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This year, four teams are eligible to be drafted to serve as the focal point of Hard Knocks. To date, the NFL has yet to publicly declare the winner.

Or, depending on perspective, the loser.

As noted by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, the league hasn’t announced this year’s Hard Knocks team. Last year, the league announced that it would be the Lions in late March.

The teams that can be compelled to do it under the formula the NFL previously developed are the Bears, Saints, Jets, and Commanders. Those are the franchises that remained after exempting any team with a new head coach, any team that...

The seventh annual City of Biloxi Saints Hall of Fame events were once again a huge success this past weekend.

On Thursday, the fifth annual Saints Hall of Fame Experience reception and auction at IP Casino Resort Spa was a sellout, featuring many prominent former New Orleans Saints players and Saints Hall of Fame honorees. Patrons got to take pictures in the picture booth with the Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl XLIV, enjoyed food and drink from all IP restaurants and enjoyed getting autographs and pictures with the Saints celebrities. A live auction of select items and a silent auction...

Take a drive around Los Angeles and you’ll probably spot a bold statement from USC megadonor Brian Kennedy (whose name headlines the Trojans’ practice field), who purchased a dozen billboards demanding the NCAA return the Heisman Trophy taken from legendary running back Reggie Bush in the wake of a recruiting scandal within the Trojans’ organization. The former New Orleans Saints star remains the only player in the history of the award to give up his Heisman Trophy, having been the subject of an investigation into improper recruiting benefits in college.

But everything Bush was accused of...

The revamped XFL has ambitions of becoming a real developmental spring league for NFL prospects who need more reps, so it has to be encouraging for them to see players like Jack Heflin get an opportunity with the New Orleans Saints.

Heflin won All-XFL recognition with the Houston Roughnecks last year. Now he’s competing for a roster spot in New Orleans. But who is he? What are realistic expectations for him in 2023? Let’s answer those questions now that he’s wearing black and gold:

A lot of NFL experts thought the New Orleans Saints landed a steal in A.T. Perry, swooping in to pick the big-bodied Wake Forest receiver in the sixth round of the 2023 draft — take a look around and you’ll see many rankings had him graded as a third- or fourth-round pick. Ask Perry and he’ll tell you he isn’t sure why he fell below expectations on draft day, but he’s landed in a great spot to succeed. Just ask Marques Colston, who has more in common with Perry than you’d expect.

But why was Perry so highly regarded before the draft? What can he add to the receiving corps that they’ve...

METAIRIE – Demario Davis says “adversity can be the best thing to happen to a person.”

Jameis Winston hopes to prove him right.

The New Orleans Saints teammates spoke separately to reporters earlier this week and their conversations intersected inadvertently yet poignantly. Davis’ perspective on life and football seemed especially pertinent when Winston spoke a little more than an hour after he did.

Davis, the elder statesman linebacker who perennially is the team’s leading tackler, followed head coach Dennis Allen to the banner inside the team’s indoor practice facility to speak after...

What are your bold predictions for the 2023 NFL season? Kickoff is still months away, but that’s not stopping many fans and analysts in the media from speculating about what may happen when teams hit the field in September.

The latest round of season predictions and hot takes comes from Conor Orr at Sports Illustrated, who laid out 100 predictions for 2023. But the only mention for the New Orleans Saints centers on wide receiver Michael Thomas, who Orr expects to bounce back in a big way with Derek Carr at quarterback:

Thomas played a part in recruiting Carr this offseason, and he’s...

It’s a momentum occasion: the New Orleans Saints shared a highlight video to mark our progress in the offseason, sitting 100 days out from their 2023 season kickoff on Sept. 10. This quick-hits video from organized team activities practices gave us our best look yet at Derek Carr, Jamaal Williams and many of their new teammates like Chris Olave and Cameron Jordan (plus Rashid Shaheed and Alontae Taylor in their new Nos. 22 and 1 jerseys, respectively).

These have been voluntary workouts so far, but the Saints will hold mandatory practices later in June which will give us a better idea of...

The New Orleans Saints have announced that videographers Steve Paretti and Bob Parkinson have been chosen to receive the 2023 Joe Gemelli “Fleur de Lis” award.

The Joe Gemelli “Fleur De Lis Award” was created in 1989 and is named after the late Joe Gemelli, who was the founder of the Touchdown Club of New Orleans. It is awarded to individuals for their significant contributions to the New Orleans Saints and support of the franchise.

Both Paretti and Parkinson are being honored for their roles in capturing the Saints through their highly respected video skills for WDSU and WWL for over 50...

Let’s dive right into what happened this week in New Orleans Saints news and some of the reactions.

That is all for this week, but we will be back next Friday with your reactions to the latest Saints news and information.

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From the way he talks about New Orleans, one would think Demario Davis was born and raised here. Or at least within the borders of Louisiana.

Do the Tigers have the upper hand to get to Super Regional? Is Derek Carr feeling comfortable? No more divisions in SEC football.

The Eureka moment came in 2014. The site was the LSU football complex.

Expectations are high for the New Orleans Saints offense after they brought in Derek Carr to answer their questions at quarterback, but how will his presence change their fantasy football outlook? The hope is that Carr will elevate a supporting cast with several promising young weapons, but how high can they climb?

ESPN’s Field Yates shared his list of the 100 best fantasy football picks going into 2023, and two Saints standouts made the cut: running back Alvin Kamara (No. 44) and wide receiver Chris Olave (No. 54).

Kamara is Yates’ 19th-ranked running back, rounding out the top 20 with...

Jake Haener has been here before.

The New Orleans Saints have announced that former cornerback Jabari Greer will be inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame later this year.

Greer was signed by the Saints as an unrestricted free agent in 2009. He played five seasons in New Orleans from 2009-2013, for a total of 63 games with 60 starts, recording 290 stops (227 solo), 68 passes defended, 9 interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 1 recovery. Greer tore his ACL in November 2013, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. He would later announce his retirement from football on September 11th, 2014.

Greer will be inducted into the...