New Orleans Saints

Brees sets single-season passing yards record

December 26, 2011
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Move over Dan Marino: Your long-held and oft-challenged place in the annals of league history has finally been exceeded. During the fourth quarter of Monday night’s crucial tilt against the Falcons, Saints quarterback Drew Brees set the NFL single-season passing yards record, eclipsing Marino’s previous mark of 5,084. Brees entered the contest just 305 yards [...]

Adrian Peterson says Saints tried to injure him

December 19, 2011
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For the second week in a row, an opposing player has publicly called out the Saints for their … ahem … physical style of play. Per the Associated Press, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson feels the Saints were purposely attempting to re-injure his left ankle, which caused him to miss the last three games, during [...]

Titans accuse Saints of playing dirty

December 11, 2011
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In the wake of a particularly stinging 22-17 loss, the Titans had a few major gripes with their opponent, the Saints, and their style of play. Per ESPN’s Paul Kuharsky, two members of the Titans offensive line, guard Jake Scott and tackle Michael Roos, thought they heard a whistle from the Saints’ bench area during [...]

Jimmy Graham ties NFL record for tight ends

October 16, 2011
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To say it was a rough day for the New Orleans Saints would be a bit of an understatement. Not only did their head coach, Sean Payton, suffer a broken leg and torn MCL during a sideline collision, the team went on to lose in underwhelming fashion to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-20. Though, if [...]

Brees’ agent, Saints GM Loomis had ‘substantial talk’

September 14, 2011
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After he watched other elite quarterbacks cash in — the most recent being Michael Vick — Drew Brees is next in line to receive the mega-deal he’s earned over the last few seasons. While it hasn’t happened yet, things are beginning to heat up and it may not be long before the former Super Bowl [...]

Marques Colston has broken collarbone, out 4 weeks

September 9, 2011
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Just one day after kicking off the NFL regular season, the Saints have been dealt a significant blow to a key offensive player. According to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, wide receiver Marques Colston suffered a broken collarbone in the team’s 42-34 loss to the Packers Thursday night. Glazer says Colston will miss “approximately” four [...]

Saints give coach Sean Payton contract extension

September 5, 2011
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Three days before the Saints kick off their 2011 season, the team has locked up its head coach for the next half-decade. Per the Saints’ official website, the team has signed coach Sean Payton to a contract extension through the 2015 season. Payton had two years remaining on his old deal, but the organization wasn’t [...]

Chris Ivory placed on PUP, not IR

September 2, 2011
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UPDATE: Caplan has corrected himself, and now reports – citing two sources – that Ivory has been placed on the PUP list, not injured reserve. He will miss the first six weeks, and is eligible to return in Week 7. The following still applies, however. The New Orleans Saints’ backfield just got a little less [...]

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