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Getty Images Frivolous lawsuits make strange bedfellows. The Saints and the NFL have had a rocky relationship to say the least in recent years, starting with the bounty scandal and continuing with the badly-blown call at the end of regulation in the NFC Championship loss to the Rams. On the...

Getty Images Saints head coach Sean Payton said he doesn’t expect Alvin Kamara‘s workload to change much this season, but the team s still working on which running backs will join him on the roster. They made a change to the group on Thursday. The Saints have signed Kerwynn Williams and waived...

Getty Images With Commissioner Roger Goodell ordered to testify in the lawsuit arising from the Rams-Saints NFC Championship debacle, the NFL is throwing a Hail Mary. And the Saints are trying to tip the ball in the league’s direction. David Hammer of WWL-TV reports that the NFL has filed an...

Getty Images When Mark Ingram was suspended for the first four games of the 2018 season, Saints running back Alvin Kamara played on 82 percent of the team’s offensive snaps. He dropped to just over 62 percent of the snaps over the course of the entire regular season, but the 611 yards he...

Getty Images Saints backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will face his old team on Friday night when the Vikings visit New Orleans for their preseason opener, and Bridgwater’s old coach is looking forward to it. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said he’s excited to see what Bridgewater is doing in...

Getty Images Teddy Bridgewater may still have some feelings about the way his time in Minnesota ended. But mostly, he feels grateful to be well, and in a good spot. The former Vikings first-rounder will see his old team for the first time Friday night, when they play the Saints in the...

Getty Images A year ago, the Saints liked wide receiver Cameron Meredith enough that they signed him to a free agent contract that guaranteed him $5.4 million. That did not go well. So this week, Meredith signed with the Patriots for nothing guaranteed. According to multiple reports, Meredith...

The Lions activated wide receiver Tommylee Lewis from the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday and he spoke to reporters after he got the green light to practice with the team. Lewis faced questions about making up for lost time in the competition for roster spots, but the 2019 season...

Getty Images The Saints have added a player to their tight end group. A.J. Derby is the new arrival and is taking part in practice with the team on Wednesday. Derby was a 2015 sixth-round pick of the Patriots and has also spent time with the Broncos and Dolphins. He had three catches for 48...

Getty Images This year, trick-shot artist Alex Tanney will be trying to pull a rabbit out of his hat. Or some other orifice. As explained by Tom Rock of Newsday, Tanney is helping the two quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart, Eli Manning and Daniel Jones, get ready for the season. More...

Getty Images Jacquizz Rodgers has added another NFC South team to his resume. Rodgers entered the NFL as a Falcons fifth-round pick in 2011 and he spent the last three years with the Buccaneers, so the Saints had plenty of opportunities to scout him before signing him to their roster. As the...

Getty Images The latest round of roster churn by the 49ers has ended the San Francisco stint of Max McCaffrey. Max McCaffrey, the older brother of Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, was waived by the 49ers on Saturday. The 49ers replaced McCaffrey with receiver Chris Thompson. They...

Getty Images Saints long snapper Zach Wood has the distinction of having the lowest rating in the new Madden game. Along with Raiders long snapper Trent Sieg, Wood has a 36. Apparently, Sieg will soon be standing alone. Via Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, an EA representative has informed the...

Getty Images The Patriots announced the signing of receiver Cameron Meredith. The NFL’s official transactions wire brought news that the team placed Meredith on the physically unable to perform list. The Patriots have no plans to rush Meredith back on the field, working on strengthening...

The Patriots have a bunch of young wide receivers getting plenty of reps in camp, and they may be dipping into the market for some experience. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, former Saints wideout Cameron Meredith visited the Patriots earlier this week and remains in the area. Meredith...

Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas got his second NFL contract on Wednesday, but he doesn’t think he’s done earning big paydays. After ending his holdout and reporting to Saints camp today a much richer man, Thomas said he told General Manager Mickey Loomis that this won’t be the last contract...

Getty Images The Broncos will not have running back Theo Riddick with them at Thursday night’s Hall of Fame Game, but it looks like he’ll be on the roster for their next preseason game. Mike Klis of KUSA reports that Riddick is going to sign with the Broncos “barring the unexpected.” The deal...

Getty Images Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper has more reason than many people to keep an eye on the salaries of the NFL’s top wide receivers, but he said he wasn’t too focused on how Michael Thomas’s negotiations with the Saints were going ahead of Wednesday’s announcement of a new deal in...

Getty Images The Houston Astros traded for Zack Greinke on Wednesday, giving the city yet another star to call its own. This not long after the Rockets traded for Russell Westbrook. Perhaps no city has more individual star players than Houston does. New Orleans, though, now boasts two of the...

The Falcons have written some big checks recently. They are prepared to write one more. The team is in negotiations with Julio Jones‘ representation for an extension for the star receiver. Jones is in training camp, confident the sides will hammer out a deal. Michael Thomas reset the market at...