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By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees didn't just break the NFL passing yardage record Monday night. He did it with his foot slammed down on the gas pedal.Sure, the New Orleans Saints' 39-year-old quarterback relished every moment of his record-breaking night in the...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS -- The Saints' defense lost one of its most important pieces early in Monday night's game when cornerback Marshon Lattimore suffered a concussion.Lattimore, last season's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, is by far the Saints' No. 1...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- There's no avoiding it now.Drew Brees will try to say all the right things this week about staying focused and not thinking about the record. But the glare of that spotlight will be pretty blinding now that the New Orleans Saints...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Alvin Kamara might finally get a breather when backfield mate Mark Ingram returns from his four-game suspension next week.But the New Orleans Saints sure are fortunate that he lived up to his leading-man role when they kept...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints' struggling pass defense took another hit on Tuesday with news that veteran nickel cornerback Patrick Robinson will be placed on injured reserve with a broken left ankle.A source confirmed the news, which was first...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- Here we go again.The New Orleans Saints, who have both gained more yards and allowed more yards than any team in the NFL since coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees arrived in 2006, are back to their old ways:Lighting up...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterNEW ORLEANS -- It wasn’t anywhere close to pretty. And it wasn’t over until the Cleveland Browns missed their third kick of the game in the final seconds. But the New Orleans Saints avoided a disastrous start to the season with a 21-18 victory on Sunday...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson and a trio of Saints players on Tuesday for an in-depth look at New Orleans' criminal justice system.Also, Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill joined...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- The rise of the New Orleans Saints’ young secondary was one of the NFL’s most unlikely success stories last year.Their Week 1 crash-and-burn on Sunday was even more startling.Obviously they still have plenty of time to turn things...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterNEW ORLEANS -- It wasn't supposed to look like this. Not again. Not with a young defense that had finally turned things around so impressively last season.But somehow the New Orleans Saints kicked off the 2018 season with a defensive flop as dreadful as...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- Another day, another surprise move by the New Orleans Saints at the running back position.The Saints waived rookie sixth-round draft pick Boston Scott on Wednesday, according to sources, leaving Alvin Kamara and newly signed veteran Mike...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS -- Teddy Bridgewater and head coach Sean Payton both said it was too soon to speculate on whether they might consider extending Bridgewater's one-year contract beyond 2018 after the New Orleans Saints acquired him from the New York Jets in a...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- Let's start with the positive: It's hard not to like the idea of Teddy Bridgewater as Drew Brees' eventual successor.Bridgewater is still just 25, and his comeback from a brutal knee injury so far this summer has been as...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer A breakdown of the New Orleans Saints' 2018 draft class and its progress after three weeks of training camp:Marcus Davenport, DE, Round 1: Davenport should make his preseason debut Saturday after he missed more than two weeks with an unspecified injury...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterMETAIRIE, La. -- You know about Drew Brees and Sean Payton. You know about the historic 2017 draft class. You know about Pro Bowlers such as Cameron Jordan, Michael Thomas and Mark Ingram.But the most underrated reason for the New Orleans Saints'...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterMETAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints defensive end Alex Okafor suffered a bone bruise in his knee and a sprained ankle during Wednesday's practice, according to a source.It's unclear how long Okafor will be sidelined. But the prognosis -- which was first...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterMETAIRIE, La. -- There is no tried-and-true method for dealing with the "burden" of high expectations.In many ways it's easier for a coach to walk into a meeting room on the first day of training camp and proclaim, "Nobody believes in us." But...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterFor the New Orleans Saints to contend for the playoffs this season, here are the five most important players who can help make that happen:Drew Brees, quarterback: This one's pretty obvious. Quarterback is the most important position on the field for any...

Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterMETAIRIE, La. -- The Philadelphia Eagles will be wearing their green home jerseys when they visit the Superdome in November -- thanks to a golf wager between coach Doug Pederson and New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton.Apparently the Super Bowl-winning coach...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff writerMETAIRIE, La. -- Trivia question: Who holds the NFL record for most receptions over the first two years of his career?All right, the headline of this story probably gave it away. But file that one away to stump your buddies who aren't the most die-hard New...

By Mike TriplettPeyton Manning knows it's not a matter of "if" New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will break his NFL record for career passing yards."It's just a matter of when," Manning told NOLA.com on Friday during the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana."He deserves...

By Mike TriplettMETAIRIE, La. -- Patrick Robinson couldn't help but marvel at how much the New Orleans Saints' locker room has changed since his last time here -- the result of a 2017 renovation."It looks a lot different," Robinson said. "They redid everything in here, it seems like."But...

By Mike TriplettMETAIRIE, La. -- Forget Mike, Will and Sam. The New Orleans Saints should just label all of their linebackers, "Alpha."After signing Demario Davis to a three-year, $24 million contract in free agency, the Saints now have four guys with a history of playing middle linebacker...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterMETAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints decided to add some veteran insurance to their backfield after all, with Mark Ingram set to serve a four-game suspension at the beginning of the season.The Saints agreed to a one-year veteran-minimum deal with former...

Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterMETAIRIE, La. -- Mark Ingram said he was not holding out for a new contract when he decided to skip the New Orleans Saints' OTAs and offseason conditioning program. Rather, he just wanted to change up his regimen and work out on his own heading into his eighth...