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Down to their last quarterback, the New Orleans Saints almost pulled off a Christmas miracle. Earlier this week, the team found itself down to its last quarterback, fourth-round rookie Ian Book, after Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian hit the reserve/COVID-19 list while Jameis Winston remains out with a torn ACL. With a Monday night game against the Miami Dolphins coming up, the team signed Blake Bortles to back up Book, but they called some more interesting names before the former Jacksonville… Source link

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE to see today’s piping-hot, fresh-outta-the-oven episode of THE RUSH with Liz Loza We’ll let you know everything you didn’t know you needed to know about sports. Other stuff too. But mostly sports. It’s Monday, December 20, 2021, and here’s what Liz is cookin’ up: The New Orleans Saints continue their regular season domination over the Buccaneers, shutting out Tom Brady’s squad in Tampa The Ravens lost on yet another controversial coaching decisions, leaving… Source link

Drew Brees is finally hanging them up. The former San Diego Chargers 2001 second-round pick and New Orleans Saints legend announced his retirement on Sunday. The Super Bowl XLIV MVP will leave the game with the most passing yards in NFL history with 7,142. Here are 10 memorable games from Brees’ career with the Chargers and Saints. 10. Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Cincinnati Bengals (AP Photo/Al Behrman) Brees had his first career start with the San Diego Chargers, which also came under new coach Marty… Source link

The Associated Press Colorado State seeded No. 1 in 16-team NIT Colorado State, Saint Louis, Memphis and Ole Miss are the No. 1 seeds for the National Invitation Tournament. The four second seeds are Richmond, Davidson, Saint Mary’s and Boise State. Seeded third are Toledo, Western Kentucky, North Carolina State, and SMU, and the remainder of the field includes Buffalo, Dayton, Mississippi State and Louisiana Tech. Source link

The Guardian Brady or Mahomes? Our predictions for the Chiefs v Buccaneers Super Bowl Will Tampa Bay become the first team to win a championship in their own home stadium? Or will the reigning champions retain their title? This year’s Super Bowl features some of the NFL’s top talent including, clockwise from left, Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Composite: Reuters, Getty, AP What the Chiefs need to do to win … Be the Chiefs. That may sound flippant, but no… Source link

Dan Campbell, the former assistant head coach/tight ends coach with the New Orleans Saints, is the new head coach of the Detroit Lions, the team announced Wednesday morning. The new hire signed a six-year deal with the franchise. He’s replacing Matt Patricia, who was run out of town on a rail in late November after his 29th loss in less than three seasons. Campbell, 44, had been with the Saints for five years. His career began with the Miami Dolphins, where he started as an offensive… Source link

Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen wants to join Ed Orgeron’s staff at LSU, and a deal seems (or seemed?) imminent. LSU coach Ed Orgeron even went on WWL Radio on Monday afternoon and said of Nielsen, via Julie Boudwin of Rivals: “We are in the process. Ryan is a prime candidate for us. Love Ryan. . . . We in the process of figuring out who we’re going to hire, and I think we’re very close.” Jane Slater of NFL Media, who reported the original news that Nielsen was leaving the… Source link

If you have Alvin Kamara on your fantasy team and are in the title game, you didn’t expect an NFL record-setting day to start Week 16. Kamara scored six touchdowns on Sunday against Minnesota, which hadn’t been done in the NFL in 55 years and had been done only three times. He is the first player since 1929 to have six rushing touchdowns in a game, and only the second player to pull that off. Kamara’s sixth touchdown came with 1:50 left. Kamara went off against the Vikings in a 52-33 win… Source link

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! What an exciting weekend coming up with a Christmas day game and football all weekend long. Not only is Santa Claus gifting us with football Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but it’s also Championship Week for most leagues. A fantasy win could be just what we need to salvage the year 2020. An Overview The Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints have had a tumultuous history. In their last four games, the Saints have lost three of them, including the… Source link

The New Orleans Saints suffered a close loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in a game that could have swung on any number of plays. Cam Jordan believes that he personally cost the Saints the game with a play that got him ejected in the fourth quarter. With the Chiefs leading, 21-15 with 13:55 remaining, Jordan was ejected for punching Kansas City offensive lineman Andrew Wylie in the helmet. The Saints defensive end also drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for the incident that… Source link