METAIRIE – Even though he missed the final practice of the offseason Wednesday because of a hairline fracture to the thumb of his throwing hand, New Orleans Saints backup quarterback Chase Daniel should be ready for the start of training … Continue reading
METAIRIE – Saints backup quarterback Chase Daniel missed the team’s final practice of the offseason Wednesday because of a hairline fracture to the thumb of his throwing hand. Saints acting coach Joe Vitt said Daniel was injured during Monday’s organized team … Continue reading
The Saints on Thursday announced the signing of veteran quarterback Luke McCown and rookie running back Joe Banyard following their three-day minicamp. McCown, a former Louisiana Tech star, signed a one-year contract, while Banyard, who played collegiately at Texas-El Paso, was … Continue reading
WWL-TV in New Orleans is reporting that Saints quarterback Drew Brees is closing in on a deal that would pay him $20 million annually and could be finished by Friday or Monday. The Advocate and most major news outlets have … Continue reading
By BRIAN ALLEE-WALSH Special to The Advocate METAIRIE — Saints kicker Garrett Hartley has trimmed down to fighting weight in anticipation of a challenging training camp battle with veteran John Kasay. With the help of the P90X workout program, Hartley … Continue reading
By BRIAN ALLEE-WALSH Special to The Advocate METAIRIE – The new collective bargaining agreement essentially has turned this week’s minicamp — all five mandatory, full squad workouts — into “glorified’’ organized team activities, Saints players and coaches said. The current … Continue reading
Advocate correspondent Brian Allee-Walsh, a veteran New Orleans Saints reporter, has seen his share of camp fights over the years, but he saw a rare kind of soiree on Wednesday. When there are fights in camp usually it’s between running … Continue reading
METAIRIE – After wrapping up their second week of organized team activities on Thursday, the Saints began looking to their full-squad minicamp that begins a three-day run Tuesday. The Saints have now completed six of their 10 allotted OTAs, but will … Continue reading