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Saints get plenty of weapons this time around
Round 1, Pick 14: Brock Bowers - TE / GeorgiaBowers was one of the most dominant forces in college football the last three seasons. Bowers is a three-time All-American and the only two-time winner of the John Mackey Award for college football’s best TE. He would be an instant starter and an instant contributor and the best TE the New Orleans Saints have had since Jimmy Graham. Despite need on the...
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Are you a fan of the New Orleans Saints and looking for all your Saints podcasts in one place? Canal Street Chronicles has you set with some of the best local podcasts like Off the Edge, Second and Saints, Inside Black & Gold and more.
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So... hear me out...
The NFL Draft is just one week away and we’re getting closer and closer to talking about who the New Orleans Saints will actually draft instead of speculation.
However, until that time, the speculation will continue. So here comes another mock draft, but this one has some surprises in it.
Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images 1.14: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSUI don’t even know how this happened.
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Let’s look at some hypothetical trades that could be made.
Not having a third or fourth round pick increases the odds of the New Orleans Saints trading up in this year’s NFL Draft. The Saints do not like to sit and wait till a player drops to them, and this year should not be any different. They could use their copious amounts of day three picks to trade up, but there is another way to acquire earlier picks. On draft night, we have seen some...
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Saints have third easiest schedule-Canal St ChroniclesPro Football Network released rankings of the easiest schedules in the NFL. The New Orleans Saints were near the top of the list again for the 2024 season.
LSU’s Smith met with Saints-Saints WireThe Tigers’ defensive lineman dealt with injuries through a large portion of his college career but has the potential for a lot of success at the next...
Fill a need? Best player available? We played out both strategies for all 32 first-round slots in the 2024 NFL draft.
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The defensive tackle visited New Orleans this week.
Per Justin Melo of The Draft Network, former LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith has visited with over 12 teams and one of those teams is the New Orleans Saints.
.@LSUfootball DT Maason Smith is in high demand. After dominant Combine/Pro Day showings, Smith had 12+ visits!#Saints, #Bengals, #Steelers, #Jets, #Giants, #Vikings, #Packers, #Bills, #Panthers, #Cardinals...
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With seven picks in the 5th round or later the Saints will hope to replicate past success
In this week's poll question we asked, other than the obvious answer of wide receiver Marques Colston, who is the greatest player the New Orleans Saints have drafted in the 5th round or later. Colston of course would be the runaway favorite, as the fourth-to-last pick in the 2006 draft would go on to become the greatest receiver in Saints history. So, to make...
Caleb Williams is expected to go No. 1 in the 2024 NFL draft. Who else has grabbed that coveted spot in the past? Check out other top picks now.
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Corley is a second round prospect who’s been getting a lot of hype recently.
Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft next week, the New Orleans Saints have a few needs. Obviously, the biggest need is offensive tackle, which the team will likely (hopefully) address in the first round.
Once they get to the second round, there are a few different routes they could go: defensive line or pass catcher. We’ve already highlighted some...
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Recent ranking reveal that the Saints are set to tackle the 3rd easiest schedule of the 2024 season.
In the intricate chess game that is the NFL schedule, the New Orleans Saints have found themselves in a promising position for the 2024 season. Recent rankings reveal that the Saints are set to tackle the third easiest schedule among all NFL teams this year, offering them a potentially advantageous path to success.
According to the Pro Football Network rankings...
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Saints make a donation to local high school-Canal St ChroniclesIn an act of generosity, the New Orleans Saints went to South Lafourche High School and donated money as well as practice jerseys for the team.
25 years later-New Orleans SaintsA quarter century removed from the Saints trading their entire draft for Texas RB Rickey Williams, we take a look back at the ““Gold Rush”.
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The team donated practice jerseys and a check for $5000 to the school’s football team.
On Monday, April 15th, the New Orleans Saints teamed up with Chevron to make generous donation to South Lafourche High School students in Cut Off, LA.
The New Orleans Saints teamed up with @Chevron to give the students practice jerseys and a generous $5000 donation towards team equipment.
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An interesting decision at a glaring need.
NFL Network’s very own Peter Schrager just recently put out his first mock draft of the year, which includes many intriguing selections.
Schrager has the New York Giants moving up to take Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy at no. 4, the Indianapolis Colts moving up to no. 9 to select LSU receiver Malik Nabers and even the Minnesota Vikings staying put at no. 23 and taking Oregon quarterback Bo Nix in...
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Saints address their biggest need in round one.
The NFL Draft is just over a week away now, and a lot of prospect visits are wrapping up, so we have a bit of an idea about what positions each team is eyeing as we get closer to draft day.
The New Orleans Saints main visitors have been offensive and defensive linemen along with some pass catchers, so that should tell us where their mind’s at going into this thing, but...
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How have the Saints drafted in the first round?-Canal St ChroniclesThroughout the history of the franchise, there have been some strong first round draft picks (Reggie Bush, Marshon Lattimore, Chris Olave, Cam Jordan, etc). But there have also been misses for the New Orleans Saints.
Saints eyeing Johnny Newton-CSCMembers of the Saints’ front office were spotted at the Illinois Pro Day, potentially taking a look...
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Newton was the Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year last season.
The New Orleans Saints may still be looking for a boost to the defensive line via the 2024 NFL Draft.
Illinois DT Johnny Newton, a projected 1st-round pick, just wrapped up an impressive Pro Day — showcasing elite explosion and power after a Jones fracture that he’s fully healed from.
I’m told the following teams were in attendance, among others:
Bills
Cowboys
49ers
Jets…...
The New Orleans Saints need help in the trenches, both offensively and defensively. One big ten prospect has been mocked to them in both the first and second round via different sources.
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New Orleans has drafted five first-round offensive linemen since 2005.
The New Orleans Saints clearly need to better the offensive line in 2024.
With expert mock drafts pouring in as the NFL Draft looms near, many analysts have the Saints taking an offensive lineman. Let’s review how former first-round offensive linemen have fared in New Orleans.
Trevor Penning (2022)
Pick: 19
College: Northern Iowa
Carson’s Grade: D
Penning has struggled to find...
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A comparable DE to the well-respected Cameron Jordan.
The New Orleans Saints have scheduled their second Top-30 prospect visit of the 2024 NFL draft. One of the invited prospects is Western Michigan’s defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland (See Full List Here).
Marshawn Kneeland solidified his status as a rising star in the NFL draft process with a standout performance at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. He was one of 321 players invited to the prestigious event,...