The NFL slammed the Saints with penalties Wednesday for a bounty program the team ran from 2009 to 2011 that, most significantly, paid bonuses for hits that knocked opponents out for all or part of a game. Coach Sean Payton was suspended for a full season without pay, beginning April 1, and general manager Mickey [...]
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The New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms with free agent guard Ben Grubbs, the club announced Thursday morning. The deal is supposedly worth around $7 million a year, according to published reports. The arrangement means the Saints have moved with alacrity to replace departed guard Carl Nicks, who signed with division rival Tampa Bay [...]
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Every once in a while, a game just starts to derail in the NFL, and it was happening to the Saints during the first 16 minutes Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings: A fumble, a dropped pass that led to a punt, a penalty that nullified a touchdown, a botched snap for another fumble. Yet none [...]
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You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Drew Brees. Not in his house. Not with his good buddy on the sideline. And not on the five-year anniversary of one of the most important wins [...]
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Against the San Francisco 49ers in the first preseason game of 2011, it was the defense that looked more ready for the regular season, as it dominated when the first teams were on the field, and the Saints won 24-3. Saints defenders got six sacks in the first half, one each by defensive ends Will [...]
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