Posts Tagged ‘will smith’

Smith Back with the Saints Fresh and Confident

As pleased as Will Smith was to be back at practice on Wednesday, he seemed even happier that he no longer has to worry about the specter of a suspension that has weighed on him for three seasons. “I’m just glad to put it behind me,” said Smith, who in 2008 tested positive for a [...]

DE Will Smith Suspended for First Two Games of 2011

The National Football League has suspended Saints defensive end Will Smith for the first two games of the 2011 regular season. Additionally, Smith will be fined two game checks. Smith’s suspension stems from his positive test for StarCaps, a banned diuretic, during the 2008 season. Smith, former teammate Charles Grant, and Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles [...]

Saints Lose to Bucs 23-13: Keep Tampa’s Playoff Hopes Alive

In a game that meant virtually nothing to the Saints but everything to the Buccaneers, Tampa Bay came out and showed why they belong in the playoff picture.  It certainly was one that the Saints would like to have won, but it just was not to be today.  The Buccaneers outplayed, outmuscled, and outscored the defending [...]

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 [...]

Racquel Smith Says That Will is “innocent in all this”

Like I’m sure many of you were, I was shocked to learn of the allegations that Will Smith had been arrested for domestic violence against his wife. After all, it was just two days ago that a seemingly happy Smith family graced the airways in wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Now today, we hear this. [...]

Saints Gobble Up Cowboys 30-27

From the feel of this game, nobody would’ve guessed that the Cowboys were all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs prior to this game. The matchup has been one of the most anticipated for the Saints and their fans since the schedule was released. Ever since Dallas handed New Orleans their first loss to ruin their [...]

Thomas Out Against Bucs: Gay Joins the List of Injureds

For the third straight game, the Saints offense will have to carry on without its main running back, Pierre Thomas. Still sidelined by an ankle injury, Thomas has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup against Tampa Bay, leaving the bulk of the action to be split between Ladell Betts and Chris Ivory once again. Although [...]

Saints vs Vikings: Week 1 Preview

The showdown between the Saints and the Vikings is expected to reach epic proportions as the two teams face off Thursday night in the Superdome in what some are calling the repeat of the NFC Championship Game. But it isn’t a repeat at all. It is the official kickoff to the 2010 regular season. Both [...]