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Saints vs. Lions: Injured WRs Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed may sit out
WEBNov 27, 2023 — An already shorthanded New Orleans Saints receiving corps could be running even more thin during Week 13’s game with the Detroit Lions. With Michael Thomas out of action on injured reserve with a knee injury, the Saints planned to lean heavier on second-year pros Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed — but they both went down with injuries of their own in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
Saints vs. Packers: Get to know New Orleans' Week 3 opponent
WEBSeptember 21, 2023 2:45 pm CT. The New Orleans Saints (2-0) are on the road again this week with a big conference matchup against the Green Bay Packers (1-1) rapidly approaching. Green Bay is coming off a tough-to-swallow fourth quarter collapse against the Atlanta Falcons last week, who are normally on the receiving end of these kind of things.
Saints' safety battle next to Tyrann Mathieu remains wide open
WEBAug 14, 2024 — Feature Vignette: Revenue. Feature Vignette: Analytics. Johnathan Abram and Jordan Howden are in a tight battle for starting at safety next to Tyrann Mathieu. But in Dennis Allen’s eyes, neither one of them have jumped up and taken that position as a starter yet at New Orleans Saints training camp. Want a sign of how tight this race is?
Michael Thomas restructures Saints contract, setting up his release
WEBJan 7, 2023 — Here’s the first domino of the New Orleans Saints’ offseason — and their 2022 campaign still isn’t over. ESPN’s Field Yates reports that wide receiver Michael Thomas agreed to a restructured contract with the team that significantly lowers his 2023 salary cap hit by dropping next year’s base salary from $15.5 million down to the league minimum at $1.165 million, folding the ...
Updated Saints salary cap space after all of their latest signings
WEBMar 24, 2024 — The $3,406,000 cap hit we’re estimating for him would be pushing out a $915,000 deal for someone like tight end Tommy Hudson or defensive end Niko Lalos, which results in a net cost of $2,491,000. And if you take all these estimated cap hits and net costs together, you’ll come up with about $14,681,353 in salary cap space for …
What should be Saints’ next move after striking out on Justin …
WEBAug 15, 2024 — Alternatively, the Saints could look to continue extending their own talent. They signed Rashid Shaheed and Pete Werner to new contracts this summer, getting a jump on their 2025 free agent class. It’s possible they could cut a deal with someone like breakout cornerback Paulson Adebo, too.
Latest on 6 Saints position battles going into 49ers preseason game
WEBAugust 17, 2024 7:28 pm CT. We’re now heading into Week 2 of the New Orleans Saints preseason where they’ll be facing the San Francisco 49ers in the Bay Area. Before Sunday night’s game, we are going to revisit the six position battles that we highlighted at the start of training camp. Here is where each competition stands at this very ...
Breaking down our final Saints 53-man roster projection
WEBAug 27, 2022 — No. 51 Cesar Ruiz. No. 76 Calvin Throckmorton. Roster cuts: No. 68 Josh Andrews, No. 72 Nick Martin, No. 64 Derek Schweiger (rookie) Practice squad: No. 72 Nick Martin, No. 68 Josh Andrews. It was hard not to keep Martin on the roster as the most experience center depth the Saints have had in some time. But a move for him on the practice squad ...
New Orleans Saints change Taysom Hill's official position again
WEBSep 4, 2024 — Feature Vignette: Analytics. Don’t look now, but Taysom Hill’s official listed position has changed once again. Last year, the New Orleans Saints switched him from tight end to quarterback so they could take advantage of a new NFL rule allowing teams to dress a third passer without counting against the active gameday roster limit.