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By John Sigler | Saints Wire

The Raiders will be on the move in 2020, relocating from Oakland to Las Vegas with a tough slate of opponents lined up for their inaugural season — including the New Orleans Saints. Before that, though, both squads must sort through lengthy lists of pending free agents as they seek to cut dead weight and improve their roster. That means some Raiders players could appeal to the Saints once they hit the open market. Here’s the full list:

• CB Daryl Worley
• CB Makinton Dorleant (ERFA)
• CB D.J. Killings (ERFA)
• DE Benson Mayowa
• DE Olsen Pierre
• DE Dion Jordan
• DE Jeremiah Valoaga (ERFA)
• DT Josh Mauro
• FS Curtis Riley
• K Daniel Carlson (ERFA)
• LB Will Compton
• LB Vontaze Burfict
• LB Kyle WIlber
• LB Nicholas Morrow (RFA)
• LB Ukeme Eligwe (RFA)
• LS Trent Sieg (ERFA)
• OG Jordan Devey
• OG Richie Incognito
• OG Cameron Hunt (ERFA)
• OT David Sharpe
• QB Mike Glennon
• QB Nathan Peterman (RFA)
• RB Isaiah Crowell
• RB Rod Smith
• RB DeAndre Washington
• SS Karl Joseph
• SS Dallin Leavitt (ERFA)
• TE Eric Tomlinson
• WR Dwayne Harris
• WR Keelan Doss (ERFA)

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By Mike Detillier / Sports Correspondent


Having Brees return means two things. First it gives the Saints the best chance to return to Super Bowl Sunday with one of the elite quarterbacks back on their roster. It is rare in this league to see the same head coach and the same starting quarterback together for 15 seasons, but that is what we will be watching in 2020 with Brees and Sean Payton. That combination has brought the team three NFC Championship appearances and a Super Bowl title.
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By Bob Rose | SI

Quarterback Drew Brees has announced that he will return for the 2020 season. With Brees back in the fold, backup Teddy Bridgewater seems almost certain to leave for a starting job elsewhere. I expect the Saints to re-sign third-string quarterback and utility weapon Taysom Hill, but will probably bring in another veteran to back up Brees.

Jameis Winston, Ryan Tannehill, Tom Brady, and Philip Rivers will all be on the open market but will pull in a hefty salary as starters. Here are a few intriguing options that would give New Orleans some stability behind their Hall of Fame signal caller

Marcus Mariota

The 2nd overall pick in the 2015 draft (behind Jameis Winston), the former Heisman Trophy winner from Oregon has had an up and down career before being benched for Ryan Tannehill last season. Mariota has completed 63% of his passes, throwing for 13,207 yards and 76 touchdowns with 44 interceptions in a five-year career where he has won 29 of 61 starts.

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By John Sigler | Saints Wire

The Kansas City Chiefs may have won Super Bowl LIV, but they’ll face as tough a road as any other team to return there. They have the same number of pending free agents as the New Orleans Saints (27), and could lose some big-time playmakers to the open market. Here’s each Chiefs player headed for free agency:

• CB Kendall Fuller
• CB Morris Claiborne
• CB Bashaud Breeland
• CB Keith Reaser
• DE Emmanuel Ogbah
• DE Chris Jones
• DE Mike Pennel
• DT Xavier Williams
• FB Anthony Sherman
• LB Darron Lee
• LB Terrell Suggs
• LB Reggie Ragland
• OC Stefen Wisniewsky
• QB Chad Henne
• QB Matt Moore
• RB LeSean McCoy
• RB Spencer Ware
• S Jordan Lucas
• TE Blake Bell
• WR Demarcus Robinson
• LB Damien Wilson (Club Option)
• OT Cameron Fleming (Club Option)
• RB Damien Williams (Club Option)
• OT Andrew Wylie (ERFA)
• TE Deon Yelder (ERFA)
• TE David Wells (ERFA)
• WR Marcus Kemp (ERFA)

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DK Sportsbook has released the odds to win each NFL division. So who’s the best bet to win the NFC South in 2020?

By Ameer Tyree | DK Sports

DraftKings Sportsbook has gone ahead and released the odds to win each NFL division in 2020. With free agency and the draft still to come, betting on division winners now gives us some room to potentially find some value. With a combination of looking back at 2019, and projecting for 2020, here’s where the potential value lies in the NFC South for the upcoming season.

New Orleans Saints (-155)

The Saints were favored to win the NFC South in 2019 and entered the season at -167. They won the division and retained all their most important pieces, so it’s easy to see why the they have an advantage. Despite Drew Brees going down with a thumb injury early in the year, New Orleans was able finish the season with a 13-3 record. Teddy Bridgewater proved he can be a starting quarterback while Michael Thomas made NFL history by breaking the NFL’s record for receptions (149) in a single season. The Saints’...