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A clip is making the rounds in the aftermath of last night’s ESPYs that, even without context, will do nothing to kill the growing belief that retired Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is destined to emerge from retirement this year. Talking with Saints quarterback Drew Brees on the red carpet...

Getty Images The Saints suffered a tough loss in the playoffs after the 2017 season when then-Vikings quarterback Case Keenum hit Stefon Diggs for a pass that Diggs turned into a touchdown on the final play of the game. The team was able to bounce back from being on the wrong side of the...

Getty Images The Saints said that they were comfortable signing undrafted rookie defensive end Carl Granderson despite a pending trial for sexual assault, but a judge in Wyoming wasn’t comfortable with the terms of a plea agreement Granderson struck with prosecutors to avoid that trial...

Getty Images Tony Romo hasn’t made a PGA Tour cut, but the fact that he has played in two PGA Tour events this year makes him the favorite to repeat in the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe this week. Caesars Sportsbook lists Romo with 5-2 odds with former...

Getty Images The Saints will have 13 practices open to their fans during training camp, including a fan fest practice at Tulane. The team announced their schedule today, listing 12 practices that were open to the public at their training facility in Metarie, in addition to an Aug. 4 practice...

Getty Images With Patriots quarterback Tom Brady winning Super Bowls and running fast (for him) 40-yard dashes at age 41, it might seem that the quarterback position can be played well into a player’s 40s. But not every player ages like Brady, and it’s fair to raise questions about the NFL’s...

Getty Images Former NFL defensive end Chris McCain is only 27, and if he wanted to continue to play football there’s a chance he could. But he has decided to try a different sport. As explained by Gilbert Manzano of the Southern California News Group, McCain hopes to make it in MMA. McCain...

Getty Images Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata‘s still suspended for the first game of the season. But at least he no longer has criminal charges on his record. According to Ramon Antonio Vargas of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Onyemata won’t be prosecuted for the misdemeanor marijuana...

Getty Images Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata was cited in February for having marijuana in his house. It’s going to cost him a home game. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Onyemata has been suspended for one game for violating the league’s policy on substances of abuse. When his...

In the end, Ted Ginn wasn’t willing to put someone else’s money where his mouth is. Ginn has vowed to place $10,000 on the line against anyone who wants to race him. Multiple challengers accepted, or at least tried to. Ginn never proceeded. But Ginn remained willing to prove that he’s indeed...

Getty Images Saturday night’s inaugural 40-yard dash contest took place in a venue that holds in the range of 20,000 for events like hockey and arena football. According to David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 fans attended the bracket-style...

Getty Images Most punters are an afterthought to fans, most of whom would rather not even see their punter. Out of sight, out of mind. But it’s not that way with Saints fans and Thomas Morstead. Morstead loves New Orleans, and New Orleans loves Morstead. The Texas native now calls New Orleans...

Getty Images Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Actually, you have heard this one before: Adrian Peterson has defaulted on a multi-million-dollar loan. You’ve heard it before and you’re hearing it again, because Peterson has now been ordered by two different courts in two different...

Getty Images When Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan signed a three-year contract extension this month, coach Sean Payton said receiver Michael Thomas was next in line for a new deal. Jordan hopes that comes soon. Jordan posted on Twitter a video of himself arguing on NFL Network that Thomas...

Getty Images Emory University Goizueta School of Business professor Mike Lewis sought to use statistical analysis to determine the NFL’s “best” fans. The study used the hard-core, religiously devoted fan as well as the casual fan, so those at the top of the list have more of the latter and...

Getty Images Inspired by the rookie of the year wager between Baker Mayfield and Saquon Barkley, Monday’s PFT Live looked at the 2018 rookies who will become second-year players in 2019. Which of them will make the biggest leap this year? Simms and I drafted three each, with Simms once again...

Teddy Bridgewater could have been handed a starting job this offseason, or at least entered into a winnable competition. He chose to be a backup, because he thought that was the better job. Via Luke Johnson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the veteran quarterback said his decision to stick...

Zion Williamson on Instagram Drew Brees is ready to pass the torch to the next big star in New Orleans. Brees gave Zion Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick of the New Orleans Pelicans, a signed jersey welcoming him to town. According to Andrew Lopez of the Times-Picayune, the inscription on...

Getty Images Good news, Drew Brees: You’ve won a verdict of $6.1 million against a San Diego jeweler. Bad news, Drew Brees: The process is just getting started. Vahid Moradi’s lawyer already has declared that an appeal of the jury verdict is coming. Most civl cases entail various grounds on...

Getty Images Chris Simms made plenty of waves, without trying to do so, by placing Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at No. 9 on Simms’ 2019 top 40 quarterback countdown. Not everyone affiliated with this operation would rank Brady so low. During Friday’s PFT Live, Charean Williams, pinch-hitting...