Earlier today, the National Football League announced that it had suspended four current and former members of the New Orleans Saints for their part in establishing a bounty program in conjunction with former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams during the 2009 season — actions the NFL described as “conduct detrimental” to the NFL. The four players who were suspended are: (more)
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished Wednesday for participating in the team’s cash-for-hits bounty system. (more)
If the Saints become the first NFL team to play a Super Bowl on their home field next season, they’ll do it with an interim coach and some new faces on defense. (more)
A Louisiana lawmaker says the National Football League is punishing the state’s taxpayers with its severe sanctions against the New Orleans Saints. (more)
It seems that everyone in the Louisiana state legislature is a Saints fan. (more)
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has been suspended for one year and the Saints will lose their second round pick in 2012 and ’13 and pay $500,000 as a result of the NFL’s bounty investigation, the league announced Wednesday. (more)
The New Orleans Saints and quarterback Drew Brees still remain a ways apart in their efforts to produce a long-term contract, according to league sources. (more)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drew Brees overcame five New Orleans turnovers and a 17-point deficit to put the Saints on the brink of their first road playoff victory in franchise history. (more)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees has broken the NFL record for yards passing in a season, surpassing a mark that had stood since Dan Marino set it in 1984. (more)
ATLANTA (AP) — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints showed the high-flying Atlanta Falcons they’re not ready to give up their crown just yet. (more)
On a day when the Giants blew a 21-point fourth-quarter lead, the Detroit Lions snapped a 26-game road losing streak, the NFC West Division-leading teams fell to 6-8, and Tim Tebow ran for a 40-yard touchdown and passed for a 33-yard touchdown in his first NFL start, it was fitting that even the teams from the most recent Super Bowl had to scramble to maintain their equilibrium. (more)
NEW ORLEANS – The calendar screams that it’s too early for grand proclamations. Week three games in the NFL don’t decide division titles or playoff berths. They merely give us some sense of direction. (more)
SAN FRANCISCO — Five things we learned while watching the Saints beat the 49ers in a real nail-biter on Monday Night Football, with New Orleans winning 25-22 on Garrett Hartley’s wounded-duck field goal as time expired … (more)
Moments before the NFL christened its new season Thursday, several dozen players from the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings walked a few yards from their sidelines and held their index fingers aloft in what they later called a show of solidarity with their union. (more)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre is back with the Minnesota Vikings. (more)
Brett Favre told ESPN’s Ed Werder in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Wednesday that he has not made any decision about returning to play for the Minnesota Vikings this season and says he will play if healthy. (more)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The NFL’s New Orleans Saints went marching in on Wednesday at the Espy Awards and walked away with the trophy for best sports team while quarterback Drew Brees was named best male athlete by fans of sports TV network ESPN. (more)
Michelle Obama says she is enlisting New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul and other athletes to help spread the message that childhood obesity has become an epidemic. (more)
Reggie Bush has come clean — sort of. (more)






















