!) against the Saints, a blown call is a blown call is a blown call. Lost in the Rams’ 27-9 victory over the Saints was Walt Anderson and his crew denying New Orleans an 87-yard fumble return for a touchdown...

Getty Images It took a while for the Rams to get going offensively against the Saints on Sunday afternoon and they found themselves tied 6-6 with more than half of the third quarter in the books as a result. The halfway point in the quarter came as the Rams were putting together their best...

Getty Images Teddy Bridgewater is slated to become the Saints’ starting quarterback. Drew Brees is believed to have suffered an injured ligament in his throwing thumb and is expected to miss game time, NFL Network is reporting. Brees remained in Los Angeles after yesterday’s loss to the Rams...

Getty Images The Saints are going to have to get used to life without Drew Brees. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Brees has been diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right thumb, and he needs surgery. Depending on the timetable established once the surgery is done, he’ll likely...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Aaron Donald returned to Sunday’s game against the Saints, but the Rams have seen a couple of other starters knocked out of action. Right guard Austin Blythe needed the help of a cart to get to the locker room after injuring his ankle at the end of the first half...

Getty Images The Rams and Saints were playing a defensive slugfest for most of the first three quarters, but the Rams opened up a sizable lead over the final minutes of the third quarter. Jared Goff found Brandin Cooks for a two-yard touchdown less than five minutes after Todd Gurley‘s...

Getty Images The Rams have a 2-0 record and the Saints have some worrying to do about their quarterback. The Rams broke open a 6-6 game with three second half touchdowns to get a 27-9 win over the Saints on Sunday afternoon. The icing on the cake came when wide receiver Cooper Kupp ran...

Getty Images Head coach Sean Payton has a new five-year contract with the Saints, but Sunday didn’t offer much of a chance for Payton to celebrate. The Saints played most of Sunday’s game without quarterback Drew Brees and there was no immediate word after the 27-9 loss to the Rams about how...