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Saints to play four AFC teams in preseason

The Saints’ 2013 exhibition schedule is highlighted by a nationally televised Sunday afternoon game against the Houston Texans in Reliant Stadium, according to the preseason schedule released Thursday by the NFL. The Saints will play the Texans on Sunday, Aug. … Continue reading

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Saints sign four more players to futures contracts

The Saints have signed four more players to futures contracts for next season, bring their total to nine so far this offseason. The latest to sign are wide receiver Preston Parker, defensive end Jay Richardson, linebacker Austin Johnson and cornerback … Continue reading

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Saints WR Colston gets 500th career reception in victory

OAKLAND, Calif. – Saints wide receiver Marques Colston, who needs one more touchdown to set the franchise record for a career, reached a different milestone in Sunday’s 38-17 blowout of the Oakland Raiders. Colston went into the game needing four … Continue reading

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Saints RB Sproles inactive for game with Raiders

OAKLAND, Calif. – Saints running back Darren Sproles will have to wait at least another week to get back on the field after he was listed as one of the team’s seven inactives for today’s game with the Oakland Raiders. … Continue reading

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Saints’ Sproles listed as questionable for game with Raiders

Saints interim coach Joe Vitt said Friday that running back Darren Sproles is questionable for Sunday’s game with the Oakland Raiders because he had some swelling in his surgically-repaired hand. Vitt said Sproles, who returned to practice this week after … Continue reading

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Saints’ Vitt warns team about deflated Raiders

While the Oakland Raiders are coming off a 55-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Saints interim coach Joe Vitt is making sure a different set of numbers is on the minds of his players this week. Vitt pointed out that … Continue reading

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Saints’ RB Sproles returns to practice with fractured hand

METAIRIE – After missing the last two games with a fractured left hand that required surgery, Saints running back Darren Sproles returned to practice on a limited basis Wednesday. While interim coach Joe Vitt said Sproles looked “real good,” he … Continue reading

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Saints-Raiders Scouting Report

WHEN: 3:05 p.m. Sunday WHERE: O.co Coliseum, Oakland TV/RADIO: Fox/WTGE (100.7-FM), WWL-AM (870-AM, 105.3-FM) RECORDS: Raiders, 3-6; Saints: 4-5 LAST WEEK: Raiders lost to the Baltimore Ravens, 55-20; Saints defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 31-27 COACHES: Raiders, Dennis Allen, 1st season … Continue reading

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Saints move up four spots in NFL rankings in rushing

With 148 rushing yards in Sunday’s 31-27 win over the Atlanta Falcons, the Saints moved up four spots in that category and no longer rank last in the weekly NFL stats. Ranked at the bottom of the 32-team league going … Continue reading

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