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Saints, defensive end Chase Young agree on 1-year contract for former No. 2 overall pick

Mar. 18, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms of a one-year contract with free agent defensive end Chase Young, a move that provides reinforcements to an edge pass rush that periodically struggled to pressure quarterbacks last season. "I definitely plan to add a...

Saints add wide receivers Cedrick Wilson and Stanley Morgan in free agency

Mar. 15, 2024 20:16 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints signed a pair of free-agent wide receivers Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract with Cedrick Wilson and a one-year deal with Stanley Morgan. Wilson, a six-year veteran, has spent the past two seasons with the Miami Dolphins after...

NFL considers rule changes that include challenges for penalties

Mar. 14, 2024 10:42 AM EDT

The Indianapolis Colts are proposing a rule change that would allow coaches to challenge any penalty call for the first time. The NFL released a list of several rule change proposals on Wednesday made by teams that included an option to run a fourth-and-20 play in lieu of an onside...

Saints and ex-Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay agree on 1-year deal, AP source says

Mar. 12, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay have agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $5 million, a personal familiar with the matter said Tuesday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity...

Saints linebacker Demario Davis agrees to 2-year contract through 2025 season

Mar. 11, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms with linebacker Demario Davis on a two-year contract through the 2025 season. The agreement, announced Monday by Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, replaces the final year of a three-year extension that was set to...

Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu reworks his contract to add a year through 2025

Mar. 07, 2024 19:05 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu agreed to a new two-year contract on Thursday that runs through the 2025 season. The 31-year-old Mathieu, a 11-year veteran out of LSU and a New Orleans native, previously was under contract through 2024. His reworked...

Saints name Klint Kubiak offensive coordinator in a break from Sean Payton's legacy

Feb. 14, 2024 19:38 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints named Klint Kubiak as their offensive coordinator on Wednesday, marking a new direction for a unit that has been overseen by either former coach Sean Payton or his protege, Pete Carmichael Jr., since 2006. The 36-year-old Kubiak was the...

Bills hire ex-Saints assistant Ronald Curry to coach QBs as part of offseason staff shuffle

Feb. 07, 2024 19:19 PM EST

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Ronald Curry is going from working with Derek Carr in New Orleans to Josh Allen in Buffalo after being hired as the Bills quarterbacks coach on Wednesday. Curry fills the role left open by Joe Brady, who took over as Buffalo’s interim offensive...

Who is the Super Bowl referee for the Chiefs vs. the 49ers? How do NFL officials prepare?

Feb. 06, 2024 14:14 PM EST

Some folks who could get plenty of TV time during Super Bowl 58 between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are household names, of course, from Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Christian McCaffrey on the field to a certain pop star — Taylor Swift — expected to cheer from a suite. ...

Everyone hopes the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl won't come down to an officiating call

Feb. 06, 2024 14:12 PM EST

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was asked the other day what comes to mind when he thinks back to his team’s Super Bowl loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs four years ago, and he quipped: “I mean, I remember Nick Bosa getting held on third-and-long — and that not getting...