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The interior of the New Orleans Saints’ offensive line was a weakness all season, but even after Erik McCoy went down with a season-ending torn bicep in Week 7, the center position was stabilized by pending free agent Luke Fortner.
New Orleans acquired Fortner in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars for DT Khalen Saunders prior to the start of the 2025 season—a move that paid off as injuries depleted the offensive line. While replacing McCoy’s impact is nearly impossible, the 27-year-old former third-round pick filled in seamlessly and established himself as a reliable depth option.
In 12 games and...
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We’re in the midst of an exciting and compelling NFL playoffs, with entertaining games, highlight plays and nail-biting finishes across both conferences. On Sunday, four teams play for a ticket to Super Bowl LX on February 8th. Here’s a look at the two highest-profile names involved in the conference championship games with immensely strong links to the New Orleans Saints.
The most successful and longest tenured coach in Saints history is two games away from becoming the first ever NFL head coach to deliver a Super Bowl to two different NFL franchises. But...
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While the New Orleans Saints 2025 season may be over, quarterback Tyler Shough efforts on the field are not going unnoticed as the rookie has just received another honor being named a finalist for Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press.
Shough is nominated alongside Giants QB Jaxson Dart, Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka, Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson, and Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan.
The winner will be announced during the NFL Honors on Thursday, February 5 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco which will be hosted by actor Jon Hamm.
The show will air at 8...
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ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has released his first official mock draft ahead of April’s 2026 NFL Draft. In the article, Kiper Jr. made his predictions for all 32 first-round picks, including the New Orleans Saints selecting Arizona State University wide receiver Jordyn Tyson at eighth-overall.
The pass catching prospect is listed as 6’2”, 200 lbs., and would immediately provide New Orleans with some much needed size within the offense. Tyson finished his Junior year at ASU with 711 yards on 61 receptions while securing eight touchdowns.
Kiper Jr. had this to say when explaining why the Saints would make this...
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A smart move from the Saints
It would be a low-risk move.
Top costume from the rookie.
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On Wednesday, the New Orleans Saints notified their season ticket holders that they will not see an increase on ticket prices for the 2026-27 season from the previous season’s pricing.
Saints’ season tickets have been sold out every season since 2006, which was their first year back in the dome after Hurricane Katrina. That season the team also sign Sean Payton and Drew Brees, who led them to the NFC Championship Game for the first time in franchise history.
The Saints are currently scheduled to play 9 regular season home games barring an announcement from the NFL of the team...
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As the 2025 season winds down, it’s time to start player evaluations and PFF has already broken down all the rookie’s production from 32 teams by total snaps played to date using PFF Grades and Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Their rankings have been complied among those players who have played at least 100 snaps this season. So, let’s take a look at how the New Orleans Saints rookie class fared this season.
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The New Orleans Saints had two players named to the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie team in quarterback Tyler Shough and left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. The Saints were one of just six teams to have multiple players named to the team, and the only team to have two players named on the offensive side of the ball.
Shough and Banks are the first Saints to be named to the PFWA All-Rookie team since WR Chris Olave in 2022, and this is the first time they have had multiple players named to the team since 2019. The last two quarterbacks...
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As easy decision for both sides.
An interesting choice for the Saints in the first round.
Taylor is a massive wild card for the Saints this offseason. Will they bring him back? Or let him walk?
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The NFL landscape today has been tough on coaches. Just two weeks out of the regular season, there have been 10 head coach openings. This offseason has shown teams are less likely to settle for anything but the best, with moves such as the departure of John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens to the Buffalo Bills’ firing of Sean McDermott.
The New Orleans Saints had to make a head coaching change themselves after their 2-7 start in 2024. As the season ended, the Saints began their head coaching search, and ultimately chose Kellen Moore after a Superbowl winning performance with...
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The offseason is underway, and the New Orleans Saints are not wasting time. Since the end of the season, some small moves were made, such as some reserve/future signings, but that’s all. Well, today, that changed. The Saints officially announced that they have signed SAF Julian Blackmon to a 1-year contract extension.
Although this may still look like a minor move, it’s quite the opposite. In the small sample size, Blackmon was healthy, he played very well, and the idea that rookie Jonas Sanker could play over him was inconceivable. Obviously, as I mentioned, that did not last long, only...
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For more than 70 years, the University of South Alabama has annually hosted the Senior Bowl, now sponsored by Panini, in Mobile. The longstanding all-star game gives some of the best collegiate talent an opportunity to showcase their skillsets in front of the scouts, coaches, and staff members of professional teams eyeing potential draft targets. This year will be no different, but the New Orleans Saints will get an in-depth, up-close look at several prospects as a group of current members of the organization are on this year’s coaching staff.
Associate head coach/running backs coach, Joel Thomas, just capped his...
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