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12/29/2008 05:35 AM
John Kasay's 42-yard field goal with a second left lifted Carolina to a 33-31 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, locking up the NFC South title and the second seed in the conference for the Panthers.

12/29/2008 03:16 AM
Get the fast facts as the Panthers denied Saints QB Drew Brees in his quest to break Dan Marino's single-season passing record and clinched a playoff bye.

12/23/2008 03:14 AM
The NFL wants an appeals court to reconsider a federal judge's order that blocked the suspensions of five players for violating the league's anti-doping policy.

12/22/2008 12:30 AM
Detroit became the first 0-15 team ever when it was routed 42-7 by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

12/22/2008 12:56 AM
Get the fast facts as the Saints beat the Lions and made them the first 0-15 team in NFL history.

FOXSports.com News for Saints
01/06/2009 09:30 AM
The Green Bay Packers became the latest NFL team to overhaul their defensive coaching staff Monday, firing coordinator Bob Sanders and four other defensive assistants.

01/06/2009 04:00 AM
--Saints coach Sean Payton completed his third season with the team by nearly matching the record his predecessor, Jim Haslett, had during his first three years. In his first season with the Saints in 2000, Haslett took over a 3-13 team and turned it into a division winner with a 10-6 record and went 1-1 in the playoffs. He followed that with records of 7-9 and 9-7. Payton also inherited a 3-13 team, and proceeded to go 10-6 in winning the NFC South title in 2006.

01/06/2009 04:00 AM
The Saints are already seeking one assistant coach and they may have more openings in the next couple of weeks if speculation about defensive line coach Ed Orgeron returning to coach in college pans out. Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Doug Marrone left to become the head coach at Syracuse, but Sean Payton may be in the market for a running backs coach since Aaron Kromer left that spot to take over Marrone's duties and may remain there. Quarterbacks coach Pete Carmichael Jr.

01/06/2009 04:00 AM
While disgruntled fans clamored for the head of defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs, coach Sean Payton said his staff would take a week off before starting on their season-ending personnel evaluations, including the coaches. As a result, Payton said he had nothing to report and that he would let the media know.

01/06/2009 12:30 AM
Brett Favre playing for the New York Jets. Tom Brady not playing for the New England Patriots. The Arizona Cardinals in the playoffs. The Cowboys out. The first 0-16 season in history. The resurrection of the Miami Dolphins.

01/05/2009 12:34 PM
SAINTS QB DREW BREES, COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING & CARDINALS QB KURT WARNER; VIKINGS RB ADRIAN PETERSON, FALCONS RB MICHAEL TURNER & PANTHERS RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS CANDIDATES FOR 2008 FEDEX AIR & GROUND®  NFL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR HONORS

Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com

Quarterbacks DREW BREES of the New Orleans Saints, PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts and KURT WARNER of the Arizona Cardinals are the finalists for 2008 FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year honors, while running backs ADRIAN PETERSON of the Minnesota Vikings, MICHAEL TURNER of the Atlanta Falcons and DE ANGELO WILLIAMS of the Carolina Panthers are the finalists for 2008 FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year honors, the NFL announced today.

Fans can vote for one player in each category on NFL.com/FedEx from 2:00 PM ET on Monday, January 5 through 12:00 PM ET on Friday, January 23 to determine the 2008 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year.

The FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, January 28 at a press conference during the week of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay.

Fans will be voting for more than their favorite player. As part of this season’s Air & Ground program, FedEx teamed up with Safe Kids USA – a national non-profit organization that works to prevent accidental injury among children – to deliver safer kids by making weekly $1,000 donations in each of the winning players’ names. The funding directly benefits local Safe Kids coalitions in that team’s city, to fund pedestrian safety improvements throughout the year.

Additionally, FedEx hosted special safety events throughout the season in various NFL markets. These local programs showcased the various pedestrian safety initiatives that FedEx has been proud to support. FedEx also made donations to the local Safe Kids coalitions in each of these cities.

FedEx will make a special $25,000 donation to the Tampa Safe Kids chapter, as well as make $25,000 donations to the winning FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year players’ local Safe Kids coalitions. This year, FedEx celebrates its fifth year of the program and surpasses the $1 million mark in funding to create safer communities for children.

A closer look at the 2008 FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year finalists:

New Orleans’ Drew Brees demonstrated his offensive air attack leading the NFL in pass attempts (635), pass completions (413), passing yards (5,069) and completions of 25 yards or more (35). His 5,069 passing yards establish him as the second player in NFL history to surpass the 5,000 yard mark. Brees is the only Saint to pass for more than 4,000 yards in three consecutive seasons and his 34 touchdowns are a franchise record. Brees’ season began with a 24-20 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in which he completed 23 of 32 passes for 343 yards and three touchdowns. Brees posted 10 300+ yard performances, tying an NFL record, including two games where he surpassed the 400-yard mark. Brees was nominated for five FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards in 2008, winning twice.


Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning led the Colts to an NFL–record sixth consecutive season with 12 or more wins and their seventh straight playoff appearance while passing for 4,002 yards, 27 touchdowns and 371 completions, ranking second in the AFC. In the final four games of the season, Manning completed 90 of 110 passing attempts for 1,054 yards and eight touchdowns while posting a 130.8 quarterback rating. Manning also posted four 300+ yard passing games and was able to successfully execute six fourth quarter/overtime game-winning drives this season. In the Colts’ 31-24 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Manning passed for 364 yards completing 29 of 34 attempts for three touchdowns while posting a 140.7 quarterback rating. Manning was nominated for four FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards in 2008, winning once.


Arizona’s Kurt Warner broke numerous franchise records while leading the Cardinals to a 9-7 record and a playoff berth. Warner established new records for completions (401), attempts (598), passer rating (96.9), passing touchdowns (30) and completion percentage (67.1). Warner’s 4,583 passing yards ranked second in Cardinals’ history and second in the NFL. Completing touchdowns in games 9-16 in 2007 and games 1-14 in 2008, Warner also established a record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass. Warner tallied seven 300+ yard passing games, adding to his career total of 48. In Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins, Warner completed 19 of 24 attempts, passing for 361 yards and three touchdowns and posting a quarterback rating of 158.3 as the Cardinals defeated the Dolphins 31-10. Warner was nominated for five FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards in 2008, winning twice.


A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year finalists:

Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson became the first Vikings running back to earn an NFL rushing title with 1,760 yards. The 1,760 rushing yards and his 10 100-yard games established new single-season rushing records in both categories. Peterson averaged 110.0 yards per game on the ground in 2008 to break his own Vikings record for a season set in 2007 at 96.0 yards per game. Peterson became the fifth player in NFL history to rush for 3,000+ yards in their first two seasons. Continuing to demonstrate his dominance in the field, Peterson amassed 192 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries in the Vikings’ Week 10 28-27 win over the Green Bay Packers. Peterson was nominated for four FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week awards in 2008, winning three times.


Atlanta’s Michael Turner amassed 1,699 rushing yards, the second highest in the NFL, and 17 touchdowns on the ground giving him the Falcons’ record for most rushing touchdowns in a season. Turner posted eight 100-yard games and topped the 200-yard mark twice this season. In Week 1, Turner rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries as the Falcons defeated the Lions 34-21. Turner notched a total of four multi-touchdown performances, including Week 12 when he rushed for four touchdowns in the Falcons’ 45-28 win over the Panthers. Turner and the Falcons achieved an 11-5 record and a No. 5 seed in the Playoffs. Turner was nominated for five FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week awards in 2008, winning twice.


Carolina’s DeAngelo Williams rushed for career-highs this season tallying 1,515 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground this year on 273 attempts. Williams surpassed Stephen Davis’ previous mark of 1,444 to establish a franchise record for most rushing yards in one season. His touchdown mark also set a new record for rushing touchdowns. Williams set a new single-game franchise record with his 186 yards rushing and two touchdowns against Tampa Bay in Week 14, amassing his ninth career 100-yard rushing game. Finishing with a total of eight 100-yard games this season, Williams established a franchise record amongst Panthers running backs with 11 career 100-yard rushing games. Williams was nominated for five FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week awards in 2008, winning once.


FedEx, the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain management services, is the Official Delivery Service Sponsor of the NFL, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Through the weekly FedEx Air and Ground awards, FedEx recognizes those NFL players who represent the same speed, precision and teamwork that their customers have come to expect from the full range of FedEx air, ground, freight and international shipping services, delivering safer kids in the process. With thousands of trucks out on the roads each day, FedEx is committed to improving pedestrian safety for children, by funding education programs and environmental improvements, from signage and crosswalks to pedestrian walkways near schools and playgrounds.

01/05/2009 06:45 AM

Based on the NFL’s scheduling formula that was put into place before the 2002 season, the New Orleans Saints are now assured of their 16 opponents for the 2009 season.

In addition to the six games (three home and three away) against NFC South foes, the Saints are set to play the entire NFC East and AFC East divisions as part of the league’s scheduling rotation. Also based this season’s standings, the Saints will host Detroit and travel to play St. Louis.

The NFL will announce the 2009 regular season schedule with full dates and kickoff times in April.

2009 Home Opponents
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Detroit Lions

2009 Away Opponents
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
St. Louis Rams


2009 Tentative Draft Order

Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment is based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they do not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl champion will select 32nd and the runner-up 31st.

Clubs involved in two-club ties will alternate positions from round-to-round. In ties that involve three or more clubs, the club at the top of a tied segment in a given round will move to the bottom of the segment for the next round, while all other clubs in the segment move up one position. This rotation continues throughout the Draft.


2008 Draft Order

# 1. Detroit Lions

#2. St. Louis Rams

#3. Kansas City Chiefs

#4. Seattle Seahawks

#5. Cleveland Browns

#6. Cincinnati Bengals

#7. Oakland Raiders

#8. Jacksonville Jaguars

#9. Green Bay Packers

#10. San Francisco 49ers

#11. Buffalo Bills

#12. Denver Broncos

#13. Washington Redskins

#14. New Orleans Saints

#15. Houston Texans

#16. San Diego Chargers *

#17. New York Jets

#18. Chicago Bears

#19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

#20. Dallas Cowboys

#21. Arizona Cardinals *

#22. Philadelphia Eagles *

#23. Minnesota Vikings *

#24. New England Patriots

#25. Atlanta Falcons *

#26. Miami Dolphins *

#27. Baltimore Ravens *

#28. Carolina Panthers *

#29. Indianapolis Colts *

#30. New York Giants *

#31. Pittsburgh Steelers *

#32. Tennessee Titans *


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Saints Fanzone - Impact - NOLA.com
01/04/2009 05:09 AM
The list of potential NFL free agents has the star power to cause Saints fans to tremble with anticipation, visions of the Dome Patrol dancing in their heads. Albert Haynesworth. Julius Peppers. Ray Lewis. Brian Dawkins Nnamdi Asomugha. Terrell Suggs....

01/04/2009 03:12 AM
AP PhotoSaints QB Drew Brees didn't have an awful year.Right now there are two types of Fantasy players out there. Those who didn't do well in their leagues are vowing never to play again, saying that this stupid game is...

01/02/2009 06:56 PM
The changes need to come on defense for the Saints to reach their potential

01/01/2009 03:57 PM
Team tired of his juggling calls from colleges

12/31/2008 09:03 PM
Answering your Saints questions

SunHerald.com: New Orleans Saints
12/31/2008 05:38 AM
These are the Top 10 local sports stories of 2008 as determined by a poll of Sun Herald sports writers:

12/31/2008 05:39 AM
It was a year when South Mississippi sports heroes and heroines made headlines internationally, nationally and statewide.

12/30/2008 05:45 AM
METAIRIE, La. — The coaching staff of the New Orleans Saints will take off for about a week before returning to begin evaluating for the 2009 season.

12/30/2008 04:05 AM
Sean Payton took the offensive when he was asked about the fate of the New Orleans Saints’ defensive coordinator on Monday.

12/30/2008 04:05 AM
METAIRIE, La. — The year-end review of the blockbuster trade the New Orleans Saints pulled off for tight end Jeremy Shockey would read more like a review of most Adam Sandler movies.

Comments

Comments to date: 2. Page 1 of 1.

Peter   Cardiff

10:19am on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

I agree, such a strong d-line :D

Markelly   Louisiana

10:02pm on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Ellis is a good pick for us

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