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By John Sigler | Saints Wire Most pass rushers would be happy to turn in two sacks and a forced fumble after a day in the office. That’s not the case for Marcus Davenport, last year’s first-round pick by the New Orleans Saints. He’s still a work in progress, but Davenport’s come a long way...

By John Sigler | Saints Wire Marcus Davenport has a resource few of his NFL peers can lean on — an accomplished All-Pro teammate. The New Orleans Saints defensive end spoke about his friendship with Cameron Jordan as they continue to play together in his second year, and how Jordan has gone...

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) By Brett Martel | AP METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport wears new diamond studs on his nose and ears and speaks with an easy, confident manner about meeting the expectations of a first-round draft choice in his second pro season...

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John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com For now, Marcus Davenport isn’t winning. He knows it. He admits it. He laughs about it because in the grand scheme, as he begins his second training camp with the New Orleans Saints, the defensive end understands that despite his striking...

By Matthew Schmidt | Clutch Points New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Marcus Davenport is coming off a rookie campaign in which he played 13 games and registered 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble. While those are solid numbers for a first-year player, the Saints are hoping for more...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune If New Orleans Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport did not look like the same player after returning from an injury midway through his rookie season, he gave a reason why on his social...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Marcus Davenport has heard about the increased intensity in NFL playoff games, and the New Orleans Saints rookie defensive end will experience it firsthand on Sunday. “I can’t wait...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New 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 Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The 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...

By Nick Underhill | The Advocate The Saints were short two players during Sunday's practice. Offensive tackle Terron Armstead and defensive end Marcus Davenport were not present during the portion open to the media. The team will not issue a participation report until Monday. ... Full Story...

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...

By Nick Underhill | The Advocate The Saints got healthy over the night. New Orleans had everyone back at practice except for defensive end Marcus Davenport, who remains out of action with a toe injury. Cornerback P.J. Williams (hamstring) and guard Larry Warford (not-injury related) returned...

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New 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 Sean Gardner/Getty Images By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- Monday night was all about the old vet, Drew Brees, giving one of the best performances of his 18-year career while breaking the NFL record for career passing yards. But the young guys had a pretty...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport had his most impactful performance of his rookie season in Monday's win over Washington. The first-round pick had three tackles, one for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass defensed in the...

By Nick Underhill | The Advocate The Saints are going to be a team that rotates players on defense. After five weeks, it appears clear the team is comfortable using a rotation of players at linebacker and at safety. That could change, but it appears more likely it will continue on at this...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate A lot of big names made an appearance on the New Orleans Saints injury report this week. But it looks like all of them will play. While linebacker Manti Te'o will miss his second consecutive week due to a knee injury, rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ATLANTA -- Maybe this is all still part of the rookie orientation, but New Orleans Saints rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport recorded his first real, full NFL sack, no matter what Cam Jordan has to say about it. Oh, Jordan made his case after...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints rookie Marcus Davenport had a simple breakdown of what he learned from playing in the final two preseason games this year. "I learned that the game is still the game," the defensive end said. "There's some technical things I...