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TRACEY JAGNEAUX

NEW ORLEANS -- No question that after last year’s bountiful draft for the New Orleans Saints, the 2018 version of let’s take a chance would be scrutinized in a way that no other draft would be.

No matter who the Saints chose this year, the comparison to 2017 would be made, even though none of the players selected starting last Thursday had even taken a snap in the NFL.

So, how did the Saints do in this year’s installment? That all depends on who you ask. The range of grades looks like the report card of a seventh grader going through the change to adulthood: it is all over the map.
ESPN gave the Saints a C+, putting New Orleans just above average.

Bleacher Report, without providing any explanation with its rankings, gave the Saints a D, the lowest in the league along with Oakland and Seattle.
Yahoo and USA Today agreed with Bleacher Report and also rated the New Orleans draft as being D worthy. However, both NFL.com and CBS Sports had the Saints with a grade of B.

The biggest move of the draft for New Orleans came very early. The Saints made a bold move in the first round Thursday, trading next year’s first-rounder to move up and take Texas-San Antonio defensive end Marcus Davenport, a player who filled a need for a pressure player at the right defensive end spot the Saints have been trying to fill long-term for years.

Full Article -- Ville Platte Gazette
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Chase Young highlighted as one of the NFL's biggest risers

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Chase Young was the New Orleans Saints’ biggest free agency acquisition last offseason. Things began slow for Young but he began to validate some of the belief the Saints showed in him as the season went on.

This improvement was seen across the defensive line after transitioning from Todd Grantham to Brian Young as the defensive line coach. Young, Brian Bresee and Cameron Jordan saw the most noticeable improvements.

Pro Football Focus highlighted Young as one of the biggest risers in the second half of the season. How PFF divided the aligns with Darren Rizzi replacing Dennis Allen, Weeks...
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Kliff Kingsbury is now free to interview for the Saints HC job, but will he?

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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With the Washington Commanders now eliminated by the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game, their offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury has been freed up to complete interviews with teams for coaching positions. And one of the teams that expressed interest in him is the last one remaining: the New Orleans Saints.

Kingsbury did have the option to do a preliminary interview a few weeks prior, however he choose to focus completely on the playoff run, which is admirable. Washington came within a game of the Super Bowl largely due to his work with rookie quarterback...
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Saints offensive assistant Kevin Petry set to coach in the Senior Bowl

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The New Orleans Saints have always been a team that highly values Senior Bowl attendees, drafting them at a relatively high clip and always trying to take part in the event. This year seemingly will be no different, as they will have offensive assistant Kevin Petry coaching the wide receiver group for the American Team, which has quite a significant talent pool.

Petry has been coaching with the Saints for eight seasons now, entering his ninth, and has been with the organization for 12 years in various positions including as a video assistant early on. He will be able to get a first hand...
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Saints assistant coach Jahri Evans assigned OL group for Senior Bowl

  • News source: Dylan Sanders
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New Orleans Saints legend and current offensive assistant Jahri Evans is getting a nice opportunity to be an offensive line coach at the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl.

Earlier today, the Senior Bowls announced the group of players that he will be coaching and they could end up being some intriguing names to keep an eye on in the 2025 NFL draft for the Saints. Many New Orleans fans will already recognize a few of the names from their college days.

Evans will be coaching the American Team offensive line, which includes Kansas Jayhawks tackle Logan Brown, Missouri Tigers tackle Armand Membou and...
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Saints free agent preview: S Will Harris, stay or go?

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The New Orleans Saints and the NFL are growing ever closer to the offseason, with the playoffs only having a few weeks remaining before the Super Bowl. With that, the Saints have certainly started looking ahead at their own free agents and who to retain, so we shall as well.

One of the interesting free agents to discuss this offseason for New Orleans is safety Will Harris, who was a relatively strong contributor for the team in his age 29 season. After a midseason stint on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury, he was able to come back and wrap up the season on a relatively high note...
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Seahawks hire former Saints OC Klint Kubiak

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Former New Orleans Saints OC Klint Kubiak has agreed to terms with the Seattle Seahawks to serve as their offensive coordinator for the 2025 season. This marks Kubiak’s fifth stop in as many years and leaves the Saints searching for a new play caller for the second consecutive offseason—their third offensive coordinator in three years.

In light of Kubiak’s departure, attention now shifts to Philadelphia Eagles OC Kellen Moore, whom the Saints are set to fly out to as early as Monday to interview for their vacant head coach position.

The idea of hiring an offensive-minded head coach...
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Eagles and Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LIX

  • News source: Tina Howell
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The NFC and AFC Championships have concluded, and we now know that the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9th in New Orleans.

Earlier today, the Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC Championship at Lincoln Financial Field.

Just moments ago, the Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship at Arrowhead Stadium.

This is the second time in two years that the Eagles and Chiefs will face one another in the Super Bowl. Kansas City defeated Philadelphia 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII in Glendale...
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Bears hired ex-Saints head coach Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator

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Allen spent the last three seasons as the head coach in New Orleans, fired after nine games in 2024 after a 2-7 start.
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Bears to hire former Saints head coach as defensive coordinator

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It didn’t take Dennis Allen long to find a new home. After being fired as head coach of New Orleans Saints midseason, the highly-respected defensive mind has landed with the Chicago Bears as their new defensive coordinator.

Allen will be manning the defensive side of the ball under new head coach Ben Johnson, formerly the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator. Allen will be taking over a defense that ranked 27th in the league in yards allowed, and 13th in points allowed. It’s a unit composed of mostly young talent who are looking to make a big jump next season.

As head coach of the Saints...
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Former Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak takes same role with Seahawks

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Kubiak served in the same role for New Orleans this past season for two different head coaches, Dennis Allen and interim Darren Rizzi.
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Where Saints draft picks stand after Washington Commanders lose NFCCG

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With the Washington Commanders falling to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC title game, the New Orleans Saints’ 2025 NFL draft slots for their current picks are nearly finalized.

The team had been awaiting the conclusion of the Commanders’ season for a while due to the amount of draft capital they received from the Marshon Lattimore trade. To take us back to the trade, the team received third-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections in exchange for their fifth rounder and Lattimore.

Because of Washington’s loss, the team is now scheduled to select at pick No. 93 (third) and 129 (fourth)...
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New Orleans tied with rival city for fewest combined NFL and NBA wins

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It has not been a banner year for New Orleans sports, to put it lightly. Both the Saints and Pelicans have had seasons to forget, which has left the city in some unfortunate company.

The Times-Picayune | Advocate’s Rod Walker shared an unfavorable statistic on Sunday, which stated that New Orleans is tied with Charlotte for the fewest combined wins between NFL and NBA teams for a single city with just 17 so far; 5 wins each from the Saints and Carolina Panthers, with a dozen wins from both the Pelicans and Hornets.

The Saints were able to muster just five wins this year and are sitting...
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Former Saints coach Dennis Allen has a new job as a defensive coordinator

  • News source: By ZACH EWING | Staff Writer
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Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is leaving to join another NFL team

  • News source: BY MATTHEW PARAS | Staff writer
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