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A pair of Saints players were fined for unnecessary roughness in Week 2 against Carolina

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
5 hrs ago

Two New Orleans Saints had fine letters waiting in their lockers from the league office after the team's Week 2 win against the Carolina Panthers.

Saints place running back on IR, meaning he'll be out for at least 4 weeks

By ZACH EWING | Staff writer
Updated 6 hrs ago

The New Orleans Saints placed running back Jamaal Williams on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday, sidelining the veteran for at least four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered M…

Saints to keep around this defensive stalwart with a $52 million extension

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Updated 6 hrs ago

The New Orleans Saints have locked up one of their best young defenders, signing defensive end Carl Granderson to a four-year extension that will pay him $52 million.

Jeff Duncan: The Saints' elite pass defense leads the league in intentional hounding

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated 6 hrs ago

The Green Bay Packers know what’s coming Sunday.

Saints rookie safety Jordan Howden has gained team's trust, and he's ready for his first start

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
17 hrs ago

The moment is about to arrive for Jordan Howden, and he believes he is prepared for it.

Saints will continue to choose their spots with Taysom Hill in the ground game

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 22, 2023

It’s not very often that, going into a Week 3 matchup, a team’s tight end is its leading rusher.

Saints make a late addition to the injury report, list 2 as questionable 1 as doubtful

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 22, 2023

The New Orleans Saints could be without another one of their starting defensive backs against the Green Bay Packers this week after Paulson Adebo injured his hamstring at Friday's practice.

4 things to watch in Saints' road game against the Green Bay Packers

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Updated Sep 22, 2023

The Saints make the trip to Lambeau Field to play the Green Bay Packers Sunday. Here are four things to watch in this battle of NFC teams.

Saints and Packers QBs Derek Carr and Jordan Love share more than an occupation

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Updated 6 hrs ago

Outside of their respective audiences in Wisconsin and Louisiana, the largest concentration of TVs tuned into Sunday’s matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers might be nea…

Here’s all the info on Saints at Packers: Preview with Larry Holder on Dattitude, Ep. 170

BY JIM DERRY | Sports betting writer
Sep 22, 2023

As the Saints head to Lambeau Field, what do they need to do remain undefeated? What are the key matchups, and who wins Derek Carr vs. Jordan Love? Also, we take a look at the best games aroun…

Saints at Packers: Our staff makes its predictions for Sunday's game at Lambeau Field

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Sep 22, 2023

The New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers on Monday night to improve to 2-0 for the first time in 10 years. Can they improve to 3-0 Sunday when they play on the road against the Green …

After a down year, the Saints defensive line is back to harassing quarterbacks

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 22, 2023

Rush and coverage work together.

Rod Walker: It's Saints RB Kendre Miller's time, as he's set to make debut against Packers

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Updated Sep 21, 2023

Kendre Miller wore a T-shirt with the word “Future” on it.

Jeff Duncan: Buddy Teevens 'changed thousands of lives,' and Archie Manning was among them

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated Sep 21, 2023

The call came at 6:48 a.m., sunrise in New Orleans but early afternoon in the French Riviera.

Saints, LSU previews; college football weekend, Big Bucks bets: Watch Thursday’s ‘Bayou Bets’

BY JIM DERRY | Sports betting writer
Sep 21, 2023

Can the Saints open the season 3-0 for the first time in a decade? Can the Tigers not look ahead to Ole Miss next week? And time to share our best bets in ‘Big Bucks’

The early returns have been very encouraging for the Saints third down defense

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

Third downs have belonged to the New Orleans Saints defense through two games.

Saints make a pair of transactions, bring back the recently waived Kirk Merritt

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

The New Orleans Saints filled one of the empty spots on their active roster, signing Ty Summers from their own practice squad, and brought Kirk Merritt back on the practice squad after waiving…

Saints TEs Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau upgraded on Thursday injury report

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau are trending in the right direction.

How close was Derek Carr to coming to LSU? 'It would have been fun to see what happened.'

By ZACH EWING | Staff Writer
Sep 21, 2023

In an alternate universe, New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr might have been one of Louisiana's favorite athletes much earlier in life.

Derry’s Week 3 NFL Picks: Saints look for hat trick in Green Bay; Broncos avoid 0-3 at Miami?

BY JIM DERRY | Sports betting writer
Sep 21, 2023

Jim Derry goes through all 16 games each week against the spread and straight up and is 8-2 in his top 5 best bets ATS this season, 15-16 overall and 20-11 with over/unders

One-on-one with Derek Carr: Another QB from his hometown, and how Carr could have ended up at LSU

By ZACH EWING | Staff Writer
Updated Sep 22, 2023

Derek Carr is in his first season as the quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, perhaps the most visible job in the entire city. The hopes of Saints fans everywhere rest on his broad shoulders…

WATCH: Do the Saints need to keep winning ugly? Can they?

Staff report
Updated Sep 20, 2023

The New Orleans Saints have two similar victories, beating the Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers by a total of four points, thanks to a lockdown defense and just enough late offense to get by.

The Saints have signed a Louisiana native to the team's practice squad

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2023

The New Orleans Saints added another Louisiana native to their team, signing veteran defensive back Cameron Dantzler to the practice squad Wednesday.

The Saints released their first injury report ahead of Week 3 matchup with Green Bay

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2023

The New Orleans Saints held a walk-through practice late Wednesday afternoon, and therefore released what they termed an estimated injury report ahead of Sunday's Week 3 matchup in Green Bay.

Saints or Falcons? See what oddsmakers say about the NFC South

by GABE HENDERSON | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2023

The NFC South has been one of the hardest divisions to predict since the odds were released earlier this year. The New Orleans Saints have been the betting favorite to top the NFC South ever s…

Photos: Cardell Hayes pleads not guilty in surprising turn in the Will Smith murder trial

By CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
Sep 20, 2023

Read more: New trial set for Cardell Hayes, accused in fatal shooting of retired Saints star Will Smith

NFL suspends Saints' Marcus Maye multiple games for violating league policy

BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2023

The NFL has suspended New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye three games for violating league policy on substances of abuse.

Jamaal Williams expected to miss 'some time' with hamstring injury, Dennis Allen says

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated Sep 19, 2023

Jamaal Williams’ recovery from the hamstring injury he suffered against the Carolina Panthers on Monday night will “take some time,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said Tuesday.