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• Where did Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper rank in pass rusher effectiveness?

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Would you rather have a consistent rusher or a boom and bust rusher? While sacks get talked about often, pressures are the truest measure of the effectiveness of a pass rusher. SISdatahub.com and pro-football-reference.com both track QB pressures, but they don’t agree. SIS is much more generous with pressures. Trey Hendrickson led the league according to...2025
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• Saints position group season review: Defensive Line

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images How did the Saints pass rushers and run defenders stack up in 2024? The New Orleans Saints defense ranked 30th in the NFL last season in yards allowed and 19th in scoring. The defensive line only had three players get more than 5 sacks, and none who got over 7.5, which is why the position group is seen by many as the Saints biggest need going into the up...2025
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• Saints restructure 3 more player contracts

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images New Orleans gets approximately a little over 13M in cap space. The New Orleans Saints have given themselves little more cap space by restructuring the contracts of DE Carl Granderson, G Cesar Ruiz and DT Khalen Saunders per NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill. Carl Granderson, Cesar Ruiz and Khalen Saunders restructured their contracts— Nick Underh...2025
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• Should the Saints sign DE Joey Bosa?

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The five-time Pro Bowler was recently released by the Chargers. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Chargers released edge rusher Joey Bosa. For the first time in his career, he is set to test free agency. Over the years, Bosa has become an iconic member of the Chargers. His 72.0 sacks rank second in team history, behind Leslie O’Neal, who had 105.5. Bosa is also...2025
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• Should the Colts re-sign Dayo Odeyingbo?

Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Colts defensive lineman Dayo Odeyingbo is a pending free agent; should the Colts re-sign the young versatile player? Dayo Odeyingbo has emerged as one of the better young players on the Colts defense over the past couple of seasons. Compiling 11 sacks, 16 tackles for losses and a few forced fumbles, he has exceeded expectation...2025
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• Jennings’ top NFL Draft fits for Saints

Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images New Orleans should target speed off the edge, a physical over-the-middle pass catcher, and a spark at a lackluster position. It’s no secret the New Orleans Saints have several roster needs heading into the 2025 NFL Draft, but these three areas need immediate attention: Peter Casey-Imagn Images DE Mike Green | Marshall...2025
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• Where did Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper rank in pass rusher effectiveness?
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• Saints position group season review: Defensive Line
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• Should the Saints sign DE Joey Bosa?
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• Giants-Saints, Week 14: What to expect when New York has the ball

Photo by Gus Stark/Getty Images Can the Giants put together a good offensive performance? The 2-10 New York Giants face the 4-8 New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The Giants are 4.5-point runderdogswith a tantalizing 40.5-point Over/Under. It’s fair to ask — is this the last game the Giants have a realistic shot to win? The Giants received a truncated BYE week after losing 27-20 to Dallas last ...2024
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• Browns OT Dawand Jones injury update

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Cleveland’s offensive line has taken so many hits this year The play was just like every other passing down for the Cleveland Browns in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. QB Jameis Winston dropped back to pass as the front five took on their defensive counterparts. Except on this play, RG Wyatt Teller was pushed backward and fell right onto the an...2024
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Chargers

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images An offseason addition for New Orleans isn’t getting the respect he deserves due to high expectations. The New Orleans Saints fell to the Los Angeles Chargers 26-8 on Sunday afternoon in The City of Angels. The injury reinforcements weren’t enough, as the team extended their losing streak to six consecutive games following an impressive 2-0 start. The fan base...2024
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• NFL trade deadline pass rush options for the Ravens

Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images What are the options to add some beef on the front 7 The Baltimore Ravens’ defense hasn’t been great this year. There have been great individual play and inconsistencies among the groups. The pass rush was excellent in Week 1, hitting Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes eight times while barely blitzing. The secondary did their job agains...2024
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Chiefs

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Two takeaways following New Orleans’ Week 5 loss to Kansas City. The New Orleans Saints couldn’t get out of their own way, falling to the Kansas City Chiefs 26-13 on Monday Night Football to close out Week 5 of the 2024 regular season. After a stellar start to the season, the Saints have dropped their third consecutive game. Although the season is still y...2024
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• Chiefs-Saints 5 questions with the enemy: Can Derek Carr write a new story at Arrowhead?

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images We welcome Canal Street Chronicles for answers to five questions about the Saints before Monday’s Week 5 matchup. On Monday night, the Kansas City Chiefs face the New Orleans Saints. We welcome Nic Jennings of Canal Street Chronicles — our sister SBNation site covering the Saints — for Five Questions with the Enemy. 1) The Saints have come back to Ear...2024
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• Fleur-de-Links, February 22: Carl Granderson named the Saints’ most improved player of 2022
Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Here are your daily New Orleans Saints links New Orleans Saints News: BREAKING: New Footage Involving Saints’ Alvin Kamara And Bengals Player Brawling Inside Las Vegas Nightclub Surfaces (VIDEO) - Total Pro Sports Video footage has emerged of Alvin Kamara and others “brawling” in the halls of a Las Vegas nightclub. Every NFL team’s m...2023
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"The New Orleans Saints have given themselves little more cap space by restructuring the contracts of DE Carl Granderson, G Cesar Ruiz and DT Khalen Saunders per NewOrleans."

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"Holding onto the ball for a long time, Hurts took off running but got stripped from behind (holding the ball with just one hand) by Carl Granderson (AKA the dude that Hurts crossed up in the 2021 Eagles-Saints game, so, revenge for him) for a Saints recovery."

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"David Onyemata and Carl Granderson ended the year with flashes of great play, hopefully they build off of it next year."

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"It was reported earlier on Thursday that the Saints had brought back exclusive rights free agent Carl Granderson."

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"The Saints added defensive end Carl Granderson to their COVID-19 reserve list Saturday."

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"NFL draft prospect Carl Granderson accused of sexual assault"

• Saints position group season review: Defensive Line
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• Saints restructure 3 more player contracts
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• Should the Colts re-sign Dayo Odeyingbo?
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• Saints legend talks Drew Brees’ return to the booth, what went wrong for New Orleans post-Brees-Payton, and his preferred head coach candidate

Jonathon Vilma sits down with Kyle Odegard for an exclusive interview with SportsLens. Former New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl LB Jonathan Vilma joined Arizona Cardinals insider Kyle Odegard for an exclusive interview with SportsLens to discuss a range of topics, including the buzz around the black and gold and some familiar faces. Brett Davis-Imagn Images The revival of Drew Brees’ ...2024
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• What we learned from Saints loss to Commanders

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The Saints dropped to 5-9 after losing a thriller against the Commanders. Spencer Rattler is QB1 for the rest of the season Second-year quarterback Jake Haener was given the starting nod on Sunday against the Washington Commanders after rookie Spencer Rattler went 0-3 as the starter earlier this season. Haener struggled tremendously in his first start...2024
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• Browns OT Dawand Jones injury update
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Chargers
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• NFL trade deadline pass rush options for the Ravens
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Chiefs
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• Where did Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper rank in pass rusher effectiveness?
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• Should the Saints sign DE Joey Bosa?
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• What we learned from Saints loss to Commanders
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• Giants-Saints, Week 14: What to expect when New York has the ball
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Chargers
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• NFL trade deadline pass rush options for the Ravens
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Eagles

Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Three takeaways following New Orleans’ Week 3 loss to Philadelphia. Once again, the New Orleans Saints won’t reach 3-0 to start the season as they narrowly fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 15-12, during Week 3’s matchup in the Caesars Superdome. Following two straight weeks of scoring 40+ points, the Saints’ offense came back to earth without Taysom Hill (bruised l...2024
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• Eagles vs. Saints: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Photo by Gus Stark/Getty Images Highlights and lowlights from Philadelphia’s Week 3 win. This was made possible by a once-forgotten man, Dallas Goedert, one old man, Brandon Graham, and a host of guys who are not depth-chart toppers like Tyler Steen, Paris Johnson, Johnny Wilson, and Jahan Dotson. It was made possible without A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Darius Slay, Lane Johnson and Mekhi B...2024
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• Eagles dominate Saints in narrow, frustrating, gutsy, great win, 15 to 12

Photo by Gus Stark/Getty Images The Birds are 2-1! The Philadelphia Eagles are 2-1 after BEATING the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome! Final score: 15 to 12. What a weird game! This one was way closer than it really should have been. The Eagles outgained the Saints by 241 yards (460 to 219). But the Birds just couldn’t get out of their way in this one, especially early on. Two first ha...2024
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• Last minute thoughts: Who will rise up to save Rams’ season?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Rams will need all the help they can get to avoid starting year 0-3 The stakes are high for the Los Angeles Rams this weekend as they host their NFC West division rival San Francisco 49ers. Taking down the 49ers won’t be an easy feat. San Francisco again figures to be one of the most talented and complete teams in the NFC conference while the Rams ...2024
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• Position battleground (defense): Cowboys vs Saints head-to-head breakdown

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images What are you expecting from the Cowboys defense this week? Previously we broke down the offense for this week’s upcoming game for the Dallas Cowboys against the New Orleans Saints. Now we dive back into the position battleground, this time looking at how the defensive positions and special teams stack up against each other. DEFENSIVE LINE Prior to Week 1,...2024
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• Position battleground (offense): Cowboys vs Saints head-to-head breakdown

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Which offense do you believe in more, Dallas or New Orleans? The Dallas Cowboys offense was good enough for a win in Cleveland. Under Dak’s leadership, bolstered by his new contract, the unit displayed confidence and fluidity in their movements. As the game advanced and the team established an early, commanding lead, they became less aggressive and their ...2024
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• New Orleans Saints positional needs heading into the NFL Draft

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Let’s make a tier list! The New Orleans Saints still have needs heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, but many can still be solved. Since Dennis Allen took over as head coach, the Saints showed the ability to identify the biggest need on the team and draft a solution. This was shown in 2022 with the picks of Trevor Penning and Chris Olave and the draft picks of...2024
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• How Chase Young instantly improves the Saints’ pass rush

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The DE is looking for fresh start in New Orleans. Looks like the New Orleans Saints are all-in on investing in the pass rush and preparing for a bountiful future of Kirk Cousins, Bryce Young and Baker Mayfield sacks. On Monday, it was reported that the Saints would be signing defensive end Chase Young on a one-year, $13 million deal. Young has played four s...2024
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• Hypothetical: What would it take for the Saints to get the #1 overall pick?

Blockbuster trade! As the 2024 NFL Draft inches closer by the day, I thought it would be the perfect time to have a little bit of fun before all of the mayhem to come in these next few weeks. With all of the rumors surrounding the Chicago Bears and whether or not they will choose to stay put at #1 overall or choose to move off of their selection, I decided to put my GM shoes on to see what it wou...2024
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• Year in Review: Cam Jordan
Playing younger than he is, Cam is still in his prime. The New Orleans Saints’ defense started off fairly slow - but for the last half of the season, they were arguably the best in football. Cam Jordan’s impact on this defense seems to fly under the radar but he had another stellar year. He made plays and even more that won’t show up on the stat sheet. The Saints’ pass rush took a while to gain tr...2023
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• Eagles dominate Saints in narrow, frustrating, gutsy, great win, 15 to 12
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• Fleur-de-Links, May 29: Saints bring in controversial coach
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Here are your daily New Orleans Saints links New Orleans Saints News: Saints legend Marques Colston shares interesting thoughts on OC Pete Carmichael - Canal Street Chronicles Marques Colston spoke highly of offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. Report: Saints bring in Jon Gruden to help install offense - ESPN The Saints have brought in former Las Vega...2023
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• Saints pass rusher Carl Granderson signing five-year contract extension worth $52M, per report

Granderson was an undrafted free agent in 2019...2023
• Fleur-de-Links, February 22: Carl Granderson named the Saints’ most improved player of 2022
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• Our defense vs their offense: Atlanta Falcons

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Saints defense has allowed 27+ points in three of their last four games. The New Orleans Saints defense came out the gates scorching hot this year, but in the last four games, they’ve allowed far too many points. This week, they play their NFC South rival, the Atlanta Falcons and a win could put them in firm control of the division. Despite allowi...2023
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• Browns OT Dawand Jones injury update
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• What does Jason Pierre-Paul bring to the New Orleans Saints?

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images What does the newly signed veteran DE bring to the black and gold? Monday evening there was news circulating that Jason Pierre-Paul had a meeting and workout with the New Orleans Saints. This led up to him reportedly signing with the Saints according to his agent, which was reported by Josina Anderson. After a loss to the Minnesota Vikings over the wee...2023
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• Should the Colts re-sign Dayo Odeyingbo?
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• Saints legend talks Drew Brees’ return to the booth, what went wrong for New Orleans post-Brees-Payton, and his preferred head coach candidate
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• What we learned from Saints loss to Commanders
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• Giants-Saints, Week 14: What to expect when New York has the ball
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Chargers
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Chiefs
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• Chiefs-Saints 5 questions with the enemy: Can Derek Carr write a new story at Arrowhead?
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• Overreactions: Saints vs. Eagles
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• Eagles dominate Saints in narrow, frustrating, gutsy, great win, 15 to 12
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• Saints legend talks Drew Brees’ return to the booth, what went wrong for New Orleans post-Brees-Payton, and his preferred head coach candidate
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• Chiefs-Saints 5 questions with the enemy: Can Derek Carr write a new story at Arrowhead?
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• Introducing the 2024 New Orleans Saints

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images With the 53-man roster complete, let's take a look at who made the final cuts. The deadline has come and gone, and the Saints are officially down to a 53-man roster. As always, there were some surprise cuts, but some of those players who were waived could be signed to the team’s practice squad starting tomorrow. So, let’s take a look at the 2024 New Orl...2024
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• Hubbard’s 2024 Mock Draft: Saints find hidden value late in the draft

Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images An unexpected prospect falls to the Saints at pick 14. With the NFL Combine officially over, it’s about time for everyone to start releasing their new and improved mock drafts. There are a couple different sites you can use to create your own personal mock draft, but I’m using Pro Football Network’s mock draft simulator because it’s free for ...2024
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• NFL draft prospect Carl Granderson accused of sexual assault

Granderson, who has been invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine, graduated from Wyoming already....2019