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(ELIOT KAMENITZ / TIMES- PICAYUNE)Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The 2009 NFC Championship Game was playing on screens in the New Orleans Saints’ lunch room Friday (Jan. 18).Three current members of the team were in uniform in that game, the last time New Orleans played...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins is doing well after tearing his Achilles in Sunday’s NFC Divisional win against the Philadelphia Eagles.“Of course, he’s disappointed,” Payton said Thursday. “He’ll have...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Before the New Orleans Saints began their playoff run last season, the locker room was cleared of a miniature basketball hoop, table tennis set and a Nintendo 64.This postseason, however, they have remained in the locker room leading up to the...

NOLA.com PhotoAmos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata said he texted his teammate Sheldon Rankins after Sunday’s NFC Divisional playoff win against the Philadelphia Eagles to check on him and send him well wishes.Rankins was carted...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints will begin their playoff run Sunday afternoon (Jan. 13) as they host the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. The teams met in Week 11 of the regular...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints first-round draft pick Marcus Davenport played for the first time Thursday (Nov. 22) after missing the past three games with a toe injury.The defensive end was definitely happy to be back in the lineup.“It was great to be...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Here's a look at what New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles players and coaches had to say after the Saints' 48-7 victory Sunday (Nov. 18) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome."When you play the Super Bowl champion, and you play a team like...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints handed the previously undefeated Rams their first loss Sunday afternoon and are currently on a seven-game winning streak following the 45-35 win. The Saints now head to Cincinnati to face the Bengals.Oddsmakers have New...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints were dead last in rushing heading into Sunday's matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. So all week, Saints coaches emphasized improving in that area.The result? Season-highs in rushing attempts, yards and yards per carry.The...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Former New Orleans Saints cornerback Arthur Maulet has been claimed by the Indianapolis Colts according to his agent.The Saints surprisingly waived the second-year cornerback Arthur Maulet on Friday (Sept. 21) in order to promote linebacker...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Offensive lineman Jermon Bushrod is back with the New Orleans Saints after being cut last week, and the veteran guard is happy to once again be in the locker room."I just get another opportunity at the end of the day," he said. "And we get...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune One day after their 48-40 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New Orleans Saints were back at their facility to access what went wrong."It wasn't a good tape," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "It was not a good film."What exactly made the...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Mike Gillislee thought he had a good preseason but was released by the New England Patriots.The New Orleans Saints must have agreed with him as they were the first team to express interest in bringing him in for a workout. They signed him in...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints have just two running backs on their 53-man roster: Alvin Kamara and Mike Gillislee.Unless the Saints make another move, those two could be the only running backs on the field Sunday (Sept. 9) when New Orleans meets the...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune J.T. Gray's own father knew before he did.But they both had the same reaction when they found out he'd made the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster."All I could do was just smile and thank God," Gray said of getting the call from his agent...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Marshon Lattimore knows the attention is going to be on him and Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans come Sunday's kickoff.The two were are the center of a brief scuffle in Week 9 of the 2017 season after Evans hit Lattimore with a cheap...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints kick off the 2018 season Sunday when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at noon in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.Tampa Bay will be without starting quarterback Jameis Winston, who is serving a suspension. Ryan Fitzpatrick...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints have cut linebacker Nate Stupar in order to make room for newly signed running back Mike Gillislee, according to a source Monday (Sept. 3).Stupar had a good showing in the preseason, including a stellar performance in the...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Justin Hardee carved out a role for himself on special teams with the New Orleans Saints last season.The receiver-turned-defensive back made several tackles in kick coverage and even scored on a blocked punt he returned for a touchdown.But he...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Saints rookie defensive back Kamrin Moore has hit a speed bump on his road to making the New Orleans Saints roster.The 2018 sixth-round pick missed nearly two weeks of training camp as he worked to get back from a hamstring injury."It's tough...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneTaylor Stallworth has whipped up a meal or two in his lifetime.The New Orleans Saints' undrafted rookie out of South Carolina has a passion for cooking, so he knows it takes adjustments before he's got something that's ready to be served.During...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune As LSU opened its fall football camp, former safety Rickey Jefferson had a message for his little brother Justin, who figures to be a big part of the Tigers' offense this season."Take advantage of it," the elder Jefferson told his brother. "I'd...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune NFL rookies have to adjust to a lot when making the leap from college football.For New Orleans Saints rookie cornerback Natrell Jamerson, it's no different."Competition," Jamerson said when asked what has been the biggest adjustment...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Cameron Jordan and Alex Okafor are taking limited reps in the New Orleans Saints' first few training camp practices as they recover from injuries, giving second-year defensive end Trey Hendrickson more time on the practice field.And he's trying...

Amos Morale III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune In the second half of Wednesday's training camp practice, rookie New Orleans Saints defensive back Natrell Jamerson was beat by receiver who made an impressive catch.Jamerson was visibly upset with himself following the play, but veteran...