New Orleans Saints
12/27/2008
The Carolina Panthers could be without both starting defensive tackles for Sunday's game at New Orleans, perhaps enticing the pass-happy Saints to run the ball. Damione Lewis missed practice for a third straight day on Friday with a shoulder injury and was listed as doubtful.
12/18/2008
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is recovering from cancer surgery. Team spokesman Greg Bensel confirmed on Wednesday that the 81-year-old Benson underwent surgery on Dec. 10 for a cancerous mass on his left kidney. Benson was released on Sunday and is at home, Bensel said. A full recovery is expected.
12/12/2008
Robbie Gould raced over to his tee on the Chicago Bears sideline after the New Orleans Saints tried to ice him with a timeout in overtime on Thursday night. After a practice kick, Gould walked back onto the field and booted the Saints out of Soldier Field with another devastating loss.
12/05/2008
The New Orleans Saints placed Kevin Kaesviharn on injured reserve on Thursday, ending the safety's season. Kaesviharn had a neck injury that team officials described as a "stinger," or a pinched nerve. Coach Sean Payton said on Thursday it was the second time Kaesviharn had such an injury and that he would need a few weeks to recover.
11/20/2008
The lawyer for 3 Saints players facing suspension said on Wednesday the NFL's independent drug adminstrator acknowledged he did not inform NFL players that the supplement StarCaps contained a banned diuretic.
11/19/2008
Deuce McAllister maybe playing his final game at the Superdome on Monday night. Technically, McAllister has 4 years remaining on his contract with the Saints, but the reality is his roster spot is far from guaranteed next season. His salary cap number jumps from $4.5 million to $7.3 million. That is feature back money not position player money, and McAllister, at this stage of his injury-riddled career, is a position player, at least in the eyes of his current employer.
11/11/2008
As Drew Brees frantically and futilely tried to pass the Saints back into contention against the Falcons on Sunday, Jeremy Shockey, the club's high profile offseason acquisition, found himself in a strange and decidedly low profile place, on the sideline. In the desperate 4th-quarter finish, Brees completed a remarkable 19 passes for 294 yards and 2 touchdowns. None of them was to Shockey. The Saints ran 36 plays in the 4th quarter, the equivalent of a normal half, and Shockey was on the field for 3 of them. The official explanation was that Shockey had left the game with an injury, and indeed Shockey's right ankle was swollen with fluid in the postgame locker room. However, that did not explain Shockey's absence on the drive before the injury, which occurred on the 2nd drive of the 4th quarter. On the Saints' 1st possession of the 4th quarter, Billy Miller played almost every down at tight end.
10/29/2008
Saints offensive guard Jamar Nesbit filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the maker of a weight-loss supplement, alleging that it was improperly spiked with a diuretic that is banned by the NFL. The lawsuit against the makers of StarCaps, an over the counter product, was filed in the federal district court in New Jersey, said Nesbit's attorney Brian Molloy.
10/29/2008
The Saints have released kicker Taylor Mehlhaff and punter Ben Graham, leaving the team to spend its bye week trying to fill each position for a 3rd time this season. Team officials revealed the cuts on Tuesday night, hours after head coach Sean Payton had met with reporters. Payton had not indicated that any roster moves were planned.
10/27/2008
e use our Rumors Form to send us your NFL Rumors After last year's low scoring mudfest, the NFL was hoping for some offensive fireworks this time at Wembley Stadium in England. New Orleans and San Diego duly delivered. Drew Brees went 30 for 41 for 339 yards and 3 touchdown passes against his former team to lead the Saints to a 37-32 win over the Chargers, putting New Orleans back at .500 and dropping San Diego to 3-5.
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