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40+ years of life together 🙌
20+ years of working together 💪
We’re lucky to have a truly unique situation…in an amazingly unique city
🙏
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President
@realDonaldTrump
gets a loud ovation from the fans in Bryant-Denny Stadium during the first timeout of the LSU/Alabama game.
@wdsu
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Former
#Pelicans
head coach Alvin Gentry took a few media members to dinner tonight for final goodbye.
To repeat, the coach who was fired, took the people who wrote/talked/lobbied for him to get fired to dinner!
When we went low, Gentry went high.
The man is truly a class act!
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I've seen a photo making the rounds appearing to show
#Skol
WR
@stefondiggs
mocking
#Saints
HC
@SeanPayton
post game by doing the 'bike like dance.'
@wdsu
's
@am7photography
video shows the truth.
Diggs joking around, then straightening up and respectfully shaking SP's hand.
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Stephen A. Smith reporting that if Carmelo Anthony receives a buyout from the NY Knicks, he'll head to Houston to join Harden and CP3.
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New
@BUFootball
head coach
@CoachDaveAranda
was introduced as the Bears leader this morning and he had some powerful comments about
@LSUfootball
@Coach_EdOrgeron
@wdsu
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"NOLA No Call" has been a huge part of
#MardiGras19
But
@Le_Krewe_dEtat
may have taken the satire to new heights!
"Robbin' Refs" marching group + float entitled "Willful Blindness."
@wdsu
@nfl
@ProFootballTalk
@darrenrovell
@LATimesfarmer
@camjordan94
@diannaESPN
@SlaterNFL
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CJ Stroud: Rookie QB - playoffs
Joe Flacco: unemployed - playoffs
Baker Mayfield: cheap 1-year deal
On verge of winning division
Gardner Minshew: career backup
Indy 9-8 record
Derek Carr: $150 million, 10-year veteran starter
GM says he needs more time to gel with team
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I was at this throwing session this morning and can tell everyone…
Kaepernick’s fastball is still A+
His arm strength looked excellent!
New video 🎥
Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick accepted a New Orleans Saints wide receiver's invitation to work out together today. Here is a look at the practice held at Edna Karr. >>
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Sean Payton took the local NOLA media to dinner at Coquette Restaurant on Magazine Street…
A media appreciation dinner.
(Sorry…not everyone in the group photo)
It’s still going as I tweet at midnight Saturday and it’s beyond epic!!!!
#Saints
@Saints
@SeanPayton
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NBA draft prospect Gogo Bitazde got slotted next to
@Zionwilliamson
at
@NBA
draft media day.
Unfortunately he’s a bit overshadowed.
Gogo actually a guy I’ve heard
@PelicansNBA
have interest in.
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Fun at the
#ProBowl2019
@Saints
RB
@A_kamara6
lined up as a DE....👀👀👀
getting the pressure on Texans QB
@deshaunwatson
😂😂😂
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Lauren…and now Jrue Holiday…
Olympic Gold Medalists 🥇
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Per Tennessee Volunteers coaching search,
#Saints
rookie RB
@A_kamara6
jokes “if Tennessee is offering Mike Gundy $42 million, I’m ready to coach the team.”
@wdsu
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Demario Davis is a true New Orleans treasure ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️
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Best uniforms in the NFL!!!!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Saints all-pro defensive end
@camjordan94
is here at the NOLA peaceful protest.
No one recognizes him and he wants no special attention.
@wdsu
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Best uniforms in the NFL!
🔥🔥🔥
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The best thing you'll see tonight!!!
#Saints
DE
@camjordan94
singing about
@SeanPayton
at the
#NFLHonors2023
event Thursday.
🔥😂🔥😂🔥
🎥 =
@nbc
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I might have a new favorite follow on
@instagram
Ultimate Effects
Here, they reimagined the
@PelicansNBA
@NBA
‘City Edition’ Mardi Gras uniforms for the
@Saints
Very cool!
@camjordan94
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Great Interview!
Following
#Saints
24-0 win over
#RaiderNation
NOLA RB Alvin Kamara was fantastic in his post-game Q&A.
Here he is talking about the trade rumors involving him and about winning Sunday for Dennis Allen, who used to coach the Raiders.
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This is a video clip from Saints safety Marcus Williams’ Instagram.
The Saints locker room after NOLA beats Philadelphia 20-14 and advances to NFC Championship game vs. L.A. Rams.
@wdsu
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Longtime New Orleans resident and acclaimed actor John Goodman ( a guy who's a true acting treasure!) sent
@wdsu
a very nice video celebrating the legendary 45-year career of Chief Meteorologist
@MargaretOrr
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Win-now, high-stakes sports is tough business, so I understand
#Saints
decision.
That said, I hope fans remember Pete Carmichael Jr. and his family ran into New Orleans at time (after Katrina) when many were running away.
Always humble & gracious, he’s a true New Orleanian 🙏
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If you see this guy in NOLA this week…
BUY HIM DINNER!!!
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Congrats to former New Orleans
#Saints
players and assistant coaches Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn
💪💪
Lions first playoff win since 1991!
Atmosphere in Detroit looks awesome and emotional…reminiscent of what the Superdome was during the Saints glory days.
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New Orleans
#Saints
RB Alvin Kamara talks about the fans booing the team at home in the Superdome against the Lions.
FWIW...in my 20+ years covering the team, I don't ever recall seeing or hearing anything like that.
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Margaret Orr + Jameis Winston = NOLA TV GOLD!
@MargaretOrr
@Jaboowins
@wdsu
@ZuluSAP1909
#MardiGras2024
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WDSU
#Saints
analyst
@LanceMoore16
was on fire 🔥tonight on
@wdsu
's "Game On"
Watch after
@SNFonNBC
and WDSU news.
Here's Lance on the Jamaal Williams TD & post-game situation between Arthur Smith and Dennis Allen.
Link to FULL INTERVIEW:
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1. Fine to run score up on rival
#DirtyBirds
2. Bad look from ‘victory formation’
3. Players blowing off HC is awkward
4. DA could have covered for players
5. Players celebrating TD on social media gives us insight into loyalties
6.
#Saints
look like fractured organization
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Per the “over my dead body” reports out there regarding Gayle Benson, the Lakers and Anthony Davis.
I have spoken to Gayle.
She laughed at the report and called it “totally absurd,” and “completely untrue.”
@wdsu
@basketballtalk
@Rachel__Nichols
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How’d I miss this?!?!?
This is amazing referencing the Saints and ‘NOLA No Call.’
“Big questions with even bigger stars” segment from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Colbert and Matthew McConaughey.
MUST WATCH!
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Saints head coach Sean Payton here at
@thebloodcenter
donating Covid Convalescent Plasma.
@Saints
@NFL
@wdsu
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Taysom Hill thanks Saints, teammates and fans as he confirms his new deal with NOLA on
@instagram
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I started working at
@wdsu
20 years ago.
In 2002 our "Blitz 6" prep coverage allowed me to meet and befriend then O. Perry Walker Head Coach Frank Wilson.
Now the Associate Head Coach at LSU I LOVED seeing him on the field after the Tigers epic win over Alabama.
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Derek Carr has been very mediocre for the
#Saints
but no change at QB is coming…here’s why:
THEY think Carr is great
THEY gave up on Jameis last year
THEY think Taysom is just a trick pony
THEY don’t believe in Haener yet
That said…
THEY can draft Jayden Daniels in 2024
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14 years ago today (March 14th, 2006)
@Saints
signed free agent Drew Brees to 6-year, $60 million contract.
Here's quick interview w/
@SeanPayton
following formal media session.
Good stuff on working closely w/Brees, Saints interest in drafting QB & Payton being 'married' to
#9
.
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Only in New Orleans!
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry partying and singing Journey “don’t stop believing’” with fans at
@Zurich_Classic
after wining the 2024 team event.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
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That call on Garrett Griffin is perhaps the worst I’ve seen in a
#Saints
game this season.
Absolutely awful.
NFL officiating should be embarrassed.
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On Wednesday
#Saints
players talked about the possibility of Odell Beckham Jr. coming home to NOLA to play for the Black & Gold.
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Photo:
Will Smith 1-hour before being shot & killed, w/Pierre Thomas & former NOPD commander Billy Ceravolo.
So sad.
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The
@Saints
will honor the
@Eastbank_LL
@LittleLeague
World Series Champions during the
@NFL
season opener on Monday night September 9th when the Black & Gold host the Houston Texans.
@wdsu
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Saints punter Thomas Morstead talking Monday afternoon in the locker room sums up the feelings after Sunday's loss up perfectly.
@wdsu
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As we all get ready for the replay of the 2006
@Saints
Domecoming game on Monday night...
I dug into the
@wdsu
video vault.
This clip is from the day after the historic game.
I asked
@TeamGleason
about why he was the perfect player to make that play that meant so much to so many.
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Is
#Saints
decision-making process on franchise QB flawed?
Passed on Lamar Jackson
Relentlessly pursued Deshaun Watson
Went “all in” on Derek Carr
Never consider Taysom an option
7-2 as NOLA QB
Gave up on Jameis
6-4 as NOLA QB
Mostly laughed at idea of Baker
26 TDs in 2023
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5 years ago today...
The biggest officiating blunder in
#NFL
history cost the
#Saints
a trip to Super Bowl 53
Here's the "NOLA no call" from the field level camera of
@wdsu
sports photographer Alvin Moore
@am7photography
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Since
#Saints
won Super Bowl 44 a decade ago it’s been all shock and heartbreak.
2010 - Beastmode
shock and heartbreak
2011 - Vernon Davis
heartbreak
2017 - Minnesota Miracle
shock and heartbreak
2018 - NOLA No Call
shock and heartbreak
2019 - Vikings in OT
shocking
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NBA source (who I trust a lot) told me tonight he thinks Boston is landing spot for Anthony Davis.
Says Tatum is player NOLA covets most.
Tatum, Smart (who
@PelicansNBA
also really like), filler (Williams, Ojeyele or Yabusele) & at least pick
#14
this year.
I. Love. It!
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The
#Saints
preparation for life after Drew Brees:
2015: Miss on Garrett Grayson
2017: Almost had Mahomes
2018: Pass on Lamar Jackson
2021: Miss on Ian Book
2022: Wanted Deshaun Watson
2022: Taysom to TE
2022: Re-sign Jameis
2022: Pass on Kenny Pickett
2023: No 1st round pick
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I know for fact
#Saints
TE Jimmy Graham never heard one boo towards the NOLA offense during his first stint with the Black & Gold (2010-14).
So, he was asked about the fans booing the team at home in the dome in recent weeks due to the offensive struggles.
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Pelicans source:
Right now Dell Demps (and Danny Ferry, who’s very much involved in all aspects of Anthony Davis trade situation) are NOT taking Lakers offer
@BA_Turner
first reported.
Some in Pels organization want LA deal.
I’m told NOLA believes it can get Tatum this summer.
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While the Pelicans move is necessary, I’d ask all New Orleanians to remember that Alvin Gentry embraced this city wholeheartedly.
The fans and community (and the media) may not always have been good to him, but he never wavered in his support of us.
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Since Teddy Bridgewater talked about riding his bike to and from
#Saints
game Sunday...
I asked him about future trips and if he thinks some members of passionate Who Dat Nation will join him for the ride.
My bet, I think he can expect company next home game!
@wdsu
@teddyb_h2o
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Beyond devastating.
One of the most amazing people to come into my life.
Smart, funny, hard working - a friend to everyone.
It was impossible not to like Carley McCord.
Still trying to process this.
Thoughts and prayers go out to her husband Steven, family and friends.
It is with broken hearts that we share that WDSU lost a beloved member of our team today. Our hearts are with the McCord and Ensminger families at this time.
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Here is the video Drew Brees released on social media.
Brees is set to meet the media here in Saints locker room in a few minutes.
@wdsu
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LSU head coach Ed Orgeron asked if upsetting Auburn is the biggest win of his coaching career.
“It’s not about me. It’ll never be about me. It’s about our team. We’re 3-0.”
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Dear Falcons fans,
On behalf of New Orleanians, we’re very sorry for a lot of jokes we’ve make the previous 11 months.
🤷🏻♂️
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Former NOLA (Hornets) guard Greivis Vasquez is serving as an assistant coach with the
@PelicansNBA
during
@NBA
summer league.
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Such a sad 2 weeks in NOLA.
True New Orleans originals gone...but never forgotten.
Ronnie Virgets, Leah Chase and now Dr. John.
RIP
One of my all-time favorite songs:
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Saving a baby goat?!?!? 🐐
Perhaps the sound bite of the day from
#Saints
media availability.
@CGJXXIII
talking about his interception of Tom Brady in NOLA's 36-27 win over the Bucs.
Question from:
@ByLukeJohnson
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Alvin Kamara very open and honest Friday after
#Saints
practice about his situation in Las Vegas:
"I was completely wrong, I embarrassed the Saints, my family, my mother...embarrassed myself, embarrassed this city..."
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Antonio Brown to the
#Saints
My gut tells me it's going to happen - but that's just my opinion.
@CarleyMcCord
has more on AB's NOLA visit.
@wdsu
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Awesome scene uptown NOLA as Tulane wins AAC and advances to Cotton Bowl.
Magical season for Green Wave 🌊
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Confirmed:
Zion’s first meal in NOLA....
@Commanders_NOLA
today with
@PelicansNBA
owner Gayle Benson, Executive VP
@dg_riff
and head coach
@AlvinGentry
Excellent choice!
@torymcphail
@wdsu
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Cam Jordan rocking the new
#Pelicans
‘Flag of New Orleans’ jersey.
Pels start training camp on Tuesday.
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As we all wait for the greatest player in
#Saints
history to decide his future -- return for a 20th
@NFL
season in 2020 or retire...
Here's some video and a quick interview from the first day
@drewbrees
was in NOLA visiting the Black & Gold.
Wait for the doctor & the online poll!
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Thomas Morstead talking to the New Orleans media right now about being released by the New Orleans Saints.
@wdsu
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One of the best days of the year in New Orleans!
“Locals” day in the French Quarter, Mardi Gras Friday.
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So
@wdsu
photographer
@am7photography
all over "no call" play.
Look at this angle (and slow-mo shots that follow).
NFL down judge Patrick Turner clearly reaches for penalty flag on his waistband before signaling incomplete pass & telling side judge Gary Cavaletto "bang bang."
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Here's Drew Brees on two
#Saints
topics...
1. Derek Carr and Dennis Allen getting booed at home games
2. Search for a new offensive coordinator
Drew Brees’ Smalls Sliders
@smallssliders
opens in Metairie on corner of Veterans and Clearview.
Hear from
#Saints
🐐 about this business venture and a ton of Black & Gold topics in all newscasts today on
@wdsu
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Holiday🎄 🕎 surprise!
Walmart on Tchoupitoulas confirms to me that Saints & Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has paid off the entire layaway and debt of more than 122 families.
Benson did something similar in 2018, spending more than $100,000 on the gesture.
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It’s very very sad things had to end this way in New Orleans.
It’s upsetting Klutch Sports and LeBron James used AD so badly and forced him to poison his relationship with NOLA...and that Davis allowed it to happen and/or went along with it.
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Saints head coach Sean Payton on
@GetUpESPN
Tuesday morning and providing tons of great intel!
In this clip SP talks about the role Taysom Hill will play in 2020.
Another thing that jumps out...
Payton referred to 2020 as Drew Brees’ “final season.”
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Sean Payton and Cam Jordan on media row at
#SuperBowl
Payton joked “you’re the king of media row, you’ve sat in every seat here.”
Cam joking “you’re not my coach anymore, don’t tell me where to go.”
Hear from Payton tonight on
@wdsu
at 5,6,10pm.
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What do Saints players think of the NFL apologizing for blowing a "Super Bowl call?'
@wdsu
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First look! 🧐
Starting for the 2021-2022 season the
@MBSuperdome
will have 164 total suites including 12 new floor level suites.
More later on
@wdsu
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I continue to hear from NBA sources Suns assistant coach Willie Green is the presumed next Pelicans head coach.
While a deal is NOT done, plenty of mutual interest and I’m told, “Willie wants the New Orleans job and they want him.”
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Really insightful comments Wednesday from
#Saints
RB Alvin Kamara.
He was asked about offense getting back on track...and doing it without Drew Brees.
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New Orleans
#Saints
GM Mickey Loomis and his former special teams star
@SteveGleason
during the Krewe of Hermes parade.
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Terrible, sad situation.
Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson was victim of an auto theft incident in New Orleans while she was in her car.
Thankfully she’s okay and thanks
@NOPDNews
More soon on
@wdsu
Here is statement from
@GregBensel
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Dear
@Saints
I agree with
@ByLukeJohnson
Go back to these uniforms!
The mustard gold with the grey face masks!
The look is 🔥🔥🔥
It’s a new era post-Brees and a perfect time for a tweak.
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Classy move
@Panthers
A moment of silent pregame for Carley McCord and those who tragically passed in the Lafayette plane crash on Saturday.
🙏
📸 EdwinG
They just had a moment of silence in the stadium prior to the Saints and Panthers game in honor of the late Carley McCord
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Inspired by
@Suns
‘The Valley’ uniforms I asked
@unimockups
for a favor:
New Orleans Pelicans jersey celebrating NOLA, our nickname.
What do y’all think of these?
“The Big Easy”
@PelicansNBA
jersey
Personally, I LOVE THE LOOK 🔥🔥🔥
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Strong trio if the
#Saints
top 3 candidates to replace Sean Payton are:
Dennis Allen
Byron Leftwich
Aaron Glenn
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Every year the Zulu Walking Warriors make a special coconut to honor our late friend and amazing colleague,
@wdsu
sports reporter Carley McCord, who tragically passed away in a plane crash in 2019.
This gesture always make me emotional
🙏🙏🙏
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The Southern Jaguars marching band spelling out ‘DREW’ on the field as Drew Brees is honored.
@wdsu
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NBA source tells me the “All-Star player” being referenced when talking about Anthony Davis/Lakers scenarios and using the
#4
pick to get NOLA a veteran is Bradley Beal.
Pelicans want him in 3-team deal with LA.
@FearTheBrown
was first to report Beal as Pels target.
@wdsu
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