September 27th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Saints have put place kicker Garrett Hartley on injured reserve, ending his season and leaving 41-year-old veteran John Kasay as their primary place kicker for this season. The transactions were posted by the NFL on its website on Tuesday. Hartley, 25, has been sidelined since hurting his right hip in the third exhibition game [...]
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Hartley to Miss Possibly Two Months with Hip Injury
Kicker Garrett Hartley’s right hip injury could keep him out for over two months, James Varney of The Times-Picayune reports. Hartley, who was signed to a five-year, $6.277 million extension before the lockout, suffered a hip flexor during an extra point attempt in Sunday night’s preseason win over the Oakland Raiders. The injury will keep [...]
Saints Ground Falcons 17-14: Clinch Playoff Berth
The Saints played for their proverbial lives tonight. Offensively, they played very well, but defensively they were spectacular. When no one but themselves and their fans gave them a snowball’s chance in hades of winning this game, they marched into the Georgia Dome and took care of business. The game started off rather uneventfully for [...]
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2 Comments »The Saints Trounce All Over the Panthers 34-3
The New Orleans Saints came out like they had something to prove, particularly against a very tough division rival that has always been a thorn in their sides. After winning the toss and subsequently electing to receive to start the first half, the Saints came out smoking. Julius Jones busted out the gate and picked up [...]
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Out with the old, back in with the new The New Orleans Saints signed former Cowboys and Seahawks running back Julius Jones, along with former Colts safety Matt Girodano. To make space for the freshly acquired tandem, the Saints released kicker John Carney and running back DeShawn Wynn. The former Notre Dame standout will help [...]
Panthers-Saints Inactives
Carolina: DL Andre Neblett, WR Armanti Edwards, CB C.J. Wilson, C Chris Morris, LB Jamar Williams, OT Jeff Otah, QB Tony Pike, RB Tyrell Sutton. New Orleans: LB Anthony Waters, OT Charles Brown, PK Garrett Hartley, DL Junior Galette, RB Pierre Thomas, RB Reggie Bush, SS Roman Harper, TE Tory Humphrey.
Could the Saints Have Bigger Issues Than the Kicker?
To put it mildly, the New Orleans Saints offense is treading in unfamiliar territory. Currently they rank 6th in passing with an average of 237.3 yards per game and are uncharacteristically 14th in total offense with 331.0 yards per game. Still, perhaps the most shocking statistic to date is their 32nd ranking in rushing offense [...]
Saints bring back 46-year old kicker John Carney with a one-year deal
After missing what at the NFL level is considered a chip shot field goal Sunday in OT vs the Falcons, the Saints moved quickly to ink a kicker today, as reports are coming in that the team has signed 46-year old John Carney, who has been with the team on and off in the past. [...]
