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A jury in San Diego awarded Drew Brees more than $6.1 million in damages Friday after the Saints quarterback alleged he was overcharged for diamonds purchased as an investment, Ramon Antonio Vargas of the New Orleans Advocate reports. Jeweler Vahid Moradi and his attorney, Kevin Rooney, said in...

Getty Images A report earlier this week indicated that the Saints and wide receiver Michael Thomas still had a sizable gap to bridge in talks about a new contract and there’s now word on exactly how big a gap exists between the two sides. Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com had the initial report and...

Getty Images Another week, another report of a player entering the fourth year of a rookie wage-scale contract seeking a seemingly outlandish amount of money that on closer review isn’t all that outlandish. Last week, news of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s agents “broaching” $34 million...

Getty Images The NFL’s effort to prevent a repeat of the Rams-Saints debacle has created a rule change that will sweep far more broadly than the Rams-Saints situation. And that won’t be good for business. “In my experience, I never thought creating a rule for one play — even as obvious as that...

Getty Images Much of the Chris Simms Top 40 quarterback countdown has been uneventful. On Thursday, it became rather eventful. We crossed into the top 10, and at the bottom of the best are two guys who arguably are better than where they landed. At No. 10: Drew Brees. At No. 9: Tom Brady...

Matt Ryan would have loved the new pass interference rule in 2012. The Falcons still believe 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman interfered with receiver Roddy White on a fourth-down play from the San Francisco 10-yard line with 1:09 remaining. The 49ers held on for a 28-24 victory in the NFC...

Getty Images A week after a San Diego jury had to decide whether to put former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow away for a very long time, another San Diego jury will decide whether to put a very large amount of money in the pocket of current NFL quarterback Drew Brees. Via NBCSanDiego.com...

Getty Images A report on Tuesday indicated that the Saints and wide receiver Michael Thomas are “progressing” toward a new contract, but word on Wednesday is that there’s still a way to go. Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com reports that the two sides are “far apart” in negotiations for a new contract...

Getty Images If/when the Falcons give receiver Julio Jones a new contract, Jones can be expected to earn it right away. Caesers Entertainment has set the odds for the NFL’s receiving yardage leader, and Jones is the favorite at 4/1. Next come Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins and Browns receiver...

Getty Images Although Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won the NFL’s MVP award for 2018, he didn’t lead the league in passing yardage. In 2019, he’s projected to make it happen. Caesers Entertainment has installed Mahomes as a 7/2 favorite to throw for more passing yardage than any other...

After drafting former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley, Ravens G.M. Eric Decosta said in a visit to PFT Live that McSorley could be doing a little bit of everything in Baltimore. “I think he’s a football player and everything that entails,” DeCosta said. “His skill set is varied and...

Getty Images The Saints know that when it’s time to pay Michael Thomas, it’s going to cost a pile. They appear content for that pile to be the biggest in the league. According to Dianna Russini of ESPN, the Saints and their star wide receiver are “progressing” on contract talks, and the team...

Getty Images You know it’s the slow time when we write about movies being made about the life of a former NFL return specialist who was never a household name even during his prime. On closer review, however, the idea of Michael Lewis having his life story memorialized on film doesn’t seem all...

After the Saints announced agreement on a contract extension with defensive end Cameron Jordan last week, head coach Sean Payton said that he expects wide receiver Michael Thomas will be the next Saints player to get a new deal. Payton also said that the team and Thomas “probably have already...

Getty Images Most great quarterbacks are obtained via the draft. Plenty of greats ones haven’t been. And that became the topic for Tuesday’s PFT Live draft — the best quarterbacks acquired by means other than the draft. Simms and I picked three each, mentioned a couple of others, and then...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees turned 40 in January and that means questions about how long he will continue playing will be a regular occurrence in the future. General Manager Mickey Loomis faced one of those questions during an appearance on Mad Dog Sports Radio. Loomis said that...

Over his first two NFL seasons, Saints running back Alvin Kamara has shown the ability to do a lot of different things. He’s run for 1,611 yards while averaging over five yards a carry, caught 162 passes for 1,535 yards, scored 31 offensive touchdowns and returned a kickoff for a touchdown...

Getty Images Veteran wide receiver Rishard Matthews tried out for the Saints during this week’s minicamp and he’s set to be with the team at training camp as well. The NFL’s daily transaction report brought word of Matthews’s signing on Thursday afternoon. The team waived wide receiver Travin...

Saints quarterback Drew Brees returned to New Orleans in time to take part in the final two days of the team’s minicamp, but he missed all of last week and the start of this one while testifying in a California courtroom. Brees is suing a jeweler he claims defrauded him out of millions of...

Getty Images The March solution to the Rams-Saints outcome from January created a major problem for the league, specifically in the final two minutes of either half, in overtime, after a touchdown, or after a turnover. With replay review available for pass interference calls and non-calls, and...