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Getty Images The Competition Committee has gotten a blank check, of sorts. Via Judy Battista of NFL Media, the NFL’s owners have authorized the Competition Committee to “tweak” the new rule that extends replay review to pass interference. The Competition Committee will now have the power to...

Getty Images The Saints continue to look at experienced options for depth along the offensive line. According to Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio, the Saints worked out three veteran blockers yesterday. In for a good tire-kicking were tackle Marshall Newhouse, tackle Adam Bisnowaty and...

Getty Images The Saints signed two of the offensive linemen they worked out today, and another guy for good measure. The team announced the addition of veteran tackle Marshall Newhouse, center Ryan Groy, and safety Terrell Williams Jr. To make room for them on the roster, they cut veteran...

Getty Images 34-year-old Saints receiver Ted Ginn has expressed a willingness to wager $10,000 on himself in a race against anyone. Someone nearly half Ginn’s age has accepted. Matthew Boling, a high-school sprinter from Texas responded to the PFT tweet announcing Ginn’s offer with one word...

Getty Images J.T. Barrett was a three-time All-Big Ten quarterback at Ohio State, but after going undrafted in 2018, he hasn’t yet had a chance to play in the NFL. He’s biding his time in New Orleans. Barrett, who was on and off the Saints’ practice squad last season, is back in New Orleans...

Getty Images Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, a member of the Competition Committee, said two weeks ago he didn’t expect any changes to the league’s expanded replay rule. “I think we’re going to go with the way we left it in terms of what’s reviewable and what’s not, in terms of...

Getty Images Saints receiver Ted Ginn is 34 and has played 12 NFL seasons. He ran a 4.37 in the 40-yard dash at the 2007 Combine while recovering from a sprained foot and said 4.22 is the fastest he has ever run. Ginn, though, claims he remains the NFL’s fastest player, listing Tyreek Hill...

Getty Images The New Orleans Saints have re-signed undrafted rookie linebacker Chase Hansen after releasing him last week. Hansen signed with the team after going undrafted out of the University of Utah. However, the Saints waived him prior to the team’s rookie mini-camp last week. Hansen had...

Getty Images The Saints have agreed to terms with free agent Mike Burton, Josh Katzenstein of The Times-Picayune reports. ‏ Burton, 27, tried out for the team during the rookie minicamp. Burton has played four NFL seasons. He played eight games with one start last season for the Bears, seeing...

Getty Images The Saints announced several roster moves, including the signings of defensive linemen Geneo Grissom and Sylvester Williams. The Patriots made Grissom a third-round choice in 2015. He played 37 games in four seasons in New England and made seven tackles, a sack and seven special...

Getty Images Saints owner Gayle Benson thinks New Orleans handled the missed pass interference in the NFC Championship Game better than most places would have. Speaking at a commencement on Saturday, Benson thanked Saints fans for their reaction, which included giving the Super Bowl its lowest...

Getty Images The Saints signed Wyoming defensive end Carl Granderson despite the rookie free agent’s pending legal issue. Granderson has a jury trial in Wyoming scheduled for July 15 in a sexual assault case, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. “We felt real comfortable with everything we knew...

Getty Images On Wednesday, PFT Live considered the teams that could gain the most wins in comparison to 2018. On Thursday, we flipped it around. Which teams will experience the greatest dip in victories this season? Simms and I drafted three teams each. And we quickly learned it’s not easy to...

Getty Images The Saints are looking for more from defensive end Marcus Davenport this season and the 2018 first-round pick agrees that there’s a lot of room for improvement. Davenport had 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble while playing in a rotational role in 13 games as a rookie...

Getty Images The Saints took care of all their draft pick contract business in one fell swoop. The team announced on Friday that they have signed all five of their selections from last month. Second-round center Erik McCoy, fourth-round safety Chauncy Gardner-Johnson, sixth-round safety Saquan...

Getty Images The Rams have said that the decision to draft former Memphis running back Darrell Henderson wasn’t a reflection on the status of starter Todd Gurley, but was only about Henderson bringing a different element to the offense. That element may be similar to what Alvin Kamara does in...

Getty Images The Saints did all their draft pick business at once earlier today, and had more business to handle. The team announced that nine undrafted rookies had signed three-year contracts. The players added were defensive end Carl Granderson, offensive lineman Ethan Greenidge, linebacker...

Getty Images The ending to the Kentucky Derby created a major controversy. Plenty of NFL games have done the same thing. So we made that the subject of Monday’s PFT Live draft. Check out our picks and then add someone of your own and/or post a comment regarding how much better my picks are...

Getty Images The Saints added four more undrafted rookies to their roster on Monday. Defensive tackle Kenny Bigelow Jr., running back Devine Ozigbo, tight end Jake Powell and cornerback Jordan Wyatt are the new additions in New Orleans. They signed five other undrafted free agents last week...

Getty Images Receiver Dez Bryant posted video on Instagram Monday of him running a route. “First time running in a long time. . . .Building confidence,” Bryant wrote. Bryant has not played since 2017. He was without a job from the time the Cowboys cut him April 13, 2018, until the Saints...