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Meet the 2021 Saints Draft Picks

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New Orleans selected Payton Turner, Pete Werner, Paulson Adebo, Ian Book, Landon Young, and Kawaan Baker during the 2021 NFL Draft

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With the 2021 NFL Draft coming to a close, the Saints added six draft picks to the roster. Learn a little more about each of the Saints 2021 draft picks.

Payton Turner, Defensive End, Houston

  • Saints 1st round draft pick, No. 28
With the 28th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected defensive end Payton Turner from the University of Houston.
In 2020, Turner was a team captain who led Houston with 10.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. At 6 feet 6 , 270 pounds, Turner registered 25 tackles in just five contests while also being named to the 2020 Phil Steele Magazine American Athletic Conference Second Team and the 2020 Athlon Sports Preseason American Athletic Conference Second Team. ...


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Los Angeles Chargers announced as the designated home team for NFL Madrid Game São Paulo, Brazil in 2025

  • News source: Tina Howell
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The NFL has announced it will return to play a regular season game in Brazil in 2025, following the success of their inaugural game in 2024.

As part of the 2025 International Games, the Los Angeles Chargers will play as the designated team in São Paulo at Corinthians Arena on Friday, September 5, 2025.

The stadium was an official venue for both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games, as well as home to the NFL’s historic first-ever regular season game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers on Friday, September 6, 2024.

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Drew Brees on how Joe Burrow fits into the modern era of NFL QBs

  • News source: Crissy Froyd
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Joe Burrow’s case for Most Valuable Player was one of the most controversial subjects toward the end of the 2024 season. That’s due to the fact that some saw his chances for winning the award as purely squandered simply because of the fact the Cincinnati Bengals weren’t in the playoffs. And it’s a situation that legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is all too familiar with.

Burrow has put up astronomical numbers that were among the best in the NFL, and despite not having the best protection up front and a supporting cast that was not exactly up to par, he still managed to...
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Fleur-de-Links, February 19: Saints hire more offensive assistants

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The New Orleans Saints' head coach Kellen Moore is hard at work assembling his new coaching staff.

In case you don't know his background, let's get you familiar with the new HC of the Black and Gold.
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Saints aim to get younger with new coaching staff

  • News source: Kyle Besson
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New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore has been actively assembling his coaching staff since his hire.

Since then, the Saints have added Scott Tolzien, 37, as quarterbacks coach, Philadelphia Eagles run game coordinator T.J. Paganetti, 35, whose new role is currently unknown, Chase Haslett, 32, as their tight ends coach, and Brendan Nugent, 41, as offensive line coach. With former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley, 42, being the favorite at defensive coordinator, it is clear the Saints are looking to assemble a youthful coaching staff.

While New Orleans is adding youth...
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2024 Saints free agent report cards: Was Cedrick Wilson a good signing?

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The 2024 season is complete, and now teams are somewhat waiting around until free agency begins for 2025, and then the NFL Draft which follows shortly after. This gives us the opportunity to look back at the 2024 offseason for the New Orleans Saints and analyze the signings they made throughout the free agency period which led to their 2024 roster.

One of those signings was wide receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr., so let’s take a look at his new contract, 2024 season, and grade the move:

Wilson was the only multi-year contract the Saints handed out during the 2024 offseason, signing a two-year...
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32 NFL teams, 32 contract questions: How will the Saints get under the cap? Who's in line for an extension?

  • News source: Dan Graziano
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Could New Orleans cut Derek Carr? Will Las Vegas extend Maxx Crosby? What are the implications of potential Myles Garrett, Cooper Kupp and Deebo Samuel trades?
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2024 Saints free agent report cards: Was letting Lonnie Johnson go a big loss?

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The 2025 NFL offseason is upon us, and free agency is not much further away as fans sit and wait through the “dead period” of the offseason. The New Orleans Saints have been busy however which is refreshing, with the hiring of new head coach Kellen Moore, and now working towards adding additional coaches to fill out his staff.

With this, we have plenty of time to look back at the 2024 offseason and figure out whether or not the Saints made the right decisions when it came to signings, and who they let walk. One of the players they moved on from was defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr., who...
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New Orleans Saints mock draft round-up: One position remains popular in 2025

  • News source: Dylan Sanders
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The New Orleans Saints have plenty of needs to address heading into the 2025 NFL draft, but some holes certainly seem larger than others.

While it is certainly up in the air what the Saints and Mickey Loomis will do when it is their turn to pick in the first round, one position group is becoming a trendy selection in mock drafts. That would be at defensive end. It was an already weak group from a year ago that is set to thin out even more in free agency. If New Orleans could secure a game-changer in the first round at a cheap price, it would be hard for them to pass up on the opportunity.

While it wasn’t the only spot picked to be filled this past week, it was certainly a popular occurrence in the latest edition of the mock draft round-up:
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Which Saints free agent could they use the franchise tag on in 2025?

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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As we inch closer to free agency, NFL teams can begin using the franchise tag on Feb. 18. Just don’t expect the New Orleans Saints to be one of those teams. New Orleans hasn’t used the franchise tag since tagging Marcus Williams in 2021, and the Saints have only used it six times since it was introduced in 1993.

The franchise tag is meant to be used to hold on to your top free agent for at least a year. It is often used to give both sides time to agree on a deal while maintaining the security of not having to compete with other teams in free agency.

The tag typically pays the player the...
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Report: Saints ‘working to finalize a deal’ with top OC candidate

  • News source: Dylan Sanders
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The New Orleans Saints appear to be closing in on an offensive coordinator for Kellen Moore’s staff and it looks to be the name that was expected all along.

NFL insider Josina Anderson reported on Tuesday afternoon that the Saints are “currently working to finalize a deal” with current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback coach Doug Nussmeier. This works in tandem with what New Orleans.Football’s Nick Underhill reported earlier in the day.

Nussmeier is a former Saints backup and fourth-round draft pick. His playing career was short but he has been a football coach ranging from college, NFL...
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Klint Kubiak took another Saints assistant coach with him to Seattle

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Former New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak continues to bring his fellow colleagues to his new home in Seattle.

The Seahawks are hiring former Saints senior offensive assistant Rick Dennison as the team’s run game coordinator under Kubiak, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Dennison spent the entire 2024 season working with the Saints offensive line after a three-year hiatus following his time in Minnesota.

Dennison, a three-time Super Bowl champion assistant, was a pivotal piece in the improvement of the offensive line this past season in New Orleans. We saw players like...
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Saints raise season ticket prices after posting their worst record in decades

  • News source: John Sigler
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The New Orleans Saints have a proud fanbase, but they have a strange way of expressing appreciation for it. Season ticket renewal invoices went out this week, and prices are going up — fresh off the team’s worst record in two decades. On top of that, the Saints will play fewer home games at the Caesars Superdome in 2025 (eight of them) than they did in 2024 (nine). The 17-game schedule has AFC and NFC teams trade off an extra home game each year.

So it’s safe to say Gayle Benson didn’t invest so much money in improving the Superdome out of charity. She’s going to get that back by raising...
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Saints make two hires to their offensive staff

  • News source: Kyle Besson
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The New Orleans Saints have hired Scott Tolzien as their quarterbacks coach and Joel Thomas as their running backs coach.

Tolzien is a former undrafted NFL quarterback and spent time with the San Diego Chargers, San Francisco, and Indianapolis Colts. After a brief stint with the Birmingham Iron in the AFF, Tolzien joined Mike McCarthy’s coaching staff in 2020 with now Saints head coach Kellen Moore. Moore and Tolzien were part of the Dallas coaching staff from 2020 to 2023.

Hiring the new Saints quarterbacks coach is a key addition with New Orleans likely to begin developing a young...
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Doug Nussmeier is still the favorite to land Saints offensive coordinator job, per reports

  • News source: Luke Hubbard
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The New Orleans Saints have found their new head coach in Kellen Moore and have now shifted their focus to filling out the rest of their staff. They’ve already made a couple of hires, but one of their biggest job openings, offensive coordinator, is still open. However, it does seem the Saints have their eyes on someone.

As of Tuesday morning, former Philadelphia Eagles QB Coach, Doug Nussmeier, is still the favorite to land the Saints offensive coordinator job according to a report by Nick Underhill.

Nussmeier has been an obvious candidate for this spot ever since reports started...
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