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Without suspended Mark Ingram, how might Saints fill Pro Bowl RB's void?

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BY NICK UNDERHILL

The New Orleans Saints’ potent running game will be short on some firepower to start the season.

The NFL has suspended Mark Ingram for the first four games of the 2018 season for violating its policy on performance-enhancing drugs. He will be eligible to participate in all offseason activities, including preseason games, but will not be able to take the field during the season until Week 5 against the Washington Redskins.

The Pro Bowl running back became one of the focal points of the offense over the past two seasons and is coming off his best season in which he rushed for 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns on 230 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per attempt. He also caught 58 passes for 416 yards.

Ingram paired with Alvin Kamara and helped turn the Saints offense into a balanced attack, one against which defenses sometimes attempted to stop the running game instead of focusing on the pass. That might not be as much of a problem at the beginning of this season with one of the key pieces missing.

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Dennis Allen Nicoll’s Limousine Team wins Saints Hall of Fame Golf Classic

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The 31st annual Saints Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Classic was another great success Monday.
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New Orleans Saints game previews: Week 1 vs. Carolina Panthers

  • News source: John Sigler
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Our New Orleans Saints game previews kick off with Week 1’s opener against the Carolina Panthers. How much help does Bryce Young have? What’s different about the Panthers from the last time they crossed paths with the Saints? And how does this game impact the all-time series history between the two rivals?

Let’s start with the obvious. Neither of the two head coaches leading Carolina in 2023’s games against the Saints will be patrolling the opposite sideline this time — not after Frank Reich was fired at midseason and replaced by interim coach Chris Tabor. The Panthers recruited former...
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Dennis Allen gives health update on DE Chase Young

  • News source: Kyle Besson
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New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen gave an injury update on newly signed defensive end Chase Young. According to Allen, Young’s health is going in a positive direction, but he doesn't expect him to see the practice field anytime soon. Young has participated in walk-throughs during OTA’s and the team expects that to be his status until they reevaluate him before training camp.

When New Orleans signed Young, they were aware of his health and expected him to be out for the majority of the off-season.

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Tyrann Mathieu takes over NFL Network 'Player's Choice' programming schedule

  • News source: John Sigler
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If you tune into NFL Network on Tuesday, May 21, you’ll get Tyrann Mathieu’s picks for programing. The New Orleans Saints safety is kicking off the “Player’s Choice” series for 2024 where players around the NFL get the opportunity to curate which programs are shown throughout the day, starting at Noon CT/1 p.m. ET.

And as you might expect, much of Mathieu’s choices feature himself, telling his story in the world of pro football. But his roots run deep. Mathieu is leading off with a pair of NFL Films features “Born and Bred in New Orleans” and “The Mathieu’s.” After that he’s shifting...
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ESPN picks a new team for former Saints All-Pro Michael Thomas

  • News source: John Sigler
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Where will Michael Thomas be playing football in 2024? The former New Orleans Saints All-Pro is still waiting to find the right fit as a free agent, along with a dozen of his teammates from last year’s Saints team. With the clock ticking down until training camp, it’s looking like a long summer might be ahead of him until he finds the right landing spot.

ESPN’s Matt Bowen matched some of the best remaining free agents with possible team fits ahead of training camp, and he has a clear pick for Thomas. Here’s why he argues the Dallas Cowboys should give Thomas a call:

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Saints attempted to re-sign Andrus Peat

  • News source: Carson Caulfield
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New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis delivered some interesting updates to the media on Monday morning about star cornerback Marshon Lattimore and former Saints’ guard Andrus Peat.

It was announced that Peat, a free agent, would be joining the Las Vegas Raiders on May 13. It was initially assumed that the Saints chose to not pursue another contract with the former first-round pick.

According to Loomis, that was not the case.

Although Peat had his ups and downs in New Orleans, attempting to re-sign the veteran made sense. The Saints do not have a clear option for several...
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New Orleans Saints salary cap update after signing most of their draft picks

  • News source: John Sigler
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The New Orleans Saints signed most of their draft picks after rookie minicamp earlier in May, so where do they stand against the salary cap? And what could change in the weeks ahead? How much can they spend to improve the team over the summer? Those are a couple of different questions, so let’s work on answering them one at a time.

Right now, Kool-Aid McKinstry is the Saints’ only unsigned draft pick. That isn’t unusual for second round picks (we’ve discussed this before; it’s a side effect of the new collective bargaining agreement), and he’ll likely sign before training camp at a...
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PFF analyst grades Saints' offseason so far with a strong B+

  • News source: John Sigler
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NFL offseason grades don’t carry much value, but they are a good measuring stick for finding how different teams (and their offseason strategies) are being perceived. So how do the New Orleans Saints stack up against the rest of the NFC South? Their road to the playoffs runs through the division, and it’s worth keeping up with them to see how each squad compares.

Pro Football Focus analyst Trevor Sikkema graded the Saints’ offseason thus far with a B-plus, which was better than the Atlanta Falcons (C-minus) and Carolina Panthers (C-plus), but a little behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (A)...
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Mickey Loomis says Saints made several attempts to re-sign Andrus Peat

  • News source: John Sigler
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Every NFL team hopes to draft good prospects and develop them into great pros, and to see them play out their careers in the same uniform — so it’s disappointing when that doesn’t end up as planned. That’s the place the New Orleans Saints found themselves when Andrus Peat, a three-time Pro Bowl alternate left guard, left in free agency to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders.

General manager Mickey Loomis spoke about Peat’s situation at the Saints Hall of Fame golf tournament on Monday. He says the Saints tried to retain Peat once his contract expired, but the two sides couldn’t reach a deal...
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Cameron Jordan says 'it feels like we have to' beat Sean Payton's Broncos

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a player in the New Orleans Saints locker room that Sean Payton had more respect for than Cameron Jordan. The team’s ironman defensive captain rarely missed a snap in a decade with Payton working as his head coach, and Payton’s decision to walk away from the team was as hard on Jordan as anyone else in the building.

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PFF picks Rashid Shaheed as Saints' breakout candidate for 2024

  • News source: John Sigler
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He certainly has fans at Pro Football Focus. PFF’s Bradley Locker identified breakout candidates for all 16 teams in the NFC, and Shaheed was the clearest choice for the Saints. Here’s why expectations are high for him in 2024:

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  • News source: John Sigler
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Young’s injury was not news to the Saints, who constructed his deal to where they’ll essentially get a refund on the 2025 salary cap for any games he misses in 2024. Just in case. But they’re hoping he’ll be back in action early this season, and with...
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  • News source: John Sigler
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Which matchups look most challenging on the New Orleans Saints’ 2024 schedule? Everyone knows that their Monday night meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs is going to be daunting, but how heavily does Sean Payton’s presence matter into the perception of the Saints’ Thursday night game against a bad Denver Broncos team? And what about the NFC South rivalry games?

It’s true that the Saints have been given an easy (on paper) strength of schedule again in 2024, even if the soft matchups pitched to them last year still resulted in nearly as many wins as losses. But Dennis Allen must prove he can take advantage of those vulnerable opponents to stack up wins before taking on the more challenging matchups. He hasn’t shown yet that he can do that.

Here is our take. We ranked all 17 games from easiest to toughest:
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