New Orleans Saints

Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard leads All-Rookie team

2013-05-14 22:22:00

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was the only unanimous selection for the NBA All-Rookie first team, the league announced Tuesday. Lillard, also a unanimous pick for rookie of the year, was joined on the first team by New Orleans...

Former NFL running back Chuck Muncie dies at 60

2013-05-14 11:54:00

Chuck Muncie made three Pro Bowls as an NFL running back. He likely would have made several more if his career hadn't been derailed by drug use. He has died of a heart attack at age 60, the New Orleans Saints confirmed Tuesday. He had turned his life...

Chuck Muncie dies at 60; Saints and Chargers running back

2013-05-14 18:26:00

Chuck Muncie, a star running back with the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers who overcame a cocaine habit that ended his career and then devoted his later life to helping others avoid drug abuse, has died. He was 60. Muncie died Monday of...

Mike Goodson arrest another twist in Jets' spring saga

2013-05-17 16:56:00

The odyssey of the New York Jets' crowded offensive backfield took another turn Friday when running back Mike Goodson was arrested by New Jersey state police on suspicion of possessing drugs and a weapon. Goodson was with Garant Evans, a 31-year-old man...

NFL beat writers make picks for 2013 mock draft

2013-04-20 14:05:00

Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...

Donte Stallworth injured in hot-air balloon crash

2013-03-16 14:55:00

Donte Stallworth, the free-agent wide receiver who played for the New England Patriots last season, is recovering from severe burns he sustained when a hot-air balloon that was carrying him and two other passengers crashed into power lines in Homestead,...

Former Trojan Matt Cassel released by Chiefs

2013-03-14 08:43:00

In a move that surprised no one, former USC quarterback Matt Cassel was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday with two years left on his contract. News broke weeks ago that Kansas City had agreed to trade for former San Francisco 49ers starting...

Is Joe Flacco worth a $120-million, six-year contract [Poll]

2013-03-02 08:00:00

The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens and quarterback Joe Flacco have reportedly agreed to terms on a six-year contract worth more than $120 million. But is the fifth-year quarterback worth more than the Saints' Drew Brees, the NFL's highest-paid...

NFLPA chief says players don't trust Commissioner Roger Goodell

2013-02-20 07:58:00

NFL Players' Assn. President Domonique Foxworth says NFL players don't trust Commissioner Roger Goodell because of the Saints bounty case. "It's pretty obvious that there's a gap in what would be a reasonable amount of trust," Foxworth said in a...

Saints hire Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator

2013-02-09 18:02:00

New Orleans Coach Sean Payton on Saturday announced the hiring of Rob Ryan as New Orleans' new defensive coordinator. Ryan, the brother of New York Jets Coach Rex Ryan, spent the past two seasons as Dallas' defensive coordinator. He was fired after last...

Saints hire Rob Ryan to be defensive coordinator

2013-02-09 11:31:00

Rob Ryan's five minutes of unemployment lasted four weeks, but he's now the defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. When Ryan became one of the fall guys for the Dallas Cowboys' failed season, he said he wasn't worried about losing his job...

NFL reinstates 'bountygate' coach Gregg Williams; Titans hire him

2013-02-07 10:58:00

The NFL has reinstated former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams after suspending him for his role in the New Orleans' bounty scandal, and the Tennessee Titans have added him to their coaching staff as senior assistant coach....

Strong safety Charles Woodson #21 of the Green Bay Packers looks on against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field on September 30, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

2013-05-21 21:43:56

This photo released by Adidas America shows soccer star David Beckham, left, wearing the New Orleans Saints football uniform of Reggie Bush, right, as Bush wears Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy uniform in Madrid, Spain

2013-05-16 07:19:00

Gregg Williams with the Saints in 2010. After a year on suspension from the NFL, he'll be part of the Tennessee Titans' staff next season.

2013-02-07 10:43:35