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Are Derek Carr and the Saints playing a game of chicken? What’s real truth? Dattitude Ep. 370

BY JIM DERRY | Dattitude Podcast Host
9 hrs ago

Only thing clear about standoff between the Saints and Carr is that no one – maybe not even the players involved – know the whole truth

Here's when the New Orlean Saints' schedule will be released for the 2025 season

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
11 hrs ago

As summer's around the corner, so is the 2025 NFL schedule for the New Orleans Saints. The highly-anticipated annual release will come out in all its glory at 7 p.m. on May 14 on NFL Network.

Have Saints already anointed Tyler Shough starting QB? Garland Gillen on Dattitude, Ep. 369

BY JIM DERRY | Dattitude Podcast Host
May 2, 2025

It seems as if the media experts are at it again, but should we actually believe them this time that Derek Carr is done in New Orleans?

Are the Saints done building their 2025 roster? Here are some big names still available.

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
May 2, 2025

Some, but not all of the New Orleans Saints’ weak spots were addressed in last week’s NFL draft.

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Saints quarterback pick is already following in Drew Brees' steps on first day in New Orleans

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
May 1, 2025

Tyler Shough wants to set himself up for success in New Orleans. The Saints' No. 40 pick, a former Louisville quarterback, has had his first dinner in the metro area, and it has a significant …

Jeff Duncan: You might not love Tyler Shough, but Louis Riddick does: 'This kid's a damn good quarterback'

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated May 3, 2025

Louis Riddick understands where Saints fans are coming from.

Matt Moscona and Jim Derry debate Derek Carr / Saints QB situation on Dattitude, Ep. 368

BY JIM DERRY | Dattitude Podcast Host
Apr 30, 2025

What are odds Carr plays in 2025? If not, is it Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler or a veteran off the waiver wire? And what has been LSU’s best move in portal?

Falcons assistant fined over son's role in prank call to Shedeur Sanders during NFL draft

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Apr 30, 2025

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, the father of a 21-year-old who prank-called Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft, was punished by the NFL on Wednesday.

The Saints run defense was a problem. Here are the steps they've taken to fix it in 2025.

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Updated Apr 30, 2025

It wasn’t that long ago when the New Orleans Saints regularly finished with a top-five run defense, but they’ve been a bottom-10 unit in that statistical category for three consecutive years.

CJ Gardner-Johnson gave a wild explanation on why he didn't go with the Eagles to visit Trump

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Apr 29, 2025

CJ Gardner-Johnson wasn't with the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles in the team's Super Bowl-winning celebration at The White House with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but he has a valid reason.

Saints make a roster change at quarterback after drafting Tyler Shough. Here's who got cut.

BY MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writer
Apr 29, 2025

The New Orleans Saints drafted Tyler Shough over the weekend, and the team has made a change at quarterback to account for the selection.

Inside the wild timeline of the Saints' saga of Derek Carr's shoulder injury

BY MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writer
Updated Apr 30, 2025

Derek Carr and the New Orleans Saints are in agreement: The 34-year-old has a shoulder injury.

Answering Saints draft questions: Is Tyler Shough too old? Why take an OL in Round 1?

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Apr 29, 2025

The first NFL draft of the Kellen Moore era is in the books, as the New Orleans Saints selected nine players and addressed nine different positions with those players.

The Saints sign a defensive lineman with a Brandon Staley connection after NFL draft

BY MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writer
Apr 28, 2025

The NFL draft is over, but the New Orleans Saints are still adding to their defense.

Jeff Duncan: The Derek Carr story gets more suspicious by the day

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated Apr 28, 2025

The more we learn about the Derek Carr situation, the more confusing it gets.

Aw, Shough: What does Saints draft say about state of the franchise? Dattitude, Ep. 367

BY JIM DERRY | Dattitude Podcast Host
Apr 28, 2025

If the Saints have known about Derek Carr’s issues all along, what does it say about the team? If Carr can’t play, is it Shough or Rattler? Is Banks a OT or G?

Saints QB Derek Carr shares an update on his injury during a Las Vegas church service

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Apr 28, 2025

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has provided an injury update – via Sunday service.

'No-flaw kid': Why the Saints picked Kelvin Banks Jr. to be a cornerstone for Kellen Moore

BY MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writer
Apr 27, 2025

Three years ago, Kelvin Banks Jr. didn’t enroll at the University of Texas until the summer.

Who else is heading to New Orleans? Keep track of the Saints undrafted free agent class.

BY LUKE JOHNSON and MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writers
Apr 26, 2025

The 2025 New Orleans Saints draft class featured nine players — their largest group of drafted players in a decade — but the work isn't done.

Mickey Loomis said Derek Carr will start if healthy after Saints draft Tyler Shough

BY MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

Mickey Loomis said he expects the New Orleans Saints to have a quarterback competition — but only if Derek Carr is unavailable for 2025.

The Saints wrapped up their 2025 draft with an edge rusher from Syracuse

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

With their ninth and final selection of the 2025 NFL draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Syracuse defensive end Fadil Diggs.

The Saints use one of their last picks on a position they had yet to address in the NFL draft

BY MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

The New Orleans Saints passed on taking Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland in the first round, but they used one of their last draft selections on a tight end.

The Saints selected Kansas' all-time leading rusher with their sixth-round pick

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

The New Orleans Saints added an offensive play-maker with their sixth-round pick, drafting Kansas running back Devin Neal 184th overall.

Mel Kiper Jr. rips Saints, 'clueless' NFL teams for not drafting Shedeur Sanders

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell to pick No. 144 of the 2025 NFL Draft, and ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. was not happy about it.

The Saints added a ball-hawking cornerback with their second fourth round draft pick

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

It took until the fourth round, but the New Orleans Saints finally addressed a need at cornerback in the 2025 NFL draft.

The Saints continued to build on defense with a linebacker as their first Day 3 draft pick

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman had just one private pre-draft workout.

Shedeur Sanders' undrafted NFL saga is over. See who selected the Colorado QB.

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

Shedeur Sanders has been selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. The Colorado quarterback who was rumored to be the No. 9 overall pick for the New Orleans Saints, became the No. 144…

Shedeur Sanders was prank-called by someone pretending to be Saints GM Mickey Loomis

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Apr 26, 2025

Shedeur Sanders was a victim of a prank call from someone pretending to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis on Night 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft Friday night.