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After two quiet years, Saints rank among league’s leading spenders in 2023

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By Crissy Froyd | Saintswire/USA Today

The 2023 season has the potential to be a big one for a New Orleans Saints team that finished out last season with a disappointing overall record of 7-10 in the midst of a lowly NFC South conference that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers led at 8-9.

It’s clear the team is looking for a complete overhaul in what appears to a Super Bowl-or-bust campaign as the team ranks the eighth-highest in active spending in 2023 with the additions of free agents Derek Carr, Jamaal Williams, Khalen Saunders and Nathan Shepherd, among others, per 247 Sports’ Jack Duffin.

This is a large shift after the Saints had the eighth-lowest active spending rate in the league during 2021 and continued that trend into 2022 with the third-lowest active spending rate in the NFL. ...

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NFC South roundtable: Overall draft grades for each team in 2023

  • News source: John Sigler
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What can we say, we’re optimists. When surveying the managing editors at Falcons Wire (Matt Urben), Panthers Wire (Anthony Rizzuti), and Bucs Wire (River Wells) for our final grades on each team’s 2023 draft class, every single analyst graded a B or B-minus.

But there isn’t a better time for believing than the offseason, when even the most bereaved and beset-upon between us are beckoned by a beacon of brilliance — or at least the beginning of belief.

With that out of our system, here’s a quick look at each NFC South team’s overall draft grade, including the New Orleans Saints:
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NFC South roundtable: Our favorite moves from a division rival

  • News source: John Sigler
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We’re continuing our survey of the NFC South with help from the managing editors at Falcons Wire (Matt Urben), Panthers Wire (Anthony Rizzuti), and Bucs Wire (River Wells), along with input here at Saints Wire. There have been a lot of moving parts around the division this spring so it’s a good time to stop and evaluate each team’s changes now that minicamp practices are beginning to pick up.

So here’s a unique question. Instead of focusing on our own teams, we’re complementing a rival’s pickup, either in the 2023 draft or through free agency:
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Three of the four potential Hard Knocks teams don’t want to do it; what’s next?

  • News source: Mike Florio
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Under the NFL’s three-factor formula for determining the universe of teams that can be forced to do Hard Knocks, this year there are four. And three of them have said they don’t want to do it.

The Bears (via chairman George McCaskey), the Saints (via coach Dennis Allen), and the Jets (via coach Robert Saleh) have made clear their lack of interest in the assignment. That leaves the Commanders as the only team that has not publicly said no.

The NFL could tell the Bears, Saints, or Jets “tough crap.” That extra layer of intrigue could actually make the show better. Reality shows typically...
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Courtland Sutton studying Michael Thomas’ 2019 season to “figure out ways to get open”

  • News source: Charean Williams
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Sean Payton was with the Saints when Michael Thomas set the NFL record for receptions in a single season with 149. Thomas had 1,725 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 2019.

Payton now is with the Broncos, and the team recently provided Courtland Sutton with cutups of Thomas’ 185 targets that season. Sutton is studying one of Payton’s best receivers in New Orleans in one of the best receiving seasons in history.

“It’s interesting,” Sutton said, via Aric DiLalla of the team website. “I actually just got — not too long ago, maybe a week or two ago — I just got Michael Thomas’ 2019...
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NFC South roundtable: Toughest divisional matchups for each team

  • News source: John Sigler
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Which NFC South team is going to be the most challenging to knock off? There’s a lot of grudging respect for the New Orleans Saints coming from the managing editors at Falcons Wire (Matt Urben), Panthers Wire (Anthony Rizzuti), and Bucs Wire (River Wells), but the Saints themselves have some division rivals to worry about.

Here’s why each of the other teams is chasing New Orleans, and why the Saints shouldn’t get complacent on top of any preseason power rankings within the NFC South:
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After two quiet years, Saints rank among league’s leading spenders in 2023

  • News source: Crissy Froyd
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The 2023 season has the potential to be a big one for a New Orleans Saints team that finished out last season with a disappointing overall record of 7-10 in the midst of a lowly NFC South conference that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers led at 8-9.

It’s clear the team is looking for a complete overhaul in what appears to a Super Bowl-or-bust campaign as the team ranks the eighth-highest in active spending in 2023 with the additions of free agents Derek Carr, Jamaal Williams, Khalen Saunders and Nathan Shepherd, among others, per 247 Sports’ Jack Duffin.

This is a large shift after the Saints had...
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Most notable free agent from each NFL team who remains unsigned in 2023

  • News source: John Sigler
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We’ve reached the dead portion of the 2023 NFL offseason, where teams are wrapping up their offseason programs with mandatory minicamp before breaking for the summer.

As teams ready their training camp rosters, there are still some notable free agents on the open market who could help shore up positions of need. That includes wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, kicker Robbie Gould and (unofficially) running back Dalvin Cook.

Our NFL Wire editors identified the most notable free agent from each NFL team who remains unsigned (at the time of publication) ahead of...
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Report: Reggie Bush likely out, Mark Ingram likely in, at Fox Sports

  • News source: Mike Florio
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Running back Reggie Bush, a generational college talent who spent his entire pro career trying to match his exploits at USC, reportedly will be leaving Fox Sports.

According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Bush is expected to leave Fox, due to a contract dispute.

Bush is a member of Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff pregame show. Per the report, Fox is close to signing running back Mark Ingram to replace Bush.

Both players were first-round picks of the Saints, five years apart. Bush left New Orleans the same year Ingram arrived.

Marchand reports that Bush and Fox had a contractual issue...
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Report: FOX Sports 'closing in on' Mark Ingram II to replace Reggie Bush

  • News source: John Sigler
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This would make a lot of sense: the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reports that FOX Sports is “closing in on” a deal with Mark Ingram II to join their “Big Noon Kickoff” Saturday pregame show, potentially swapping one former New Orleans Saints running back for another.

Marchand adds that FOX Sports has been embroiled in a contract dispute with show host Reggie Bush, having explored a couple of possible replacements over the last year. But Ingram might be their best bet.

Ingram has done very well in his past media work on television, radio, in podcasts, and on other platforms, and his...
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Reggie Bush out, Mark Ingram in on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff?

  • News source: Tina Howell
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Per a report from Andrew Marchand with the NY Post, former New Orleans Saints Reggie Bush is expected to be out at Fox over a contract dispute and his possible replacement is former Saints RB Mark Ingram II. Fox is “closing in on Ingram” who is considering retiring from the NFL to join Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff”. According to sources, Fox Sports looked at alternatives, including ESPN’s Desmond Howard and Robert Griffin III but did not make a formal offer to either.

According to the report, Fox Sports previously spoke with Ingram about leaving the NFL, but he decided to continue with the...
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Derek Carr: Jon Gruden’s visit made sense because I played my best football for him

  • News source: Myles Simmons
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Back in May, the Saints brought in former Raiders coach Jon Gruden to work with the offense during the offseason program.

Of course, Gruden and now New Orleans quarterback Derek Carr spent several years together in Oakland and Las Vegas with their former organization. This week, Carr said he thought it was valuable to have Gruden come into the building from several standpoints.

“I mean, it makes sense. I played my best football for him,” Carr said in his press conference. “So if anybody — trust me, I spent a lot of time with him. And so if anybody knows me, knows things about me that I...
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Robert Saleh: We don’t want to be on Hard Knocks

  • News source: Josh Alper
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The Jets are one of four teams that can be forced to be the subject of this year’s installment of Hard Knocks and the acquisition of quarterback Aaron Rodgers would seem to make them an appealing prospect for the NFL and HBO.

Jets head coach Robert Saleh is hopeful that the powers that be don’t view things that way. At a press conference on Friday, Saleh said that the Jets are not interested in making the franchise’s second appearance on the reality show.

“I know there are several teams that would love for Hard Knocks to be in their building. We’re just not one of them,” Saleh said.

The...
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Breaking down the quarterbacks the Saints are set to face in 2023

  • News source: AlecSalas
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The New Orleans Saints have quite the opportunity in front of them. Given they will play one of the weaker schedules in the NFL this season that also usually means weaker or questionable quarterback play. The Saints will play 3 Pro Bowl quarterbacks from last season (Jared Goff, Kirk Cousins and Trevor Lawrence). They will play 3 or potentially 4 rookie quarterbacks this season (Young, Levis, Stroud, Richardson) and share the division with Baker Mayfield, Andy Dalton (at the moment) and Desmond Ridder. We will dive more in depth into the schedule as a whole to give you a better idea on who...
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All three Saints preseason games will be nationally broadcasted

  • News source: CarsonCaulfield
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The New Orleans Saints will return in glory to three nationally broadcasted preseason games.

The first preseason game will be at home against reigning NFL champions Kansas City Chiefs on Aug. 13 at noon CT. This game will be broadcasted on NFL Network.

The second game will be on the road against Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers on Aug. 20. This game will also be broadcasted on the NFL Network, but this time on the 6 p.m. CT night slot.

The final preseason game will be back in the Dome against CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans on Aug. 27. The game will be broadcasted on Fox at...
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Introducing the New Orleans Saints' 90 man roster by jersey number

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints made some big additions this offseason starting with quarterback Derek Carr. This was easily the biggest name, who also happens to play the biggest position on the team. Carr’s addition along with signing defensive tackles Khalen Saunders and Nathan Shepherd will go a long way to filling some of the most detrimental holes from last season.

But free agency was just one step. The defensive line was fortified through the 2023 draft with Bryan Bresee and Isaiah Foskey. Running back Kendre Miller completes the “Big 3” from the draft and gives New Orleans a deep running...
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Michael Thomas is back, but he'll make room for 2 young Saints stars 'striving for perfection'

  • News source: BY TERRIN WAACK | Staff writer
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The talk of the team — and the town, to one degree or another — is the return of New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas, who was present at practice this week for the first time since last September.
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