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Key 2020 NFL offseason dates, schedule, big questions and league priorities
The 2019 NFL season is over. Now the real fun begins. The league carries as much action, drama and intrigue during its six months off the field as it does in the six months that it stages games. In 2020, it will add a unique storyline to its usual menu: the prospect of a new […]
Continue readingOverheard during Super Bowl week: The buzz around Saints QBs, Cam and more
MIAMI — After seven Uber rides, four parties, countless trips through radio row, two news conferences and plenty of conversations with coaches and players and execs, the best damn NFL notes column in the 305 is finally here, separated by themes that will dominate the league for this week and the coming months. Yes, the […]
Continue readingSaints’ brass content to wait it out as QB Drew Brees ponders future
MOBILE, Ala. — Drew Brees said he won’t make a decision anytime soon on whether he is coming back for a 20th season at age 41. But New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said the Saints “obviously” want him back. Brees is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent. But the quarterback made it […]
Continue readingSources: TV network called Drew Brees to gauge QB’s interest in game analyst role
Drew Brees still hasn’t made a decision about his future, but the New Orleans Saints star quarterback has received calls from at least one non-ESPN network to inquire about whether he would be interested in transitioning from quarterback to TV game analyst, league sources told ESPN. “Drew has not spoken with them or anyone about […]
Continue readingPredicting roster turnover for all 12 NFL playoff teams: Which players could move
Roster turnover is a fact of life in the NFL. In a league in which many players don’t have guaranteed money due in the upcoming season and somewhere between five and eight organizations typically swap out their football personnel each offseason, just about every player is on a short leash. Even the league’s banner franchises […]
Continue readingJosh Allen catches first career touchdown pass to give Buffalo Bills lead
Two plays later, Allen faked a handoff to running back Frank Gore before tossing it to receiver John Brown for what appeared to be a reverse. Instead, Brown lofted the ball back to a wide open Allen, who trotted into the end zone for his first career reception. It was Brown’s second-career pass attempt — […]
Continue readingSaints WR Michael Thomas breaks Marvin Harrison’s record for catches
Until Sunday, when New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas broke Harrison’s mark with one game to spare. Thomas is now up to 145 catches on the year after he caught 12 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s 38-28 come-from-behind victory over the Tennessee Titans. Thomas caught his 143rd pass of the season […]
Continue readingDrew Brees sets records for most career TD passes, single-game completion percentage
Brees broke Peyton Manning’s career touchdown record with a 5-yard pass to tight end Josh Hill midway through the third quarter against the Indianapolis Colts, giving him 540 for his career. It was the highlight of a monster night from Brees, who also made NFL history by registering a 96.7 completion percentage as the Saints […]
Continue readingSaints’ Sean Payton tells butcher to ‘worry about your frickin’ meat’ over failed 2-point play
The Saints coach revealed on his weekly WWL Radio show that he told a butcher at Whole Foods to “worry about your frickin’ meat” on Sunday night after being asked about a failed 2-point conversion attempt in the first quarter of Sunday’s 48-46 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. “I certainly understand the fans asking […]
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