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B/R argues the Saints should tank for next year’s draft
Until the New Orleans Saints put together a playoff season, the national sentiment will remain the team is trying to keep open a window that is already closed. Even a playoff berth may not be enough to dispel this thought. New Orleans was one of the six teams Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine laid out who need to tank this season. Ballentine pointed out the Saints have handled the cap in a way that suggests they are a Super Bowl contender when they’re far from it. Tanking in 2024 could give the team the reset they could need right now. With a high...
Division Rivals Panthers, Saints Could Fight Over Same Big-Name Cut Candidate
After signing a cheap prove-it deal with the Buffalo Bills, one report indicates that the team could cut offensive tackle La’el Collins before the start of the 2023 season. After going undrafted in the 20215 NFL Draft, Collins quickly established himself as one of the league’s better offensive tackles, recording an impressive 82.0 PFF grade as recently as 2021. However, the tackle struggled in 2022 before suffering season-ending ACL and MCL tears late in the year. The LSU product sat out the 2023 season while recovering from said injury and had to sign a one-year, $1.75 million deal with Buffalo.
Five-Star Plus+ CB DJ Pickett down to three schools ahead of commitment
Zephyrhills (Fla.) Five-Star Plus+ cornerback DJ Pickett whittled his list of top schools down to six earlier this year. Now, with a July 17 commitment date locked in, he’s focused on three programs. Pickett told On3’s Hayes Fawcett on Sunday that he is officially down to LSU, Miami and...
Meet the 2024 New Orleans Saints coaches: Andrew Janocko
Janocko has 13 years of coaching experience, including 11 in the NFL. He joins the Saints after spending the past two years as quarterbacks coach of the Chicago Bears. In addition to his time in Chicago, Janocko also held several offensive roles in his time with the Minnesota Vikings (2015-21), coached quarterbacks at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa. (2014), spent two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012-13) and was a graduate assistant at Rutgers University in 2011.
Previewing LSU's Tight End Room for the 2024-25 Season
In 2023, the LSU offense rarely used tight ends and why would they with threats like Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, and Kyren Lacy on the outside? This season the tight end position will become important again as the LSU offense needs to replace the 2,746 yards and 31 touchdowns that the receiving duo produced. Heading into the season, here's how LSU's tight end room stacks up for the 2024 season.
Countdown to Kickoff: Nouri Nouili is the Saints Player of Day 63
We’re down to 63 days until the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2024 regular season with the Carolina Panthers, which makes rookie offensive lineman Nouri Nouili, the current owner of the No. 63 jersey, our Saints Player of the Day. But what’s his story? And how can he...
Puppies rescued by NOFD and Take Paw Rescue have been named
Six little puppies and their mommy were dropped off at the New Orleans Fire Department in Gentilly Friday morning. Take Paws Rescue asked the public for help with naming the puppies and announced Saturday that all the pups have been named. The pups were named after the firefighters at Station...
LSU sports icons and Lil Wayne spotted at annual celebrity white party in the Hamptons
Some Louisiana celebs were spotted at sports mogul Michael Rubin's annual star-studded white party in the Hamptons this week. Former LSU athletes Joe Burrow, Olivia Dunne, Ja'Marr Chase and Odell Beckham Jr. posed together in photos they posted to Instagram, some of them flashing an "L" hand gesture to rep their alma mater at the party.
Serena Williams Talks Wyn Beauty in Gucci, Kamala Harris Suits Up at Lil Wayne Concert & More Looks at Essence Festival 2024
The 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture brought an array of Black thought leaders, artists, athletes and politicians. A-list stars like Serena Williams, Vice President Kamala Harris, Ava DuVernay and more joined the festival as speakers and performers for the event, which closes on Sunday. Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Favor Patriotic Dressing at White House Independence Day 2024 Celebration Here, see the standout celebrity looks from the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture. Serena Williams Retired tennis superstar Serena Williams talked about democratizing beauty on Saturday with her new brand, Wyn Beauty, during the festival’s BeautyCon event, wearing a tweed white...
Local spots to find fried chicken on National Fried Chicken Day
BATON ROUGE - National Fried Chicken Day is observed on July 6 and these local eateries have menu items to help celebrate the holiday. Blue Store Chicken - 4949 North Boulevard, closes at 8 p.m. Chicken Shack - 413 N Acadian Thruway, closes at 10 p.m. The Chimes - 3357...
Personnel moves at Royal Sonesta, Entergy, Xavier, Tulane Cancer Center
— Leroy Nix has been named vice president of regulatory and public affairs for Entergy New Orleans. Nix joined Entergy in October 2022 as vice president of federal strategic policy and stakeholder engagement. Before that, he was director of federal government affairs and, later, director of market strategy for the Southern Co.
Louisiana High School Football Player Killed in Car Crash
Sad news out of Pointe Coupee Parish as a West Feliciana High School football player was killed after driving off the highway and hitting a tree early Friday morning. According to Louisiana State Police, 17-year-old Rayshon Franklin Jr. was driving a 2007 Toyota Camry eastbound on LA 78 just west of LA 1 near Parlange around 5:30 am when he went off the road into a ditch, overturned the car, and hit a tree.
A 'boutique-y' airport in Abita Springs? New operator wants to entice more pilots.
Dan Oppenheim tilted the yoke of the Cessna 210 and banked its nose to the north, aiming for a rectangular box cut into the woods east of Abita Springs some 1,000 feet below. Eyes shifting between the horizon and the instrument panel, Oppenheim’s craft began its descent. Ever mindful of the pines on the south end of the airstrip, Oppenheim gently put the airplane onto the asphalt.
St. Amant bicyclist dead after being struck by vehicle in Gonzales
GONZALES - A bicyclist died after suffering injuries from a crash in Gonzales, according to Louisiana State Police. Chant Parker, 39, of St. Amant was riding his bicycle on LA 429 alongside a vehicle on July 1. As the vehicle began to pass Parker on the left, Parker entered the lane, resulting in the vehicle hitting the back of Parker's bike.
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