Pro Football Talk

After being named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2019, Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas missed most of the 2020 season and all of the 2021 season, and there’s been talk that he and the team haven’t seen eye-to-eye on everything from his injury rehab to his attitude on the practice field. So [more] … [Read more...] about Michael Thomas at the Saints’ facility as OTAs open this week

With Greg Olsen getting bumped from the No. 2 team to the No. 1 team at Fox while Fox awaits the arrival of Tom Brady as the $37.5-million-per-year top analyst, Fox has an opening on its second team. As noted by Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, that spot could go to Drew Brees. [more] … [Read more...] about Drew Brees could end up on the No. 2 team at Fox

The Saints made official the signing of offensive guard Josh Andrews on Wednesday. They also signed defensive lineman Josh Black. Black, a Syracuse product, went undrafted earlier this month. He had rookie minicamp tryouts with the Bears and the Saints. The Saints need depth in the interior of their defensive line, and Black has seen [more] … [Read more...] about Saints sign Josh Black

While it’s still unclear from a Sunday night tweet whether future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees is truly thinking about coming back to football (one more tweet could clear it up quickly), there’s one specific complication to any desire to play football. As noted by Peter King in his latest Football Morning in America [more] … [Read more...] about Recent shoulder surgery would complicate a potential Drew Brees return

The Saints have recently signed two Louisiana natives and LSU stars in defensive back Tyrann Mathieu and wide receiver Jarvis Landry, and Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis says those two players were particularly excited to become Saints. “Both these guys, Tyrann and Jarvis, it’s a little bit unique when you bring somebody back to their [more] … [Read more...] about Mickey Loomis sees extra emotion bringing Tyrann Mathieu and Jarvis Landry home

The Saints did some post-rookie minicamp roster shuffling on Monday. The team announced the signing of running back Devine Ozigbo and confirmed the reported signing of linebacker Eric Wilson. They waived center Cohl Cabral, linebacker Joel Dublanko, and wide receiver Jalen McCleskey in corresponding moves. Ozigbo was released by the Patriots after New England selected [more] … [Read more...] about Saints sign Devine Ozigbo

Jameis Winston became a starting quarterback again last season, but it lasted only seven games. He injured his knee in an Oct. 31 game against the Buccaneers, requiring season-ending surgery. With Winston rehabbing and a free agent, the offseason began with uncertainty about the Saints’ starting quarterback for 2022. The Saints, though, didn’t acquire Deshaun [more] … [Read more...] about Jameis Winston’s knee injury last season has him “hungrier” going into this season

The Saints have made some moves for depth on Monday, notably signing veteran offensive lineman Josh Andrews. The deal is for one year, according to Andrews’ agent Brett Tessler. Andrews, who entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2014, spent last season with the Falcons. He appeared in two games and all of [more] … [Read more...] about Saints signing Josh Andrews

At a time when the receiver market is going haywire, the Saints got a relative bargain. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the deal given to receiver Jarvis Landry has a base value of $3 million. He can make up to $3 million in incentives. For catches, Landry gets $250,000 for 55 or [more] … [Read more...] about Jarvis Landry gets $3 million base deal; he can double it