Canal Street Spotlights: Jeff Brittain

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This week, we interview Jeff, who talks about how he became a Saints fan and his favorite players!

This week on Canal Street Spotlights, we interviewed Jeff Brittain about how he became a New Orleans Saints fan, his favorite players/moments, and more.

CSC: Please tell us a bit about yourself and where you are from?

JEFF: Live in Paris, A small town in Southern Ontario, Canada—about an hour from Toronto and Buffalo NY. 20+ years working in the...

Why the Saints drafted them: Rounds 6 & 7

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Near the end of day 3, the Saints drafted two more players

Rounds 6 and 7 of the NFL Draft are considered a time to get special team contributors. Instead, the New Orleans Saints drafted a defensive tackle who can contribute immediately and an offensive tackle prospect with fantastic potential.

Being this late of a draft pick...

Top five best options for the Saints season opener

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The NFL schedule is set to be released on May 9th.

The NFL is set to release the entire 2024 schedule in a few days on Thursday, May 9th. We know all the New Orleans Saints opponents for next year, but we don’t know when they’ll play each team, so today I’m going to pick out the five games that I think would make the best season opener for the Saints 2024 season.

Saints 2024 opponents:

Home: Falcons, Panthers, Buccaneers, Browns, Broncos, Raiders,...

Fleur-de-Links, May 7: Andrus Peat signs with the Raiders

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Here are your daily New Orleans Saints links.

The New Orleans Saints, needing depth at offensive line, just let one of their veterans walk away after the best season of his career.

This is a great event every year where fans get to hear from the rookies while the new guys get their hands on a Louisiana staple, most of them for the first time.

What’s The Exit Strategy For The Saints & Their Salary Cap Situation?

We’ve reached the point in the NFL offseason calendar where everyone’s attention starts to look forward. The draft and free agency are done and the next big event is the NFL’s regular season schedule release.

Raiders Set to Sign Former Pro Bowl OL Andrus Peat

The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to sign former New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Andrus Peat to a free-agent contract, according to a report from ESPN.

Former Saints QB begins his coaching career with a special moment

Life after Drew Brees has not been easy for the New Orleans Saints. That being said, a fan favorite emerged during the end of Brees' time with the team.

Source: Raiders reach deal with veteran OL Peat

The Las Vegas Raiders are signing veteran offensive lineman Andrus Peat, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Marshon Lattimore's Time With Saints Could Be Coming To An End

Ari Meirov explains that when the New Orleans Saints quietly restructured Marshon Lattimore's contract, they opened the door to a potential trade.

Broncos Hosting LB Ty Summers For Tryout

The Denver Broncos are hosting LB Ty Summers for a tryout at their rookie minicamp, according to Mike Klis. Summers, 28, is a former seventh-round pick by the Packers in the 2019 NFL Draft out of TCU.

Andrus Peat signing with the Raiders, per report

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The Saints lose their longest-tenured lineman.

The New Orleans Saints have officially parted ways with the former 2015 first-round draft pick, Andrus Peat.

Source: Former #Saints starting OL Andrus Peat is signing with the #Raiders. Some added OL help post-draft.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport first reported that Peat will be headed to the Las Vegas Raiders. Peat has played 111 games for the Saints...

Longtime Saints OL, three-time Pro Bowler agrees to deal with AFC West team

A 2015 first-round pick, he has spent his entire career in New Orleans, starting 102 of his 111 appearances (plus six playoff starts).

Raiders Signing OL Andrus Peat

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Raiders are signing former Saints OL Andrus Peat to a contract on Monday.  The Titans hosted Peat for a visit this offseason, but nothing came of the meeting.  Peat, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Saints back in 2015.

Raiders sign three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman

He made three consecutive Pro Bowls with the Saints between 2018 and 2020. He remained a starter up through 2023 and has 102 career starts to his name.

Saints insider confirms the worst regarding star player's 2024 season

The biggest storyline of the 2024 offseason for the New Orleans Saints has been the outlook of star offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk. Will he play in 2024?

Saints sign UDFA Kyle Hergel

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What to know about the new Saints offensive lineman.

The New Orleans Saints have signed Kyle Hergel, an offensive lineman from Boston College, as an undrafted free agent. He is one of 15 UDFA’s for the Saints.

Before attending Boston College, Hergal attended Texas State from 2021-2022, and North Dakota from 2018-2021. He has 54 career starts in that span, allowing only five sacks and 32 pressures. Hergel plays on the...

Getting to know new Saints QB Spencer Rattler

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New Orleans selected Rattler in the 5th round.

Yes, you’re reading the title correctly. With the 150th pick, the New Orleans Saints took South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler. New Orleans now has five quarterbacks on the roster.

Spencer Rattler had to rebuild his career. He played at Oklahoma for three years (2019-2021) before he was benched for Caleb Williams. At Oklahoma, he played in 19 games with 4,595 passing yards 40 touchdowns, and...

Former Pitt WR Bub Means Describes Being Picked by New Orleans Saints

Bub Means wasn’t an NFL Draft prospect this time last year. He likely wasn’t a consideration after a couple of games last year. But he changed that with a handful of excellent performances down the stretch last season.

Touchdown Club of New Orleans to host their 50th annual “Rookie Super Boil”

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The event will feature good food and fun with the newest Saints rookies.

On Wednesday, May 22nd the Touchdown Club of New Orleans will host their 50th annual “Rookie Super Boil” with your 2024 New Orleans Saints rookies. The event will be held from 6 pm to 9 pm at The Moore Venue in Harahan. In addition to some delicious crawfish and sides, the event will feature a DJ, auctions, raffles, a photo booth and the opportunity to meet the newest rookies and some Saints super fans...

Fleur-de-Links, May 6: Rookie minicamp coming soon for the Saints

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The former All-Pro tackle for the New Orleans Saints has dealt with major injury but still wants the opportunity to make an impact in 2024.

Now that the dust has settled on the NFL Draft and UDFA signings, let’s take a look at the draft class New Orleans put together.

We took a poll...