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Getty Images The last of three federal lawsuits filed over the missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints has been dismissed. According to Kevin McGill of the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan rejected the...

Todd Gurley‘s deal reset the running back market. One quarterback after another has reset the market at that position, with Russell Wilson the latest. Michael Thomas reset the receiver market Wednesday. The Cowboys have star players at all three positions who want top money. Executive vice...

Getty Images Yes, $20 million per year gets halfway around the world before $19.25 million per year gets its pants on. When it comes to the contract signed by Saints receiver Michael Thomas, it most definitely is not a five-year, $100 million contract extension. It’s a five-year, $96.25...

Getty Images Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas is ending his holdout and signing a lucrative new contract. The Saints and Thomas have agreed to a five-year extension, according to multiple reports. The reports say the total value of the extension is $100 million, which would give Thomas the...

Getty Images Saints receiver Michael Thomas was due to make $1.1 million in 2019, the last year of his rookie contract. Instead, he’ll make $20 million merely by signing his name to his second contract. Per a source with knowledge of the deal, Thomas gets a $20 million signing bonus as part of...

Getty Images It’s not quite the Brady Six, but Saints receiver Michael Thomas likely is thinking about five specific names as the ink dries on his five-year, $100 million* extension. (The asterisk will be explained in a future post.) In 2016, five receivers were drafted before Thomas, the 47th...

Getty Images Shockingly (#sarcasm), the initial reports regarding the value of the Michael Thomas contract overstated the value of the deal. And not just because of the new money vs. total value analysis. Per a source with knowledge of the deal, the extension given to the Saints receiver has a...

Getty Images When Rob Kelley took the field for his first Saints practice wearing No. 37, it didn’t take much detective work to figure out it was bad news for Buck Allen. Allen was issued No. 37 when he joined the Saints, but had not practiced in training camp due to an undisclosed injury. The...

Getty Images Before training camp opened, Saints coach Sean Payton said he’s expanding the package of plays at tight end, specifically for free-agent arrival Jared Cook. Payton now says he encouraged by what he has seen from Cook in camp, while working with quarterback Drew Brees. “I think one...

Getty Images The Cowboys aren’t going to wait around for Ezekiel Elliott. Running back Alfred Morris has returned to Dallas after a one-year stint in San Francisco. His agents, the Katz Brothers, have confirmed to PFT that Morris has agreed to terms with the Cowboys. The move comes on the...

Getty Images When the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans drafted Zion Williamson with the first pick in the draft, Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he was “passing the torch.” If Saints coach Sean Payton had regular access to the former Duke star, he’d rather pass him the football. Or let him...

Getty Images On Friday, we were told that the Saints and receiver Michael Thomas were close. Soon, they may be getting the cigar. Per a league source, the current chatter on the NFL grapevine is that the Saints and Thomas will be reaching an agreement soon. Thomas became a surprise holdout as...

Getty Images The Saints took a look at a couple of free agent running backs in recent days, but there was no word of a meeting for Rob Kelley ahead of Tuesday’s announcement that the former Washington back has joined the team. It’s a return to New Orleans for Kelley, who grew up in the city...

Getty Images Get your beignet-flavored popcorn ready. According to the Associated Press, Judge Nicole Sheppard has ruled that Commissioner Roger Goodell and three game officials can be questioned under oath in the lawsuit filed regarding the blown pass interference call in the Rams-Saints NFC...

Getty Images The Saints are clearly in the market for some veteran running back depth, and they’re bringing another one in for a good tire-kicking. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Alfred Morris is on his way to New Orleans for a visit. The Saints also had Theo Riddick in for a...

Getty Images Cameron Meredith‘s tenure in New Orleans is over. Meredith, a wide receiver who signed with the Saints last year but managed just nine catches, has been released, according to Herbie Teope. The news comes shortly after Meredith hinted on social media that he was on the way out...

Getty Images If you’re in the only time zone that really matters (and I realize that every time I’m outside of it), it’s lunch time. You need something to pass the time while opening up the lunch pail. Here’s something you can do: Watch Monday’s PFTOT. The tail on the PFT Live donkey...

A report late last week indicated that the Saints and wide receiver Michael Thomas were “close” to agreeing on a new contract that would keep Thomas in New Orleans for the long term and bring an end to his holdout from training camp. General Manager Mickey Loomis appeared on SiriusXM NFL Radio...

Getty Images The Saints have signed offensive lineman Patrick Omameh, his agents, Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod, announced Sunday night. Omameh worked out for the team earlier in the day. Omameh opened last season with the Giants and started six games at right guard before injuring his...

Getty Images Pro Football Hall of Famer Morten Andersen became a U.S. citizen last week. Andersen confirmed on Twitter that he has been sworn in as a citizen. “Honored to become a citizen of the greatest country on earth today, very proud to be an American,” Andersen wrote. A kicker who...