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Why Post-2025 Offseason Will Solidify or Redefine Saints Wide Receiver Room
With wideout Rashid Shaheed extended through the 2025 year, the New Orleans Saints offseason to follow will be a busy and potentially redefining one at the position. It may not have been a market-setting deal, but it was an imperative one for the New Orleans Saints on Saturday when they extended wide receiver Rashid Shaheed through the 2025 NFL season. That gives the team a clear vision of their future at the position for at least the next two seasons. Shaheed and his dynamic wideout counterpart Chris Olave are set to have a big season this year in new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak's offense, one that could shape the wide receiver room for years to come.
Young people in New Orleans can get free bus and streetcar passes this fall. Here's how.
Young people in New Orleans will soon be able to sign up for free transit passes when the Regional Transit Authority and its partners launch a 12-month pilot program, according to a joint news release. Starting in September, Orleans Parish residents ages 16-24 can enroll at any city public library...
Porch Poppin’: Tessie Prevost Williams, who helped integrate New Orleans schools, dies at 69
In this episode of Porch Poppin’, EJ Johnson discusses the life of Tessie Prevost Williams, who died on July 6 at age 69. At six years old, she was one of the “McDonogh 3” who integrated McDonogh 19 Elementary School on November 14, 1960. Republish our articles...
NFL Matchups: All-Time Series History Between The Raiders And The New Orleans Saints
Week 17 of the 2024-25 NFL season will contain the New Orleans Saints hosting the Las Vegas Raiders in the next-to-last regular season game for both teams. By this point of the year, the postseason fate of both teams should be all but decided. Neither squad is favored by odds...
Saints, WR Shahid Rasheed agree to 1-year extension
New Orleans Saints wide receiver and All-Pro returner Rashid Shaheed has agreed to a one-year, $5.2 million contract extension with the team, ESPN reported Saturday. Shaheed, 25, was also named to the Pro Bowl last season after averaging 13.6 yards on punt returns and 21.3 yards on kickoffs. An undrafted free agent whom New Orleans signed out of Weber State in 2022, Shaheed also racked up 719 yards and five touchdowns on 46 receptions in 2023.
Saints Wide Receiver Battle Will Be Exciting To Watch Unfold At Training Camp
The Saints are just several days away from hitting the field for their first training camp practice out in California. New Orleans will have six weeks of work to put in, with them being at UC-Irvine through Aug. 18. After that preseason game against the 49ers, they'll head home to wrap up camp, which will include some practices fans can attend at Tulane's Yulman Stadium and the Superdome.
Weber State great Rashid Shaheed returning to New Orleans Saints
OGDEN, Utah, July 20, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Former Weber State great Rashid Shaheed is returning to the New Orleans Saints on a one-year contract extension. Shaheed will begin his third season with the Saints following his record-setting collegiate career as a wide receiver and return specialist at Weber State.
Space News: NASA ships moon rocket stage ahead of first crewed Artemis flight
NASA rolled out the Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency’s spaceport in Florida. The rollout is key progress on the path to NASA’s first crewed mission...
Bombshell Indictment Reveals Secret Romance Between New Orleans Mayor Cantrell and Former Bodyguard
Jeffrey Paul Vappie II, former bodyguard to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that include seven counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. The indictment paints a damning picture of alleged corruption and deceit within the New Orleans Police Department's (NOPD) Executive Protection Unit (EPU).
Saints Reward Pro Bowl Receiver With Additional Contract Year
Rashid Shaheed will be with the Saints through 2025 after a one-year contract extension. The Saints have taken care of one of their own before training camp starts. As first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, New Orleans has given Pro Bowl receiver Rashid Shaheed a one-year, $5.2 million contract extension. This will tie Shaheed to the team through 2025 and it comes in right about a projected second round tender at $4.978 million.
Tulane Sends New Leaders to Represent at AAC Media Day
Finding leaders is perhaps the Tulane Green Wave football team's most pressing task under coach Jon Sumrall. Two players will represent the new era at the American Athletic Conference Media Day: defensive tackle Patrick Jenkins, and center Vincent Murphy. Jenkins is no stranger to this; he accompanied Michael Pratt to...
N.O. Saints Rashid Shaheed gets 1-year extension, $5.2M contract
NEW ORLEANS — The Saints gave wide receiver Rashid Shaheed a one-year contract extension on Saturday. He will be with the team through the 2025 season and his contract is worth $5.2 million according to ESPN. The speedster was not only deadly in the return game last season, earning...
Saints, WR Rashid Shaheed agree to one-year contract extension
The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a contract extension with exclusive rights free agent wide receiver Rashid Shaheed. The former undrafted free agent will make $5.2 million in 2025 via a one-year extension, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported on Saturday. The deal keeps Shaheed from becoming a restricted free agent next offseason.
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