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Columnist: The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com • Analyst: FOX-8, WVUE-TV • Author: Payton & Brees: The Men Who Built the Greatest Offense in NFL History
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Loyola, Chicago
Abilene Christian
Ohio U.
North Texas
Meanwhile, college football has a four-team playoff with the same four teams every year. (sigh)
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#NOLA
has spoken.
Super Bowl LIII earned a 26.1 rating in New Orleans, the lowest of of any market and the lowest ever in New Orleans.
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My lasting impression of Rondo came in locker room scrum after Anthony Davis had 53 vs. Suns:
Me: You’ve played with & against a lot of great players in your career. Can you put into perspective what A.D. is doing right now?
Rondo: Whatcha want me to do? Suck him off?
Me: Uh.
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Ex-Saints WR Joe Horn said he saw Michael Thomas’ honorary TD celebration while working out in Tupelo, Miss. “When I saw him bring out that cellphone it brought a tear to my eye,” Horn said. “For him to pay homage to me in that way, let me know what kind of man Michael Thomas is"
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Tom Brady just went through Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes to win this 7th Super Bowl ring. Epic.
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I realize this isn't a popular take, but I'm somewhat befuddled by the sequencing of The Last Dance. Is anyone else finding the chronology difficult to follow? A lot of confusing bouncing around between seasons.
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Drew Brees leads the NFL in QB rating (115.7), completion percentage (74.4), game-winning drives (7) & fourth-quarter comebacks (6). He is 6-1 against teams with winning records. And most important, his team has the best record in the NFL: 13-2.
He’s the MVP.
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Foster Moreau with an interesting alignment here. Good thing Chris Olave alerted him before the snap, otherwise he have set some kind of NFL record…
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Sean Payton is now unequivocally the greatest holiday head coach in NFL history. He's 5-0 on Halloween (2-0), Thanksgiving (2-0) and Christmas (1-0).
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Traditionally, the
#Saints
have refrained from retiring jersey numbers. But no one should ever wear No. 9 in New Orleans again.
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Joe Horn also had a message for Michael Strahan, who was critical of both Horn & Thomas’ end-zone antics. “Michael Strahan got 4 touchdowns scored on his ass (by Horn in the Saints’ 45-7 win against the Giants in '03) that’s why he didn’t like it. That’s why he’s being negative."
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BREAKING: The NFC South still belongs to the New Orleans Saints.
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David Griffin’s 1st 2 months in
#NOLA
:
Drafted:
Zion
Hayes
Alexander-Walker
Silva
Signed:
Redick
Melli
Acquired:
Ball
Ingram
Hart
CLE protected ‘20 1st
LA ‘21 1st if top 8
LA ‘22 1st if not
LA swap 1sts in ‘23
LA 1st in 24 or 25
Hired:
Langdon
Cash
Nelson
Dumped:
Hill ($12M)
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Joe Horn said he went online right after he saw Michael Thomas’ ode to his cellphone TD celebration and bought one of Thomas' No. 13 Saints jerseys.
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Hearing the Packers at Bears game will likely be the 2019 season’s Thursday Kickoff Game to recognize the NFL’s 100th anniversary.
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It's official: The Saints' 38-3 win is the worst loss of Aaron Rodgers' career.
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The Saints have won 17 of their past 20 road games, tops in the NFL. Remember this when people call them a "Dome team."
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He's actually been the NFL's best quarterback for the past decade & a half.
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Only two NFL teams have won four consecutive division titles since 2017: the Chiefs and Saints.
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Two weeks shy of his 41st birthday, Drew Brees is the NFL's offensive player of the month.
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And that's why Brees is the best in the business. Masterful work in the final 37 seconds.
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The Saints have not played a game yet, and they are already in first place in the NFC South.
N.O. 0-0
ATL 0-1
CAR 0-1
T.B. 0-1
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If the Saints can win three of their next six games and get to the bye week at the midway point of the season at 4-4, they can make a second-half run when Brees returns. Their season is far from lost. But make no mistake, this the biggest challenge of the Payton-Brees era.
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13-plus-win seasons since 2009:
4 -- Saints, Patriots
2 -- Broncos, Falcons, Packers
1 -- 12 teams
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A thread with comments from former Saints receiver Joe Horn, who reached out to express his thoughts on Drew Brees & his comments today
Horn: “People should not be throwing Drew Brees under the bus, and they definitely need to pump the brakes on labeling him a racist. (contd.)
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So David Griffin has turned Anthony Davis into four first-round draft picks (Nos. 8 & 17 in 2019, 2021 & 2024), a swap of 2023 first-rounders and a high 2nd round pick.
This is the NBA’s version of the Herschel Walker trade.
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Zion Williamson’s step-father, Lee Anderson, says on the Off the Bench radio show in Baton Rouge that Zion is "excited about the prospect of getting down there and getting settled” in New Orleans & added that returning to Duke “is not something that we have even considered."
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Sean Payton said on his coaches' show that he was told after Sunday's win vs. DEN that he had now beaten all 31 NFL teams. He told them that stat was inaccurate
"It's 32 teams. Tampa Bay, 2007. It's late we're winning and run the double-reverse & fumble. I beat the Saints, too."
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Saints 9, Bucs 0.
Simply one of the most remarkable, improbable wins in New Orleans Saints history.
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Worst traffic cities in America:
1. Los Angeles
2. New York City
3. Washington D.C.
4. Atlanta
5. Dallas
6. Baton Rouge
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Without Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara and Jared Cook, the Saints have hung 36 points & 419 yards on the NFL's 6th-ranked defense.
Somebody give a game ball to Sean Payton and the entire Saints coaching staff.
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Saints head coach Dennis Allen flew to Los Angeles on Thursday night to meet with Michael Thomas today. The get-together is basically a chance for the coach and star receiver to get to know each other better as they begin preparations for the 2022 season.
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I've seen a lot of great coaching jobs by Sean Payton, but this might just be his finest hour:
• No Brees
• No Kamara
• No Cook
• On the road
• Vs. a desperate team
.... And the Saints aren't just winning, they're dominating, 26-10 & making it look easy.
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On the day of his release, Thomas Morstead and wife Lauren went to the Saints training complex and personally said thanks and goodbye to staffers in various departments throughout the building, everyone from the equipment and training staff to the accounting department.
#Class
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Fifteen years ago today....
March 14, 2006:
@drewbrees
is introduced as the new quarterback of the New Orleans Saints (🎥 via
@WWLTV
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BREAKING: Tyrann Mathieu is back. The former LSU and St. Augustine HS standout has rejoined the Saints, multiple sources said Wednesday morning.
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Super Bowl LV has a strong La. flavor:
TB
• L. Fournette (LSU)
• R. Griffin (Tulane)
• C. Grayson (LSU)
• K. Minter (LSU)
• D. White (LSU)
KC
• C. Edwards-Helaire (LSU)
• T. Keyes (Tulane)
• T. Mathieu (LSU)
• E. McGuire (ULL)
• L. Sneed (La Tech)
• D. Williams (LSU)
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The Saints have now won an NFL-best 23 of 28 road games since 2018. Just ridiculous.
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Another referee controversy for the Saints. Unbelievable.
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The Saints are expected to sign Blake Bortles today, per sources. He will practice with the team today and be the backup quarterback to Ian Book on Monday night.
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The Saints finished 2017 ranked No. 2 in total offense (391.2 yards per game). Here’s where the Saints have ranked offensively in the 12 years of Sean Payton-Drew Brees era:
2017: 2
2016: 1
2015: 2
2014: 1
2013: 4
2012: 2
2011: 1
2010: 6
2009: 1
2008: 1
2007: 4
2006: 1
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When Drew Brees was injured two weeks ago, few people had the Saints winning their next two games vs. the Seahawks & Cowboys. But here they are, at 3-1 in first place in the NFC South and tied with 5 other teams for the second best record in the NFC.
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The Saints have become a Quarterback Training School under Sean Payton and Drew Brees. They take in veteran backup QBs, develop them and send them back out into the world for starting jobs.
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Jameis Winston's passer rating tonight was 157.5.
A perfect rating is 158.3.
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The Saints are far from the only NFL team celebrating big wins in their postgame locker room without masks.
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Football weekends don't get any better than this...
Nov. 14: Alabama at LSU
Nov. 15: 49ers at Saints
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In his past two games, Drew Brees is 58-70, 658 yards, 9 TDs, 0 INTs.
That's an 82.8 completion percentage & 145.4 passer rating.
Any questions about his thumb ... or his arm strength. .. or his age?
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Sean Payton said Taysom Hill is going to be the Saints’ No. 2 QB going into the 2020 season. Payton: “He’s earned that opportunity.”
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Michael Thomas is the first Saints wide receiver to ever first-team All-Pro honors.
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Taysom Hill is expected to start his fourth consecutive game at QB for the Saints on Sunday vs. Philly. I'm told his three-game performance as the starter has only bolstered the confidence internally that he is the eventual heir apparent to Drew Brees' job.
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Drew Brees' final official act with the local press corps was a memorable one: After the cameras were turned off & the mics silenced, he made his way to each reporter/photographer in the scrum & personally thanked them for their coverage during his 15-year career in NOLA.
#Class
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One thing I've learned about Drew Brees: Never underestimate him. He will be back sooner than expected. Book it.
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This is the first time the Saints have been ranked No. 1 in total defense since Week 8 of the 2000 season, per the NFL.
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Just got off the phone with Sean Payton. He's stoked about the chance to coach the Broncos: "Great fanbase. Great tradition. The ownership group is fantastic, and I love the way they competed last year. It's a great football city like we had in New Orleans."
More to come soon...
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If the Saints can win without Drew Brees, they can win without Mike Thomas. They'll be fine. Watch.
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Saints owner Gayle Benson said Drew Brees offered her the game ball from his record performance Monday vs. the Colts. She politely declined, settling instead for a photo of herself & Brees posed with the ball. Benson is the godmother to Brees' daughter, Rylen.
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The Saints -- yes, the Saints! -- now lead the NFL in total defense (284.9 ypg) after yesterday's rout of the Broncos.
The Saints have never finished a season as the No. 1 defense in the league. They have finished 2nd three times: 1983, 1991 and 1992.
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On Jan. 5, 2011, Steve Gleason was officially diagnosed with ALS. He was given 3-5 years to live.
Eleven years, two kids and untold amounts of life-changing work later, he's still going strong .👊
#NoWhiteFlags
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One final story about Jameis Winston ... He was recently invited to the wedding of one of the Saints equipment managers. Not only did he, along with his wife and a few teammates, attend the service, but he addressed the reception party afterward and blessed the marriage.
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I have no doubt that if the Saints had made the playoffs, they would represented themselves better and been more competitive than the debacles we’ve watched the last two days by Philly and Zona. And I don’t care who the QB would have been.
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Well deserved.
@ThomasMorstead
had arguably the best game by a punter in Saints history on Sunday:
• 6 punts
• 52-yard net average
• 4 downed inside the 20
• 2 inside the 5
• long punt of 64 yards
Oh, & he did it in the rain at one of the most hostile venues in the NFL.
Congrats to
@ThomasMorstead
on being named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance vs the Seattle Seahawks!
#Saints
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Alvin Kamara's refusal to wear the contract tracing device issued by the NFL and mandated for all players and coaches was an internal issue all season, multiple team sources said. Because of this, the league had no way to trace Kamara's close contacts after he tested positive.
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Choppa Style is blaring from the Saints’ postgame locker room. Gotta feeling Teddy Bridgewater’s Bike Life is making an appearance.
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Saints owner Gayle Benson congratulates head coach Sean Payton after he led the charge to expand the NFL instant replay system Tuesday.
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The Saints defense has now played 39 consecutive possessions without allowing a TD.
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Saints have Tom Brady completely flummoxed and frustrated. He looks 44 tonight.
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My favorite quote on Drew Brees comes from his longtime performance coach Tom House:
“Drew is a superstar without superpowers. Drew will have a spectacular play or two, but he’s not a spectacular quarterback. He’s just the best fucker who’s ever thrown a football.”
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The refs appeared to have botched the call on the Saints' opening drive vs MIN. Cesar Ruiz was ruled an ineligible man downfield on a screen to Mark Ingram, but Ingram caught the ball behind the line of scrimmage, making Ruiz legal. Same scenario on MIN's 1st TD & refs let it go.
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Morstead: "People say don’t invest in the team or don’t invest in a city. That's like saying, never love somebody because you might get hurt or it's going to end. I never subscribed to that. I've been all in. I loved this city & they’ve loved me back a hundred times more."
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Also detected a heart condition with Nick Fairley in the summer of 2017.
A debt of gratitude to the Saints medical staff who have now twice detected a serious disease during a routine physical.
Long-snapper Jon Dorenbos found out he had an aortic aneurysm that required open-heart surgery when he took his physical …
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Sean Payton ends his farewell press conference at exactly 92 minutes.
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Why is Devonte Wyatt getting off the hook here? League needs to discipline him, as well.
Quay Walker is a clown for this man …out of all the weeks …respect the medical staff man 🤦🏽♂️
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A special visitor is expected to attend Saints practice on Friday at the Superdome.
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In my opinion and the opinion of every player or coach who ever worked with him, Drew Brees is the greatest quarterback of all-time. He doesn’t need some stupid list to acknowledge that fact.
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Antonio Brown wouldn’t last a day with Sean Payton. Don’t even think about it,
#Saints
fans.
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Sean Payton was understandably still simmering in his post-game press conference. He said the coaching staff will consider personnel changes with players who continue to commit self-inflicted mistakes and fail to make plays.
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Extraordinary revelation: The Bucs didn't run a single play in the Saints' red zone. Closest they got in 73 plays was the Saints' 21. In fact, they ran just 3 plays all night inside the Saints' 35. And the Bucs came into the game leading the NFL in scoring offense & total offense
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Just noticed this from a video on the Saints Instagram account.... Tom Brady didn't exactly give great effort in trying to prevent P.J. Williams' Pick 6 on Sunday...
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Good news: The Saints' chances of making the playoffs soared from 1% to 4% after Sunday's games.
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@realRaySessions
That's right. College football has created that disparity. They need to create more parity by reducing scholarships and opening up the sport to more schools. It will take time but eventually the sport will be better and more interesting.
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The Saints have had many dominant performances in the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era. But this might be their most impressive one ever, considering the quality of the opponent and that it came outside the Superdome. Just a complete and utter beatdown in every phase of the game.
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I didn't realize Sean Payton was 17 years old when he took over the Saints in 2006.
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People close to Sean Payton think he's going to coach in 2023. I asked one of them to rank where he'd most likely coach. He listed the Saints No. 1.
Jeff Duncan: If Sean Payton is going to coach somewhere in 2023, it needs to be the Saints via
@nolanews
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So the Saints finally get Alvin Kamara back, and they lose Mark Ingram. Pretty much sums up their 2021 season.
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A fitting gesture at the place where Drew Brees made so many memories.
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Two Saints games I've been able to confirm via sources:
• Week 2: At Raiders on MNF
• Christmas Day vs. Vikings in Superdome
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The Saints held Ryan Tannehill to a 28.8 passer rating today, the lowest of his 10-year NFL career.
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How prodigious was Prince’s talent? He wrote, sang, produced, arranged, composed & played all 27 instruments on his first album, For You.
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The Saints' entire 2017 draft class started in W1.
What a class.
• R1: CB Marshon Lattimore, NO
• R1: RT Ryan Ramczyk, NO
• R2: FS Marcus Williams, BAL
• R3: CB Alvin Kamara, NO
• R3: LB Alex Anzalone, DET
• R3: DE Trey Hendrickson, CIN
• R6: DE Al-Quadin Muhammad, CHI
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The offensive star power for the Bucs-Saints opener is insane:
• Tom Brady
• Drew Brees
• Mike Thomas
• Rob Gronkowski
• Alvin Kamara
• Leonard Fournette
• Mike Evans
• Emmanuel Sanders
• Chris Godwin
• Jared Cook
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A look at the Saints' total offense rankings in the Payton-Brees era:
2020: 9*
2019: 9
2018: 8
2017: 2
2016: 1
2015: 2
2014: 1
2013: 4
2012: 2
2011: 1
2010: 6
2009: 1
2008: 1
2007: 4
2006: 1
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With the Saints' win tonight at Carolina, it marks the first time ever that the Saints, LSU and Tulane have won road games on the same weekend.
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Would be fitting -- and very much on brand -- if Drew Brees announced his retirement today, on the 15-year anniversary of his signing with the New Orleans
#Saints
.
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Want to know why Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid & others kneel? This is why.
The only black man on Eastern Illinois’ swim team was wearing his EIU jacket on a road trip with his teammates when police tackled and handcuffed him. An officer pointed a gun at his head and told him, “If you move, I'll blow your (expletive) head off.”
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