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Getty ImagesBy Mike Florio | PFTOn Friday, we were told that the Saints and receiver Michael Thomas were close. Soon, they may be getting the cigar.Per a league source, the current chatter on the NFL grapevine is that the Saints and Thomas will be reaching an agreement soon. Thomas became...

Getty ImagesBy Charean Williams | PFTIt could mean nothing. But it could mean something.The NFL disapproved Nick Easton‘s contract with the Saints, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. It is unclear what in the contract was disapproved, so as Rapoport adds, it “could mean just a quick...

Getty ImagesBy Curtis Crabtree | PFTFormer Minnesota Vikings guard Nick Easton visited the New Orleans Saints on Thursday, per Field Yates of ESPN.com.Easton missed all of last season for the Vikings after injuring his neck in the preseason. Easton required surgery and landed on injured...

Former Saints LB coach - Joe Vitt (Photo credit - Getty images)Posted by Michael David Smith | PFTWhen the Jets announced new head coach Adam Gase’s full coaching staff, we noted that the presence of senior defensive assistant Joe Vitt and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams could...

Getty ImagesBy Darin Gantt | PFTWhat Saints coach Sean Payton is doing with third quarterback Taysom Hill this year might seem revolutionary, or at least evolutionary.But he apparently wanted to do all the same things year ago a quarterback who was even more of a curiosity.According to...

UPI PhotoBy Josh Alper| PFTAfter a problematic season on and off the field in 2017, the Giants gave cornerback Eli Apple a fresh start this year.It lasted seven games. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Giants are trading Apple to the Saints. The Giants will get a a 2019 fourth-round...

Dimitri Goodson (Photo - Packers.com)Posted by Charean Williams | PFTThe Saints signed cornerback Demetri Goodson on Thursday, Josh Katzenstein of the Times-Picayune reports. They cut veteran defensive tackle Jay Bromley in a corresponding move.Goodson worked out for the Saints last week...

By Mike Florio | PFTSaints quarterback Drew Brees hopes to focus exclusively on registering a win on Monday night against Washington. Try as he might, however, part of his attention will be devoted to a record he’ll break during that game, with only 201 more passing yards: The mark for career...

By Mike Florio | PFTThere was a theory in league circles before the trade that sent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater from the Jets to the Saints that Bridgewater wasn’t interested in trading his status as potential backup with one team for a role of definite backup with another. Given that he’s...

By Mike Florio | PFTMore than a decade ago, an injury to receiver Terrell Owens forced a change to the rules of the NFL. Now, an insult to T.O. could force a change to the rules of the HOF.Per multiple sources, the Hall of Fame currently is considering a requirement that candidates for...

By Michael David SmithThe NFL is starting to offer some details about how the new rule against lowering the helmet to initiate contact will be enforced, but until we actually see which plays the officials flag and which plays they let go, we probably won’t know exactly what this new rule...