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Saints' burning question: Has the defense improved enough? (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:24:44 PDT

As Sporting News' preseason countdown rolls on, Vinnie Iyer examines whether the Saints' offseason moves will generate enough improvement on defense for New Orleans to rebound.

NFL offseason report card: Grades are in (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:24:34 PDT

The usual teacher's pets slacked off a bit, but the Eagles got the gold star and the Jets and Vikings moved to the head of the class.

The Freak, Ricky & Mario among stars of NFL spring (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:23:20 PDT

A look at 10 players -- three of whom are 30 or older -- who have impressed their coaches and teammates during minicamps and OTAs.

Bucs' burning question: Can Gruden hold the offense together? (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:22:44 PDT

As Sporting News' preseason countdown rolls on, Vinnie Iyer tackles the Bucs' burning question: Can Gruden hold the offense together?

L.A. prize: NFL owners lining up to move? (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:20:07 PDT

Examining the ten most likely scenarios in which NFL football could return to Los Angeles.

Ravens, Bills among 6 to crash NFL playoff party (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:19:38 PDT

After pondering the six teams that might not make it back to the playoffs in 2008 and six of the teams not good...

If Favre plays, it might not be in Green Bay (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:19:04 PDT

There's a very interesting potential twist to the latest round of Brett Favre reports and rumors.

Saints appear in no rush to sign Colston, Evans (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:28:03 PDT

With less than three weeks remaining before the start of training camp, no new contract extensions appear...

Saints Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:10:35 PDT

One of the most encouraging signs of the Saints' recently-concluded offseason workouts was the play of second-year wide receiver Robert Meachem.

Meachem, healthy now after being inactive for all 16 games of his rookie season because of a knee injury that bothered him throughout training camp, appears ready to make a strong run at becoming the third wide receiver this fall.

After receiving praise from Saints coach Sean Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis and quarterback Drew Brees for his attitude and work ethic in the spring, Meachem will at least go into training camp with much more confidence than last season.

As a result, he will likely battle veterans Devery Henderson and Lance Moore for the third spot behind starters Marques Colston and David Patten.

15,000 London game tickets sell quickly (AP)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:45:01 PDT

The 15,000 tickets available in the second general admission sale for the NFL regular-season game at Wembley Stadium sold out Friday in 30 minutes. Last month, the first 40,000 tickets for the Oct. 26 game between the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints were sold in 90 minutes. "Once again this demonstrates the huge interest in the sport in the UK," said Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of...

Ex-Giants GM Accorsi hired by NFL as consultant (AP)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:18:27 PDT

Former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi has been hired as a consultant to the NFL and will co-chair a new general managers advisory committee. NFL executive vice president Ray Anderson said Monday that Accorsi will focus on assisting the league in monitoring compliance with rules and policies, and achieving better communication with senior club football personnel.

Saints sign Smith to $70 million deal (AP)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:27:29 PDT

New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith has signed a contract extension that will make him one of the NFL's highest-paid defensive players. Smith signed a six-year deal worth about $70 million, according to a person familiar with the deal who requested anonymity because the terms had not been made public.

Saints ink DE Smith to six-year deal (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:33:17 PDT

The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with star defensive end Will Smith on a six-year, $70 million contract Wednesday.

BBC to offer live coverage of NFL's second Wembley game (AP)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:38:24 PDT

The BBC will offer live television coverage of the Oct. 26 regular-season game between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium. Last year's live telecast of the first NFL regular-season game played outside North America, between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins, was only on Sky Sports -- a satellite subscription channel.

Stabler arrested on DUI charge (AP)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:19:07 PDT

Former NFL star quarterback Ken Stabler was arrested and charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. Stabler, now a radio analyst for University of Alabama football, was released from jail on $1,000 bond nearly 13 hours after his arrest, police said Monday. The 62-year-old ex-Crimson Tide quarterback was pulled over for a traffic offense about 12:30 a.m.