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(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints will have a new wide receiver on the field Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, but it won’t be the marquee player they signed on Wednesday.Rookie Keith...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata received good news Thursday when the NFL told him his two fines in Week 1 totaling $40,108 had officially been reduced to just $6,250...

(Photo by Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com (Andrew Mills)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBefore the New Orleans Saints struck a deal with Dez Bryant on Wednesday, coach Sean Payton said the team wasn’t lacking anything from its group of wide receivers.The stats...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (MICHAEL DeMOCKER)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints players were in meetings when news broke Wednesday morning of the team signing former All-Pro wide receiver Dez Bryant, so there wasn’t any kind...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport walked into the locker room Wednesday with a shoe on his left foot, but he was holding the right shoe in his hand.He wasn’t wearing a...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBefore Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, it was a bit surprising to see the New Orleans Saints list linebacker Manti Te’o as inactive, but the reasoning became clear as the...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints are the hottest team in the NFL, and FOX is trying to take advantage of their recent success.The Saints' Week 11 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles is being flexed into the 3:25 p.m. slot, according to a league...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneSecond-year defensive end Trey Hendrickson this summer appeared to be a candidate to have a significant role for the New Orleans Saints defense this season, but through the first seven games, he’s played just 14 snaps and been inactive in six...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThis is the Larry Warford game.When the New Orleans Saints (6-1) face the Los Angeles Rams (8-0) in the NFL’s marquee matchup this week, the Saints right guard will take center stage.Before breaking down why Warford is so crucial, let’s...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneMINNEAPOLIS — Eli Apple played for the New York Giants last Monday night. Six days later, he suited up for the New Orleans Saints, started at outside cornerback and played 70 of 73 defensive snaps in Sunday’s 30-20 win over the Minnesota...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneA quick glance at the box score would’ve made it hard to understand how the New Orleans Saints beat the Minnesota Vikings, 30-20, at U.S. Bank Stadium.The Vikings gained more yards than the Saints, 423 to 270, gained more yards per play, 6.3...

(Photo by Michael Democker)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhen people look back on New Orleans Saints safety Kurt Coleman’s career, his brief stint with the Minnesota Vikings will merely be a footnote.However, from Coleman’s perspective, being cut after just four months...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneVengeance is a quintessential desire. When someone feels wronged, it’s typical to seek retribution. That’s natural.The New Orleans Saints will have a chance to avenge their divisional round loss from January when they play the Minnesota...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneBALTIMORE -- The New Orleans Saints (5-1) overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Baltimore Ravens, 24-23, on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.The Saints are now on a five-game winning streak, but this might be the most...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday he’s hopeful veteran wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. will be able to return later this season.Ginn went on injured reserve Thursday after...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints could be without both of their starting offensive guards in Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens.The team ruled out starting left guard Andrus Peat (concussion) on Friday and listed right guard Larry Warford...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints have mixed up their wide receiver usage for much of this season, but in Week 5, rookie Tre'Quan Smith was the clear No. 2 option.Smith played 44 of 66 offensive snaps (67 percent), which was a career high by a...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. (knee) missed practice for the second day in a row on Friday.Ginn has been dealing with this injury for a few weeks and hasn't missed any playing time, but his availability for Saturday's practice...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints expanded do-it-all backup quarterback Taysom Hill's role on offense each of the past two games, but with running back Mark Ingram returning from suspension this week, it's fair to wonder if Hill will continue to have such...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneMonday's game will be the first time New Orleans Saints fullback Zach Line sees Adrian Peterson as an opponent.Line played for the Minnesota Vikings for the first four seasons of his career, 2013-16, so he spent several games blocking for...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees' focus is on beating Washington on Monday, but everyone with the team knows this could be a historic game.With Brees needing 201 yards to break the record for most passing yards in NFL history, the...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints brought veteran Brandon Tate back last week hoping he would be a reliable option on punt returns, but after just one week, the team has already released him.In the Saints' Week 4 win over the New York Giants, Tate was...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When the New Orleans Saints visited MetLife Stadium on Saturday before their game against the New York Giants on Sunday, cornerbacks P.J. Williams and Ken Crawley took time to point to the spots where two of the ugliest...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints expanded Taysom Hill's role again during Sunday's win over the New York Giants.After playing a career-high five snaps last week against the Atlanta Falcons, the do-it-all third-string quarterback played 15 snaps on...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Marshon Lattimore has seen some of the best receivers in the NFL during the New Orleans Saints' first four games.Mike Evans, Jarvis Landry, Julio Jones and Odell Beckham Jr. were all on the schedule, and Lattimore...