FedEx and the NFL today announced the winners of the sixth annual FEDEX AIR & GROUND® NFL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS at a press conference in Tampa Bay, site of Super Bowl XLIII.
* Quarterback DREW BREES of the New Orleans Saints was named the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year.
* Running back ADRIAN [...]
Seems that the prospect of linebacker Dan Morgan coming back to the NFL is no joke. Morgan told ESPN.com Monday he has filed his reinstatement papers with the NFL and plans to rejoin the Saints, who still hold his rights.
Morgan has said he has talked to the Saints and they seem interested in [...]
Free agency isn’t going to take place for about another month, but already one player that might have the interest of the Saints is Vikings Veteran safety Darren Sharper. The 12-year veteran looks as if he won’t be back in the Twin Cities, and ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the Saints may have their eyes [...]
From: WWL Radio
Negotiators for the state of Louisiana say they are getting very close to a deal to keep the New Orleans Saints playing football in the Superdome for a long time. They are also laying the groundwork for a Super Bowl bid. “We have high expectations and hopes that we can work out our [...]
From: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Linebacker Dan Morgan has informed the Saints he intends to return to the NFL after a one-year retirement, General Manager Mickey Loomis confirmed. The Saints will maintain Morgan’s rights if he is reinstated, though it’s not clear if they want to keep him under contract or if he wants to look to [...]
It almost goes without saying that 2008 was a disappointing year for Saints fans. The pre-season hype had people talking about the Saints as Super Bowl contenders and it looked like the team was going in the right direction with key players like Jonathan Vilma and Jeremy Shockey. But the team wasn’t able to meet [...]
It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field - quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for [...]
Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is in trouble with the law, as he was arrested in Miami Friday afternoon for reckless driving and resisting arrest. He was released last night on $6500 bail. “Clearly he’s upset about being arrested and plans to fight it,” Vilma’s agent, Mitch Frankel, told The Associated Press. “There was [...]
The New Orleans Saints announced on Thursday that they have hired the only candidate to interview for the defensive coordinator position – Greg Williams. The initial reaction from fans seems to be overwhelmingly positive: the much-despised Gary Gibbs is gone and the team picked a defensive-minded coach with 19 years of coaching experience in less [...]
The Saints have themselves a new defensive coordinator, and it’s a name that they hope will able to turn around a unit that has struggled the past two seasons - Gregg Williams.
Williams got the position on Thursday morning, but terms of the deal were not immediately available. He has more [...]
