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Getty Images Neither of the Competition Committee’s two versions of a modified expansion of replay would address what happened in the NFC Championship Game. Both would allow only for reviews of plays where a flag was thrown. A chance also exists that owners could do nothing or they could vote...

Getty Images For years, there have been calls for the NFL to expand instant replay to allow coaches to challenge an uncalled penalty. And for years, the argument against that has been that it’s opening a Pandora’s box where every big play by one team is followed by a challenge from the coach of...

Getty Images Tight end Clay Harbor has appeared on The Bachelorette more recently than an NFL game, but he is hopeful that he still has a future as a player. Harbor spent the 2017 season on the Saints’ injured reserve list with a wrist injury that he aggravated during his appearance on the...

Getty Images West Virginia quarterback Will Grier “put on a show” for scouts at the school’s Pro Day, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. All 32 teams were in attendance to watch Grier, including head coaches Pat Shurmur, Jay Gruden and Mike Tomlin and executives Kevin Colbert, Marty Hurney and...

Getty Images Last year the Cowboys cut wide receiver Dez Bryant in April, he didn’t catch on anywhere else until the Saints signed him in November, and he tore his Achilles tendon on his second day in New Orleans. This year he’s without a job in the second week of free agency. But Bryant still...

Getty Images Only the NFL could react to a controversy that calls into question the legitimacy of a Super Bowl participant by implementing a fix that wouldn’t have avoided the controversy. That’s what the Competition Committee has done, by recommending an expansion of replay to “include all...

Getty Images The NFL continues to fail or to refuse to see how the combination of bad calls and legal gambling can result in serious problems for the game. With the AAF utilizing the “Sky Judge” concept to ensure that certain bad calls or non-calls are fixed in real time, without the use of...

Getty Images Technically, free agent tight end Jared Cook‘s deal isn’t final. It’s close, but not officially official. But that didn’t stop Cook from daydreaming about playing with his soon-to-be-new quarterback. Via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com, Cook winked and said “Maybe” about his new...

Getty Images It could mean nothing. But it could mean something. The NFL disapproved Nick Easton‘s contract with the Saints, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. It is unclear what in the contract was disapproved, so as Rapoport adds, it “could mean just a quick tweak.” The offensive lineman...

Getty Images All’s well: The NFL officially announced Nick Easton‘s signing with the Saints on its daily transactions. The original contract was disapproved, but Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press said it was a “minor” contract situation that quickly was resolved. The offensive lineman signed...

Getty Images The Saints are close to a deal with tight end Jared Cook, a source tells PFT. Cook is one of the highest-rated players left on PFT’s top-100 free agents at No. 42. Cook, 31, set career highs last season with 68 catches for 896 yards and six touchdowns for the Raiders. He was with...

Getty Images The Lions made their big splashes early, and are looking at depth now. Via MLive.com, former Saints linebacker Manti Te'o visited the Lions Wednesday. Injuries limited Te’o last season, but he was a solid player for the Saints for two years after spending his first four years...

Getty Images Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith was a candidate to get cut this year, after playing just six games and catching nine passes last season. But now he’ll be sticking around. Field Yates of ESPN reports that Meredith has agreed to a pay cut, shaving more than $2 million off his...

Getty Images Center Max Unger‘s retirement became public knowledge over the weekend, but the Saints were not caught off guard by the news. Unger said on a Monday conference call that he made the decision to stop playing within the last month and that the Saints knew his plan before free agency...

Getty Images The Raiders are looking at linebackers and could have an eye on Vontaze Burfict, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The team is hosting free agents Manti Te'o and Aaron Lynch, according to Rapoport. Te’o, 28, spent the past two seasons in New Orleans after four with the Chargers...

Getty Images In lieu of dumping players the Dolphins no longer want, they’re willing to consider paying a chunk of their salary to facilitate a deal, like they did with quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Ultimately, the Dolphins are buying draft picks — like the Browns did two years ago when picking...

Getty Images Offensive lineman Nick Easton had a chance to return to the Vikings. He chose to join the Saints. Easton, who agreed to a four-year, $24 million deal with New Orleans on Sunday, will replace Max Unger as the starting center. Unger retired last week. “Obviously, you have a well...

Getty Images Tommylee Lewis will be wearing a new uniform in 2019. Lewis was set for restricted free agency this offseason, but the Saints did not tender him a contract before the start of the new league year. That decision made Lewis an unrestricted free agent and the Lions announced his...