The new salary cap ceiling was officially announced on Feb. 23. It is an increase of $30.6 million from 2023 and more than $10 million over salary cap projections from January. That’s good news for the Saints, who have started their annual work to get salary cap compliant. They must be under the new cap […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith sound off on the Saints scoring a touchdown at the end of the game vs. the Falcons. (2:20) NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints saw a mass exodus of their veteran players in 2021. There was a decrease in the expected salary cap because […]
Continue readingThey spent January evaluating the coaches and personnel, with new coaching hires usually coming in February. Major restructures to player contracts tend to begin in mid-February ahead of the beginning of the new league year (March 13). The Saints have already started on some moves, restructuring the contracts of Marshon Lattimore and Jameis Winston, parting […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith sound off on the Saints scoring a touchdown at the end of the game vs. the Falcons. (2:20) METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said he isn’t blind to the challenges facing the team heading into Year 3 of coach Dennis […]
Continue readingMETAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen said he knew right away that a Week 3 loss to the Green Bay Packers might come back to haunt the team down the road. There was plenty to regret about the 18-17 loss, including quarterback Derek Carr taking a hit to his shoulder that ended […]
Continue readingMETAIRIE, La. — Dennis Allen said Monday he expects to remain the New Orleans Saints’ head coach in 2024. “That is my expectation, yes,” he said in his end-of-season news conference. The Saints went 9-8 under Allen this season and finished second in the NFC South but did not make the postseason for the third […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears looks ahead to the Saints-Jaguars matchup on Thursday night. (0:32) Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson told ESPN’s Ed Werder he expects quarterback Trevor Lawrence to start Thursday night against the New Orleans Saints, pending a pregame workout. Lawrence has reported improvement to his sprained left knee and has expressed […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears looks ahead to the Saints-Jaguars matchup on Thursday night. (0:32) METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis (knee) will be a game-time decision to play Thursday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to Saints coach Dennis Allen. Davis was present at the Saints’ practices on Tuesday and Wednesday […]
Continue readingHurst limped off the field after injuring an ankle in the first half and went into the injury tent. A cart pulled up on the sideline to take him to the locker room and he did not return. Hurst was ruled out in the fourth quarter. The Saints entered the game intending to bench 2022 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Pat McAfee explains why he still has faith in Joe Burrow and the Bengals, even after their slow start. (2:16) The Week 6 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL […]
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