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Saints look to lean on Etienne to ease load on Shough vs. Raiders

RB Travis Etienne Jr. was limited for a second straight day with a hamstring injury, with New Orleans hoping he can ease the burden on QB Tyler Shough's protection against a strong Raiders pass rush.

20 years after Gleason's block, the Saint who scored shares his account

Marking the 20th anniversary of Steve Gleason's blocked punt in the Saints' emotional return to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina, Curtis DeLoatch, who recovered the ball for a touchdown, said he wasn't originally scheduled to be on the unit that play.

Shaquille O'Neal to DJ Saints' home opener as team marks 60th season

Shaquille O'Neal performs as 'DJ Diesel' at Sunday's halftime show as New Orleans marks its 60th season with commemorative theming for the home opener against Las Vegas.

Etienne's hamstring management is the swing factor for protecting Shough as the Saints mark their 60th season at home.

Saints' home opener brings tourism surge as Superdome marks 20 years since Katrina return

New Orleans expects more than 95% hotel occupancy this weekend as the Saints host Las Vegas near the 20th anniversary of the team's return to the Superdome.

Etienne limited again with hamstring injury as Saints' backfield thins

New Orleans's leading rusher was limited in practice for a second straight day ahead of Sunday's home opener against the Raiders.

Saints place Kelvin Banks Jr. on IR, sign LS Cal Adomitis

New Orleans loses a starting tackle to injured reserve just before its home opener against Las Vegas.

Saints' home opener carries extra weight near the 20th anniversary of the Superdome's Katrina return.

Saints Rally Past Ravens, Move to 1-1 Behind Tyler Shough

New Orleans trailed 14-3 at halftime before rallying to beat Baltimore 24-17 as more than a touchdown underdog, with quarterback Tyler Shough leading the comeback ahead of a home opener against unbeaten Las Vegas.

Alvin Kamara Honored With Permanent Lobby at Tennessee's Neyland Stadium

The University of Tennessee unveiled the Alvin Kamara Family Lobby at Neyland Stadium after a philanthropic gift from the Saints' all-time leading rusher, who starred there before New Orleans drafted him in 2017.

Saints List Eight Players on Wednesday Injury Report Ahead of Raiders

New Orleans listed receiver/returner Barion Brown, cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. and defensive lineman Christen Miller as did-not-participate on Wednesday, among several other players managing injuries ahead of Sunday's home opener against Las Vegas.

New Orleans looks to build on a surprise 1-1 start at home against Las Vegas.

A crowded injury report tests Saints depth heading into the home opener.

Saints rally past Ravens 17-14 for first win of the season

Tyler Shough scored on 4th-and-goal from the 1 with 92 seconds left, and Julian Blackmon sealed it with a late interception of Lamar Jackson. Shough went 27-of-34 for 252 yards and also ran for a touchdown. HC Kellen Moore: "Our guys didn't stop."

Saints' home opener debuts new $6 value menu, Louisiana-inspired Superdome food for 60th season

New concourse items include a pork alligator burger, Tabasco wings and muffuletta pockets as part of the franchise's season-long 60th-anniversary celebration; the Superdome expects a sold-out crowd Sunday.

New Orleans' first win of the season and a sold-out, 60th-season home opener carry momentum into Week 3.

Saints coach Kellen Moore addresses upset win in Baltimore, turns to Raiders

New Orleans, 8.5-point underdogs, improved to 1-1 with a 24-17 win at Baltimore and now hosts the 2-0 Raiders in its home opener at the Superdome.

Five takeaways from Saints' come-from-behind win over Ravens

Tyler Shough went 12-of-14 with a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, and Daniel Carlson hit three field goals including a 51-yarder, as New Orleans' special teams set up the comeback.

New Orleans' home opener against 2-0 Las Vegas is the next test for a defense that just upset the Ravens.

Saints elevate WR Kevin Austin Jr., LS Scott Daly ahead of Week 2 trip to Baltimore

The gameday elevations, plus a questionable tag on Chris Olave's hamstring, give an early read on the depth pieces New Orleans (0-1) is counting on at Baltimore.

New Orleans' bench depth is doing the talking early as the Saints try to find a first win in Baltimore.

Tyler Shough, Chris Olave's in-game growth fuels Saints' near-comeback against Lions

Shough was 10-of-23 for 85 yards and 2 INTs through three quarters, then 25-of-33 for 325 yards and 3 TDs the rest of the way in a 31-30 OT loss; Olave caught 10 passes for 182 yards, including a 47-yard scramble-drill play.

Ten Saints land on Friday injury report ahead of trip to Baltimore

LB Isaiah Stalbird (shoulder) is doubtful; LS Zach Wood (calf) is out. WR Chris Olave (hamstring) and Edge Chase Young (calf) are questionable, while RB Alvin Kamara (knee) practiced fully with no designation.

The Shough-Olave connection is New Orleans' biggest offensive bright spot heading to Baltimore.

New Orleans tries to avoid an 0-2 start against a Ravens team also chasing a home-field turnaround.

Saints exit OT heartbreak to Lions 'emboldened,' Olave stars, into Ravens trip

New Orleans erased a three-touchdown deficit before falling 31-30 in overtime at Detroit; WR Chris Olave caught 10 passes for 182 yards wearing a guardian cap for the first time, while RB Alvin Kamara (knee) and DE Cameron Jordan (hamstring) were both inactive and remain uncertain for Sunday's trip to Baltimore.

Alvin Kamara's and Cameron Jordan's health are the questions hanging over New Orleans' trip to face the AFC North-leading Ravens.

Saints' injury report vs. Ravens: Juwan Johnson out sick, Kamara full

TE Juwan Johnson (illness) did not practice; RB Alvin Kamara was a full participant after working back from a camp knee injury.

Saints 'emboldened,' not deflated, after near-comeback OT loss to Lions

New Orleans erased a three-touchdown deficit before falling 31-30 in overtime; WR Chris Olave returned to full health with 10 catches for 182 yards.

Kamara's full return to practice is a positive sign for the Ravens game.

Chris Olave's clean bill of health after a big Week 1 is a story to watch.

Saints 'emboldened, not discouraged' after 31-30 OT heartbreak to Lions

New Orleans erased a three-touchdown deficit; QB Tyler Shough threw for a personal-best 410 yards; RB Alvin Kamara sat out and DE Cameron Jordan still hasn't practiced.

Saints look to build on a near-comeback as Kamara and Jordan's practice status heads into Baltimore week.

Columnist presses Kellen Moore on pattern of slow starts after Lions OT heartbreaker

New Orleans erased a 21-0 deficit before losing 31-30 in overtime at Detroit; a local columnist argued coach Kellen Moore has struggled with slow starts across the 'overwhelming majority' of his 18 games as a head coach, calling it 'not a sustainable formula' ahead of a trip to Baltimore.

Kamara's knee sprain complicates Saints' Week 2 backfield picture

RB Alvin Kamara missed the opener with a right knee MCL sprain after practicing all week; new kicker Daniel Carlson also missed a potential game-winning 62-yard field goal at the end of regulation.

A pattern of slow starts under Kellen Moore draws fresh scrutiny after another near-comeback loss.

Kamara's knee sprain complicates the backfield picture entering Baltimore.

Saints rally from 21-0 down, fall 31-30 in OT to Lions on failed two-point try

New Orleans forced overtime on a Tyler Shough touchdown pass before a two-point conversion attempt fell incomplete in the loss.

Saints sign TE Treyton Welch, place RB Audric Estime on IR ahead of opener

New Orleans also elevated WR Kevin Austin Jr. and RB CJ Donaldson from the practice squad for Donaldson's NFL debut.

Travis Etienne set for first game action as a Saint

Etienne, who joined via free agency after five seasons in Jacksonville, got his first live look at Kellen Moore's playcalling.

Kellen Moore's tenure begins with a near-comeback in overtime; Alvin Kamara's workload after a knee scare is worth tracking into Week 2.

Travis Etienne's Saints debut workload is a thread as the new coaching staff settles its backfield rotation.

Alvin Kamara inactive for Saints' season opener at Detroit despite practice return

New Orleans opens the year without its top running back, who is still working back from an Aug. 18 knee sprain, alongside six other inactives including DE Cam Jordan.

Saints open Kellen Moore's second season in Detroit leaning on Shough-Etienne-Olave core

New Orleans' rebuilt offense centers on QB Tyler Shough, RB Travis Etienne and WR Chris Olave against a Lions team with more offensive firepower; O-line depth is a concern.

Alvin Kamara's timeline back from his knee sprain remains a week-to-week watch for New Orleans' backfield.

Kellen Moore's Shough-Etienne-Olave core opens Year 2 facing questions about O-line depth.

Three Saints ruled out for Week 1 opener at Detroit, including Cam Jordan

Jordan (hamstring), TE Oscar Delp (hamstring) and RB Audric Estimé (thigh) are all out for Sunday's opener at Detroit.

Alvin Kamara trending toward playing after limited practice week

Kamara (knee) progressed from limited to a full practice Friday and is listed questionable for the opener.

Cam Jordan's absence opens the door for Chase Young to lead Saints' pass rush.

Alvin Kamara's full Friday practice points toward a normal Week 1 workload.

Saints' run game vs. Detroit's front sets an early tone for Tyler Shough's second season.

Saints will be without Cam Jordan for season opener against Lions

Jordan misses a game for just the third time in his 16-year career, sidelined by a hamstring injury for Sunday's opener vs. Detroit.

Kamara's knee injury complicates Saints' backfield plans entering opener

Alvin Kamara's sprained MCL has New Orleans leaning on newly signed Travis Etienne and Audric Estime as the Saints open the season.

Cam Jordan's rare missed game in a 16-year Saints career.

Alvin Kamara's recovery timeline and the Etienne/Estime workload split.

Cam Jordan to miss season opener at Detroit; Saints name nine captains

Jordan, the franchise's all-time sack leader, will miss just the third game of his 16-year career (hamstring); Alvin Kamara returned to practice as a limited participant.

Saints sign WR Kyrese Rowan to practice squad, release EDGE Jonah Williams

Routine roster churn days before the opener as GM Mickey Loomis continues tinkering with receiver depth.

Cam Jordan's rare absence opens snaps up front as New Orleans opens its 60th season at Detroit.

Kellen Moore previews a 'fun environment' test as Saints open at high-powered Lions

New Orleans opens the Kellen Moore era on the road against a Lions team it views as a legitimate measuring stick, with a new offensive coordinator installing changes around Detroit's stars.

Saints acknowledge the death of longtime Louisiana draft analyst Mike Detillier

The team's own site marked the passing of the well-known regional NFL draft media figure ahead of its season opener.

Kellen Moore's system faces its toughest early exam at a high-powered Lions offense in the opener.

Saints add O-line, D-line help via waivers; rebuild practice squad

New Orleans claimed OT Mason Murphy and DT Colby Wooden off waivers and signed 12 players to the practice squad as it manages camp injuries up front.

Saints enter Week 1 still replacing camp injuries at DT and OL

Preseason injuries to DT Bryan Bresee and OT Dillon Radunz thinned New Orleans' trenches, prompting this week's waiver claims.

Bresee/Radunz camp injuries are still being patched via waivers days before Detroit.

Rookie WR Bryce Lance carves out a role in a crowded Saints receiver room

New Orleans opened camp with 12 receivers, including first-round pick Jordyn Tyson. Fourth-round pick Bryce Lance did not carry high expectations but has since earned a 53-man roster spot ahead of the Sept. 13 opener at Detroit.

Lance's roster spot signals a receiver room reshaping itself around Tyson.

Saints trim to 53, place five players on injured reserve

New Orleans placed CB David Long Jr. and RB Devin Neal (among others) on IR ahead of the Sept. 13 home opener vs. Detroit.

Saints close preseason with 27-24 win over Cowboys

QB Spencer Rattler went 8-of-10 for 79 yards and a rushing TD in the Aug. 28 preseason finale, New Orleans' only preseason win.

Saints trimmed to 53 with five players on IR ahead of the Detroit opener.

Rattler's efficient preseason finale offers a final on-field look before Week 1.

Martin Emerson Jr. earns Saints roster spot in return from Achilles injury

CB Martin Emerson Jr., who last played in January 2025 before rupturing his Achilles with Cleveland, made New Orleans' 53-man roster and became the primary backup to starter Quincy Riley during camp.

Saints cut to 53: four vested-veteran terminations, five to IR

New Orleans terminated the contracts of S Terrell Burgess, CB Michael Davis, RB Zamir White and CB Isaac Yiadom, waived 14 players including EDGE Fadil Diggs and WR Trey Palmer, and placed five players on injured reserve.

Saints sign 12-player practice squad, claim two off waivers

New Orleans rebuilt its depth Aug. 31, re-signing several players it had just released (including RB Zamir White and WR Trey Palmer) to the practice squad and claiming OT Mason Murphy and DT Colby Wooden off waivers.

WR Brock Rechsteiner placed on Reserve/Suspended list by the Commissioner

As part of its Aug. 30 cutdown moves, New Orleans listed WR Brock Rechsteiner as placed on the Reserve/Suspended list by the NFL Commissioner. No additional detail on the basis for the suspension has been independently confirmed.

Depth rebuild leaned heavily on re-signing players the club had just released a day earlier.

Saints reach 53-man roster, place five on injured reserve

New Orleans terminated four veteran contracts and placed five players on IR while building out its practice squad ahead of the Sept. 13 opener vs. Detroit.

Saints waive 10 players, including camp riser Bub Means, ahead of cutdown

WR Bub Means, a 2024 fifth-round pick who built camp chemistry with backup QB Zach Wilson, was among 10 players waived Friday and is considered a practice-squad candidate.

Saints reach 53-man roster with four contract terminations, five to injured reserve

New Orleans terminated the contracts of S Terrell Burgess, CB Michael Davis, RB Zamir White and CB Isaac Yiadom and placed five players on IR ahead of a Week 1 trip to Detroit.

RB Zamir White's Saints tenure lasts less than a week — traded in, then contract terminated

White was acquired via trade around Aug. 24 and had his contract terminated in Sunday's cutdown, making him an immediate free agent.

Saints waive 10 players ahead of 53-man deadline

New Orleans released 10 players including 2024 fifth-round WR Bub Means, entering Sunday with 27 more roster decisions to make; a crowded receiver room was cited as a factor in several of the moves.

Saints notch first preseason win, 27-24 over Cowboys, as new RB Zamir White scores TD in debut

Daniel Carlson's 53-yard field goal won it for New Orleans at AT&T Stadium. QB Spencer Rattler started and went 8-of-10 for 79 yards plus a rushing score; White, acquired via an Aug. 24 trade with San Francisco for LB Deion Jones, scored on his Saints debut. The team also signed K Daniel Carlson and placed DB Rejzohn Wright on IR in the same transaction batch.

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Saints add veteran kicker Daniel Carlson, trade for RB Zamir White ahead of cutdown weekend

New Orleans signed two-time All-Pro K Daniel Carlson and acquired RB Zamir White from San Francisco for LB Deion Jones, resolving a training-camp kicking competition.

Saints sign two-time All-Pro kicker Daniel Carlson, per reports

New Orleans is reported to have signed Carlson, 31, a two-time All-Pro with the Raiders who was tied for the NFL scoring lead in 2020-21, resolving a training-camp kicking competition between Charlie Smyth and Tanner Brown.

Saints sign K Daniel Carlson, trade LB Deion Jones to 49ers for RB Zamir White

The two-time All-Pro kicker joins New Orleans as it tries to stabilize after an 0-2 preseason start; CB Rejzohn Wright was placed on injured reserve the same day.

Saints fall to 0-2 in preseason, shut out 34-0 by Rams as backup QBs struggle

Tyler Shough sat out a second straight game; Zach Wilson (6-for-12, INT) started, and Spencer Rattler threw a 100-yard pick-six. New Orleans was penalized 12 times for 96 yards.

Saints HC Kellen Moore addresses fallout from $500K NFL fine

Moore distinguished the Aug. 18 Oxnard incident from an otherwise clean joint-practice camp after the NFL fined New Orleans and Dallas $500,000 each for the brawl.

Alvin Kamara, Quincy Riley expected out several weeks after leaving joint practice with Dallas

Coach Kellen Moore confirmed both injuries -- Kamara (knee) and Riley (groin) -- as longer-term; CB Martin Emerson Jr. and RB Kendre Miller are next in line for reps.

Saints starters to get bulk of reps in joint practice with Rams, won't play Saturday

New Orleans' third joint practice of the week (vs. the Rams) confirms starters will not play in Saturday's preseason game, with rookie Kelvin Banks continuing his development at left tackle.

Saints-Cowboys joint practice in Oxnard erupts into multiple brawls

At least six fights broke out Aug 18 during the Saints' West Coast preseason swing; New Orleans (0-1) faces Dallas again in preseason Week 3 on Aug 28.

Zach Wilson pushes into backup QB competition with Spencer Rattler after Week 1 preseason

The Saints' QB2 job behind Tyler Shough had been presumed settled for Spencer Rattler all offseason. After Rattler lost a fumble inside the 10 in the Jacksonville loss while Zach Wilson made plays and threw a TD, Kellen Moore is now expected to give Wilson more second-team reps this week, turning a non-competition into one heading into joint practices with Dallas and the Rams. Tyler Shough is the unquestioned starter; Spencer Rattler has held the No. 2 job since the offseason began. After preseason Week 1 vs. Jacksonville, Zach Wilson outplayed Rattler; Rattler lost a fumble inside New Orleans' 10-yard line while Wilson did not turn the ball over. Head coach Kellen Moore said the team will continue rotating reps among the QBs during this week's practices, which include joint sessions with the Dallas Cowboys (Tuesday, Oxnard, Calif.) and Los Angeles Rams (Thursday). Wilson signed a one-ye

Zach Wilson pushes into backup QB competition with Spencer Rattler after Week 1 preseason

Saints blow a 20-6 halftime lead and lose 24-20 to Jacksonville

New Orleans was outscored 18-0 after the break in its 60th-season home debut. Ty Chandler returned the opening kickoff 86 yards, the longest Saints preseason return since 2010, and Audric Estime scored 21 seconds in before leaving hurt in the second quarter. The defence recorded four sacks and two interceptions.

Tanner Brown outkicks Charlie Smyth as the kicking battle sharpens

Brown made from 49 and 29 yards while incumbent Smyth missed from 52. The job remains open with both kicking in the opener.

A second-half collapse in the 60th-season home debut

Audric Estime's injury the first watch item of the preseason

Kicker competition tilting toward Tanner Brown

Zach Wilson outproduces starter Spencer Rattler

Saints sharp in two-minute drills during joint practice against Jaguars

A sold-out padded joint session at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center ran roughly 90 plays. Tyler Shough connected with Chris Olave and Bryce Lance on chunk plays; the starting defense closed the day with a stop.

Rookie WR Jordyn Tyson exits joint practice hurt as Saints set backup QB order

The first-round receiver left with a hamstring injury. Spencer Rattler will start Saturday followed by Zach Wilson and Hunter Dekkers, with Shough, Olave, Vele and Tyson expected to sit.

Joint practice work before the Superdome opener

Jordyn Tyson's hamstring and the kicker competition