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Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook (87) holds up the ball during the team's NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File) SYRBy Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints were reported last week to have Oakland...

Cleveland Browns head coach Gregg Williams walks on the field after an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 9 in Cleveland. (Photo by David Richard, The Associated Press) (David Richard)By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneTwo central figures in the New...

By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneOk, so we decided to take the what-if game a step farther.What if side judge Gary Cavaletto threw his penalty flag when the Rams’ Nickell Robey-Coleman drilled the Saints’ Tommylee Lewis on that third-down pass late in the NFC Championship...

By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNow that the offseason has arrived, J.T. Barrett can make day-to-day plans he knows he’ll be able to keep.The Ohio State product joined the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent quarterback last May and stayed on the roster until the...

By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneCould the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams meet again for a spot in the Super Bowl?An early look at the betting lines for Super Bowl 54 seems to suggest that as a possibility.The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs are widely...

By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneDonald Trump said the controversial missed call by game officials that negatively impacted the New Orleans Saints in their NFC Championship loss was “a bad call.”“Maybe it was a terrible call,” he said.The President was asked about the...

The Times-Picayune (Ted Jackson)By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWade Wilson, a New Orleans Saints quarterback for two of his 17 NFL seasons, died Friday (Feb. 1), the Dallas Cowboys said in a statement. He was 60.Wilson died at his home in the Dallas suburb of Coppell...

By Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneTwo New Orleans Saints fans filed suit against Roger Goodell with an “unclear” purpose, wrote a federal judge in her ruling that denied a request that the court force the NFL commissioner to further review a missed call toward the end of the...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneAnother main point of discussion after the New Orleans Saints lost the NFC Championship to the Los Angeles Rams had to do with the play-call selection toward the end of regulation.The Saints faced a first-and-10 at the Los Angeles 13 with 1...

AFC safety Jamal Adams (33), of the New York Jets, is stopped by NFC running back Alvin Kamara (41), of the New Orleans Saints, after intercepting a pass during the second half of the NFL Pro Bowl football game Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (Phelan Ebenhack)By Christopher Dabe...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe NFL has given no official statement on the blown call that potentially cost the New Orleans Saints a spot in the Super Bowl, but a court filing Friday (Jan. 25) gave some estimation...

(booking photo via Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office) (courtesy)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints defensive back P.J. Williams was arrested overnight on a drunk-driving charge after New Orleans police say he was driving 30 mph over the speed limit along the...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneFour of the five New Orleans Saints players selected to the Pro Bowl will not play in the annual all-star game Sunday (Jan. 27) in Orlando, Florida.Left tackle Terron Armstead and...

By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff came out of retirement in November 2017 because he thought the Saints could get him to his first Super Bowl.By his count, he’s coached in more than 650 NFL games. Never before Sunday...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneDrew Brees and Michael Thomas will not play in the Pro Bowl, according to a release from the Dallas Cowboys that said quarterback Dak Prescott and wideout Amarai Cooper will replace...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — When Drew Brees came into the NFL, he had a 39-year-old quarterback in Doug Flutie giving him advice.Back then, Brees was a rookie backup quarterback on the...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Brandin Cooks understands as well as any Rams player what to expect Sunday inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.The fifth-year wideout played his first three seasons with the New...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe home playoff game Sunday could be the final time Mark Ingram plays for the New Orleans Saints in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.Due to become a free agent this offseason, the...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints promoted tight end Garrett Griffin from the practice squad and placed wideout Simmie Cobbs on injured reserve, The Associated Press reported Saturday (Jan...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBefore last season, Mark Ingram could only tell most teammates what it was like to have a home playoff game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He was one of five New Orleans Saints to...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport drew another fine for roughing the passer against the Carolina Panthers.Two weeks after one fine for roughing against Cam Newton...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints' first postseason game will be against a team they faced in the regular season.The Cowboys' win against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday (Jan. 5) advanced them...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJust about everything Tim Tebow has seen Taysom Hill do for the New Orleans Saints was what Sean Payton pitched as a vision for the one-time Heisman Trophy winner before he switched to...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints are another step closer to narrowing their list of possible NFC playoff opponents.With the Eagles' win and the Vikings' loss, the Eagles (9-7) moved into the...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints' Marcus Davenport drew fine of $20,054 for a hit on Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and Andrus Peat drew a $10,026 fine for unnecessary roughness from...