Saints’ Lattimore suspected of possessing stolen handgun
CLEVELAND (AP) — New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was arrested Thursday in his hometown of Cleveland on suspicion of possessing a loaded handgun that had been reported stolen, police said. Lattimore was a passenger in a car pulled over Thursday night for “multiple traffic violations,” said Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia, a spokesperson for the Cleveland […]
Record-setting Saints QB Brees announces retirement at 42
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. “Til the very end I exhausted myself to give everything to the Saints organization, my team and the great City of New Orleans,” […]
Agents see caution in free agency after 8% salary cap drop
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Don’t look for the usual frenetic spending sprees in NFL free agency this year. Who says? Some top NFL agents. An 8% reduction in the salary cap, the result of a drop in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic, will impact the market, which officially opens Wednesday, though the “legal tampering” […]
Brees renegotiates to help Saints with cap if he retires
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees has agreed to renegotiate his salary down to the NFL minimum in 2021, a move that would save the New Orleans Saints considerable space under the salary cap next season, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition […]
Lions agree to terms with Saints’ Dan Campbell to be coach
The Detroit Lions have landed the coach they coveted from the start of their search, agreeing to terms with Dan Campbell. The Lions announced the agreement with the New Orleans Saints tight ends coach on Wednesday, one day after formally introducing Brad Holmes as their general manager. Campbell will sign a six-year contract, according to […]
Brady, Bucs, end playoffs for Saints, Brees, 30-20
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tom Brady’s best game in three tries against New Orleans kept the Buccaneers moving on in the NFL playoffs, and has Saints quarterback Drew Brees headed home — perhaps for good. Brady and the Bucs’ offense turned three Saints turnovers, including two interceptions of Brees, into touchdowns, and Tampa Bay beat […]
Saints’ Brees sees playoff clash with Brady’s Bucs as fate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees periodically discusses his long, extraordinary NFL journey in terms of fate and destiny. The Saints quarterback says, for example, that his career-threatening throwing shoulder injury at the end of the 2005 season was meant to be. It precipitated his departure from the Chargers and move to New Orleans, where […]
BVM Sports Chalk Talk: Episode 12
The divisional round of the NFL Playoffs are here. Will the Rams defense be strong enough to limit the Packers offense? Can the Bills hold off the Ravens at home? Do the Chiefs have anything to be worried about against the Browns? Do you trust Drew Brees or Tom Brady more the third time around?
Brady vs. Brees: A matchup for the ages and aged
The NFL has never seen a playoff matchup quite like the upcoming one between Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Drew Brees’ New Orleans Saints. A pair of quarterbacks in their 40s still thriving on the playoff stage at an age when nearly every other great passer in NFL history was already enjoying retirement. Brees […]
Brees, Saints pull away late for 21-9 playoff win over Bears
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees will get to celebrate his 42nd birthday by preparing for a playoff game that will also feature the one active NFL quarterback older than him. Brees completed 28 of 39 passes for 265 yards, connecting with Michael Thomas and Latavius Murray for touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints defeated […]