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| Saints lock up LB Vilma for five years |
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02/27/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints signed veteran middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma to a five-year contract on Friday. The Saints acquired the 2004 Defensive Rookie of the Year last season in a trade with the Jets, where Vilma spent the first four years of his career. Last season, the 26-year-old recorded 132 total tackles, two forced fumbles, an interception and a sack in his first year in New Orleans. "Jonathan is a true impact player on defense and one of our leaders," said Saints head c |
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| Saints release RB McAllister |
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02/17/2009 |
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| Metairie, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints on Tuesday released running back Deuce McAllister, who leaves the franchise after eight seasons as the all-time leading rusher in team history. McAllister, 30, played in 13 games -- six starts -- in 2008, rushing for 418 yards and five touchdowns while adding 18 receptions for 128 yards and another score. After battling through injuries, and with the emergence of both Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas, McAllister saw less playing time than he did in past seasons |
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| Morgan back with Saints after brief retirement |
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02/13/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - Veteran linebacker Dan Morgan has been reinstated by the NFL and rejoined the New Orleans Saints' roster on Friday after a brief one-year retirement. The team expects to keep Morgan on the roster at least until he can take a physical at the team's offseason program in late March. Morgan abruptly announced his retirement in May of 2008 after signing a one- year deal with the Saints in March of the same year. Just 29-years-old at the time of his retirement, Morgan was released by |
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| Saints cut ties with Patten |
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02/12/2009 |
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| Metairie, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints released 12-year NFL veteran wide receiver David Patten on Thursday. Patten appeared in only five games for New Orleans last season, missing four games with a groin injury from late September through mid-October before being inactive for the team's final eight games. The Western Carolina product spent two seasons with New Orleans and finished second on the team in 2007 with 792 receiving yards on 54 receptions while hauling in three scores. The 34-year-old h |
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| Strange year turns historic for Cardinals' Graham |
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01/27/2009 |
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| ew York Jets' roster in 2005. He served as the team's punter until being released on September 29, just one day after the 35-year-old boomed kicks of 51 and 45 yards in a 56-35 Jets' victory over Arizona at the Meadowlands. Graham caught on with the New Orleans Saints in late October, but was cut loose after just one game. He spent the next few weeks working out at his New Jersey home in hopes that another team would call, while simultaneously wondering whether that chance would ever come again. The Cardinals, un |
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| Dolphins' Long selected to Pro Bowl |
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01/20/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jake Long was named to the AFC's Pro Bowl roster on Tuesday. Long was picked to take the place of Buffalo's Jason Peters. The top pick in the 2008 NFL draft out of Michigan, Long is the first top choice to be named to the Pro Bowl in his rookie season since George Rogers of the New Orleans Saints in 1981. He is the first Dolphins offensive lineman to get a Pro Bowl nod since Tim Ruddy in 2000. |
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| Packers tab Capers to run defense |
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01/19/2009 |
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| NFC Championship Game. The breadth of Capers' coaching resume has been on the defensive side of the ball, having orchestrated the defense in Pittsburgh (1992-94), Jacksonville (1999-2000) and Miami (2006-07). He entered the NFL in 1986, joining the New Orleans Saints for six years as defensive backs coach before moving on to Pittsburgh. Capers began his coaching career by spending 12 seasons in the college ranks. Capers takes over for Bob Sanders, who along with five other defensive assistants, were released Jan |
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| Saints tab Gregg Williams to run defense |
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01/15/2009 |
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| Metairie, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints have named Gregg Williams their new defensive coordinator. Williams spent the 2008 season in charge of the Jacksonville Jaguars' defense, after spending four seasons in the same capacity with the Washington Redskins. He was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001 through 2003. "We targeted Gregg as the coach we'd like to hire after our first interview because he was so impressive and prepared," Saints head coach Sean Payton said on the club's website. |
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| Saints T Brown added to Pro Bowl roster |
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01/14/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans Saints left tackle Jammal Brown has been added to the 2009 NFC Pro Bowl roster. Named as an alternate in the initial balloting, Brown will replace Washington Redskins left tackle Chris Samuels, who suffered a torn right triceps in early December, ending his season. The 6-foot-6, 313-pounder out of Oklahoma is a former first round pick of New Orleans, taken 13th overall in the 2005 Draft. He started 15-of-16 games for the Saints this season, sitting out a Week 15 con |
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| Saints shuffle coaching staff, add Ingalls |
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01/12/2009 |
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| Metairie, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints shuffled their coaching ranks on Monday, promoting Pete Carmichael to offensive coordinator and Aaron Kromer to offensive line/running game coach, naming Joe Lombardi quarterbacks coach and hiring Bret Ingalls as running backs coach. Carmichael previously served as quarterbacks/passing game coach for New Orleans and oversaw a passing game that produced one of the most prolific stretches for a quarterback in NFL history with Drew Brees under center. Since 200 |
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