New Orleans Saints – ProFootballTalk

01 June 2023

• Saints sign Jesse James
  Veteran tight end Jesse James has found a new NFL home. The NFL’s daily transaction report brings news that James has signed with the Saints. No terms of the deal have been announced. James played in two games for the Browns last season before landing on injured reserve for the rest of the year. The [more]
• Saints got no negative feedback from league over Jon Gruden visit
  Jon Gruden is persona non grata at 345 Park Avenue. (Join the club, Jon.) That didn’t stop the Saints from bringing in the former Buccaneers and Raiders coach to help acclimate quarterback Derek Carr to New Orleans. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Saints got no negative feedback from the league office [more]
• Mickey Loomis: Cam Jordan will play for the Saints as long as he wants, then go in our Ring of Honor
  Saints defensive end Cam Jordan has been in New Orleans since he was a first-round draft pick in 2011. He’ll have a place on the Saints’ roster as long as he’s still playing, and a place in Saints history when he’s done. That’s the word from Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis, who said Jordan remains [more]
• Jameis Winston: I know I’m still a starting quarterback in this league
  Saints quarterback Jameis Winston decided to return to the team, taking a pay cut on an amended deal rather than testing free agency with his release. It was something of a surprise since it came after the Saints had agreed to a deal with free agent Derek Carr. Winston isn’t likely to play this season [more]
• Mickey Loomis: We’re excited and optimistic about Michael Thomas being ready for camp
  Since his historic 149-catch, 1,726 yard season in 2019, Saints receiver Michael Thomas has played only 10 games. He has 56 catches for 609 yards and three touchdowns the past three seasons. Thomas still hasn’t fully recovered from his toe injury, which limited him to three games in 2022. “I think he’s coming along, and [more]
• Texans will hold joint practices with Dolphins, Saints
  The Texans will hold two joint workouts this season under new coach DeMeco Ryans. The Texans will work against the Dolphins in Houston and the Saints in New Orleans this preseason, Mark Berman of Fox 26 reports. Houston plays a preseason game against the Dolphins at home on Aug. 19 and at the Saints on [more]
• Dennis Allen: Everybody involved said Jon Gruden’s visit was beneficial for our team
  Last week, Saints head coach Dennis Allen brought in former Raiders coach Jon Gruden to help work with the offensive coaches to build a system that best fits new quarterback Derek Carr. Of course, Carr had Gruden as his offensive play caller from 2018-2021. The partnership ended when Gruden abruptly resigned after racist, homophobic, and misogynistic [more]
• Saints’ Juwan Johnson studying Julian Edelman, trying to improve his all-around game
  Saints tight end Juwan Johnson had the best year of his career last season, but he’s not done seeking to improve. The Saints originally signed Johnson as an undrafted rookie in 2020, and after not doing much on offense in his first two seasons, Johnson caught 42 passes for 508 yards and seven touchdowns in [more]
• Jon Gruden worked with Derek Carr and the Saints’ offensive coaches this week
  Jon Gruden hasn’t had a coaching job since he was fired by the Raiders in 2021 over offensive emails. But this week, he’s doing some work for the Saints. Gruden has been with the Saints this week to help them work on building the offense around quarterback Derek Carr, Jeff Duncan of the Times-Picayune reports. [more]
• Commanders say Norm Chirite, not Jason Wright, cast votes at this week’s meetings
  On Tuesday morning, a Commanders spokesperson told PFT that team president Jason Wright cast the votes for the team during this week’s meetings in Minneapolis — including the critical, difference-making vote regarding Thursday night flexing. Later in the day, the Commanders revised that information. General counsel Norm Chirite, not Wright, communicated the votes, per the [more]