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Thursday, August 21st, 2008Coming back from a bad back is tough enough in pro football. So when Saints veteran tight end Mark Campbell finally returned in good health after missing all of 2007, only to see New Orleans trade for four-time Pro Bowl selection Jeremy Shockey, it had to feel like a kick in the back side, right? […]
Saints Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The Saints played their preseason home opener Saturday night against the Houston Texans in the Superdome, and 70,000 fans found out that they looked very much like the 2007 team.
Of course, that’s good news and bad news for the Saints after a disappointing 7-9 finish a year ago.
The first-team offense, which ranked fourth in the […]
Shockey practices for second day in a row (Yahoo! Sports)
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey practiced on Tuesday — at least the portion of the workout…
Porter getting chances with Saints (AP)
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Tracy Porter is trying to be realistic. Like any pro, he’d like to start as soon as possible. It’s not all that common, however, for rookies to start at cornerback, even for relatively high draft choices like Porter, who was taken near the top of the second round, 40th overall. “I’m definitely a young guy […]
Saints Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008The Saints played their preseason home opener Saturday night against the Houston Texans in the Superdome, and 70,000 fans found out that they looked very much like the 2007 team.
Of course, that’s good news and bad news for the Saints after a disappointing 7-9 finish a year ago.
The first-team offense, which ranked fourth in the […]
Shockey hopes to play Saturday (AP)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Jeremy Shockey ran some plays with the first team offense in practice on Monday and appears on track to make his first appearance in a Saints uniform when New Orleans plays its third preseason game on Saturday night in Cincinnati. “Today was certainly more (action) than he’s gotten and the plan is to get him […]
Saints sign S Schulters (AP)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008The New Orleans Saints signed former Pro Bowl safety Lance Schulters on Monday. The 33-year-old Schulters joined the squad on Monday, making New Orleans the latest stop in a career that has included stints with San Francisco, Tennessee, Atlanta and Miami. He was selected for the Pro Bowl in 1999 while playing for San Francisco.
Saints Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Monday, August 18th, 2008The Saints played their preseason home opener Saturday night against the Houston Texans in the Superdome, and 70,000 fans found out that they looked very much like the 2007 team.
Of course, that’s good news and bad news for the Saints after a disappointing 7-9 finish a year ago.
The first-team offense, which ranked fourth in the […]
McAllister promising, but Texans triumph 31-27 (AP)
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Deuce McAllister launched his comeback from a second knee reconstruction in three seasons, running into the heart of the Texans’ defensive line. It was a brief but promising return for the Saints’ all-time leading rusher, but not enough to keep Houston from staying perfect in the preseason. Matt Schaub was 14-of-16 passing for 187 yards […]
Saints, Texans scuffle in joint practice (AP)
Friday, August 15th, 2008Offensive guard Jahri Evans joined the Saints as a fourth-round draft pick out of Division II Bloomsburg and impressively won a starting job by opening day of his rookie season. Now in his third year as a pro, he could afford to laugh off a scuffle with Texans defensive end Earl Chochran during a joint […]
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