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John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comWhen the New Orleans Saints drafted Ryan Ramczyk he wasn’t able to work, while he recovered from surgery to repair a torn labrum.Since he started working, almost nothing has been able to get him to stop.The Saints’ right tackle didn’t...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comIndianapolis – The New Orleans Saints were going to experience a change within the coaching ranks on special teams, given that savant Mike Westhoff – a 45-year coaching veteran, 32 in the NFL, the last two with the Saints – was retiring...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comIf anyone has an appreciation for the New Orleans Saints’ current status – the top-seeded team in the NFC, preparing to host the NFC Championship Game on Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome – it’s Drew Brees.If anyone understands how...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comOfficials will be uniformed and authorized to penalize, fans will be present and boisterous, the scoreboard fully will be operational, vendors will be working and providing food and drink.An NFL regular-season game is scheduled to be...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comThe fix may be in for the New Orleans Saints offense.The unit that averaged 37.3 points over the first 11 games has scored 50 points total – 16.7 per game – in the last three. The Saints (11-2) still won two of the three and muscled to...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comGoal No. 1 remains in the New Orleans Saints’ line of sight, even more clearly defined than when they were entering the Dallas game because then, they needed a little help.A victory against Dallas needed coupling with a Carolina loss in...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comForty-eight points were scored by Tampa Bay against the Saints in New Orleans’ season-opening loss, to go along with 529 yards allowed (417 passing) and six touchdowns.But the defense, Coach Sean Payton said, wasn’t the problem.“In that...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comA snapshot from the season opener barely would resemble the photo that will be presented Sunday.When the New Orleans Saints (10-2) and Tampa Bay (5-7) play at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., neither team will be like the one that...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comDallas’ defense must not have gotten the memo.You know, the one stating that NFL offenses virtually are unstoppable and are scoring at an unprecedented rate this season, especially the one that the Cowboys will see Thursday night at AT&T...

(Photo - neworleanssaints.com)John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comFirst, there was the hand of safety Marcus Williams. Then, the thunder of linebacker Alex Anzalone. Finally, the hustle of Marshon Lattimore.Three fumbles forced and recovered by the New Orleans Saints...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comIt matters not one whit that the New Orleans Saints (9-1, on a nine-game winning streak) and Atlanta Falcons (4-6, two straight losses) appear to be heading in opposite directions entering a Thanksgiving night bout in the Mercedes-Benz...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comThere are finishing kicks, and there’s what the New Orleans Saints have done to opponents so far in the fourth quarter of 2018.The Saints (5-1) have been the NFL’s most potent closing team, and it hasn’t mattered who has been the...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comAll of the chips haven’t been shoved to the middle of the table.But with Tuesday’s bold move by the New Orleans Saints – acquiring cornerback Eli Apple from the New York Giants in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round draft picks in 2019...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comNo secrets here: This one figures to be physical, bruising and limit-pushing.True, every NFL game possesses those characteristics to some degree. But when New Orleans (4-1) takes on Baltimore (4-2) on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comP.J. Williams kept his head up. Then, he put his head down.The New Orleans Saints’ cornerback could have suffered a crisis of confidence after his performance in Atlanta against the Falcons, when, in his first start of the season, Atlanta...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comThe only thing that totally was fulfilling about the New Orleans Saints’ 21-18 victory was the final score.New Orleans evened its record at 1-1 on Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome by posting a win over Cleveland that was...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comJealousy brought Taylor Stallworth here.The New Orleans Saints’ 300-pound, undrafted rookie defensive tackle used to be a 230-pound baseball player, through his freshman year of high school. But Stallworth noticed that while hundreds...

NewOrleansSaints.com Sean Kelley and John DeShazier recap Day 21 of Saints Training Camp 2018 in this edition of the Afternoon Wrap presented by ACME Oyster HouseHear the Audio - NewOrleansSaints.com

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comA wise, learned observer saw the one-on-one drill between receivers and defensive backs during New Orleans Saints training camp, and jokingly remarked, “That’s birds fighting.”Hilarious, and possibly true, about 98 percent of the time...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comThe jack-of-all-trades that is Taysom Hill was required Thursday night in the preseason opener to do two things that he had done, but never in the same game.He learned last season that he could be a special team asset on several units...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comFew openings exist on the New Orleans Saints roster.Sure, there’ll be competition for backup spots on the offensive line, the starters at linebacker have yet to be determined and there’s a shade of unknown at receiver beyond Michael...