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• Canal Street Chronicles: Saints vs. Chargers Bold Predictions

It’s finally here, Week 1 of the 2025 preseason. We have gone a long 7 months without New Orleans Saints football but that all changes on Sunday afternoon when they face the Los Angeles Chargers in SoFi Stadium. So, let’s take a look at some of the Canal Street Chronicles staff’s predictions for this week’s […]...2025
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• Welcome to the new Canal Street Chronicles: A fresh look, fewer ads and a new feature
Things will look a little different around here today. A few weeks ago we told you something new was coming to Canal Street Chronicles and today it’s here. Things are cleaner, faster and easier to use. There are the same writers, coverage, comments, and community you’ve come to rely on, now with less clutter […]...2025
• Saints sign OL Shane Lemieux

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images New Orleans reunites with Shane Lemieux to compete for a roster spot. The New Orleans Saints are signing offensive lineman Shane Lemieux, per Mike Garafolo. The #Saints are signing G Shane Lemieux, source says. Lemieux started four games for New Orleans last season. pic.twitter.com/xBVPiRODm2— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 1, 2025 Lemieux, ...2025
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• ESPN ranked the Saints lineup the worst in the league but is that really the case?

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images The Saints were ranked 32nd overall. ESPN.com recently released their rankings of each team in the NFL by the strength of their starting lineup, and they placed the New Orleans Saints dead last. It makes some sense to think the Saints have one of the weaker rosters in the NFL, as they finished 5-12 last season, and currently have the longest odds of...2025
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• Philip Rivers reveals the Saints reached out about signing him in 2021

Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images The legendary NFL QB reveals the Saints were interested in him in 2021. Former Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers announced his retirement in July, four seasons after he last took an NFL snap. Rivers’ late retirement announcement was shocking. Many have believed the former All-Pro quarterback was already retired witho...2025
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• Top takeaways from Day 8 of Saints’ training camp

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images What we heard about the Saints closed practice on Thursday. The New Orleans Saints participated in their eighth day of training camp on Thursday. This practice was not open to the public, but the media was allowed. No Time Missed for Juwan Johnson The Saints suffered three injuries in Wednesday’s practice. Juwan Johnson, Treyton Welch, and John Ridgew...2025
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• ESPN ranked the Saints lineup the worst in the league but is that really the case?
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• Philip Rivers reveals the Saints reached out about signing him in 2021
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• Why Saints should trade for this 24-year-old tight end

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images A great option for a position of need. This offseason, the New Orleans Saints signed TE Juwan Johnson to a three-year deal that solidified his spot as the number one option. This move was made under the assumption, from both sides, that Kellen Moore had a vision for Johnson in this offense, and the veteran TE believed in that vision. Even with this “promise...2025
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• Top takeaways from Day 6 of Saints’ training camp

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images From the QB battle to injuries, here’s everhting we learned after the Saints’ sixth practice. Everything we noticed from the sixth practice of training camp for the New Orleans Saints. Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images Here come the injuries... The Saints have done a good job of avoiding injuries through their first week of tra...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Terry McLaurin ends contract holdout

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images McLaurin reported to Commanders training camp, despite wanting a new contract. The Washington Commander have been in talks with their star receiver, Terry McLaurin, over a new contract as McLaurin is on the last year of his deal. The receiver missed the first few training camp practices, but reported to camp over the weekend. He was placed on the PUP Lis...2025
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• Top takeaways from Day 5 of Saints’ training camp

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images The team practiced in pads for the first time on Monday. The New Orleans Saints practiced in pads for the first time on their fifth day of training camp on Monday. Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images Camp’s First Injury Head Coach Kellen Moore has taken a sports science approach to this year’s training camp. The idea is that prac...2025
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• Top takeaways from Day 3 of Saints’ training camp

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images From the QB1 battle to Mason Tipton, what we learned from Day 3 of training camp. The New Orleans Saints wrapped up their third day of training camp on Friday. After two days of the offense lacking, they finally picked up on day three. Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images Kellen Moore The Saints had perfect attendance again on Fri...2025
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• Who will takeover at safety since Tyrann Mathieu retired?

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images How will the Saints find their replacement for the legendary NFL safety? NFL and Louisiana legend Tyrann Mathieu retired just one day before the New Orleans Saints were set to start training camp. Mathieu has been one of the top players at his position since entering the league, and replacing his role in the defense will be near impossible for the Saint...2025
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• Get to Know: RB Alvin Kamara
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports One of the best backs in franchise history, AK is ready for a bounce back year. In the history of the New Orleans Saints, there have been some incredible running backs. Deuce McAllister, Reggie Bush, Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, and on and on and on. However, Alvin Kamara is making a strong push to be the best of the bunch. A third-round pick in the 2017 NFL Dra...2023
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• Saints and DE Cam Jordan agree to a contract restructure
Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The move saves $10 million for New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints were able to do what they do best. The team was able to clear $10 million in cap space after reworking DE Cam Jordan’s deal. This was confirmed by Jordan himself. Just got off the phone with #Saints DE Cameron Jordan who is currently vacationing in Spain. He confirms the #Saints rest...2023
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• Philip Rivers reveals the Saints reached out about signing him in 2021
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• Why Saints should trade for this 24-year-old tight end
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• Madden NFL 26 rookie ratings released: How EA Sports graded the newest Saints

Breaking down rookie overalls in newest update. Electronic Arts Sports is set to debut the newest edition of its famed football video game series, Madden NFL, on August 14, 2025. Ahead of the release, EA has begun revealing team and player ratings for the initial version of this year’s copy. After recently unveiling members of the coveted “99 Overall Club”, the franchise released its ratings for a...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Terry McLaurin ends contract holdout
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• Who will takeover at safety since Tyrann Mathieu retired?
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• Around SB Nation: T.J. Watt’s historic extension

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images T.J. Watt became the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been making moves all offseason long and their most recent one made their best defensive player, T.J. Watt, the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. He may hold the Steelers franchise record for sacks, but Watt has been unable to help the team when it ha...2025
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• Which Saints players are most likely to take the next step in 2025?

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images These Saints could breakout for New Orleans in 2025. The 2024 season for the New Orleans Saints was disappointing, to say the least. The team was bad enough to end the season with a 5-12 record and finish last in the NFC South, but not bad enough to record a top five draft pick. The future for the Saints now relies on their young players stepping up and...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Who will be the Colts starting quarterback

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Colts will be going through a quarterback competition during training camp and the preseason. The Indianapolis Colts hoped they had their starting quarterback when Anthony Richardson showed flashes during his rookie season. But after being injured and inconsistent, the team brought in Daniel Jones to battle it out for the star...2025
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• Around SB Nation: T.J. Watt’s historic extension
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• How Juwan Johnson can play a pivotal role in the Saints' offense in 2025

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Johnson just re-signed a three-year deal with New Orleans. New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson may have a bigger role in the 2025 NFL season than many expect. Johnson, 28, signed a three-year $30 million contract with the Saints during the offseason. Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Head coach Kellen Moore reportedly met with...2025
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• The top quarterbacks the Saints will face in 2025

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Despite an easy strength of schedule in 2025, the Saints will face some of the league’s top end talent at quarterback. The New Orleans Saints have been given the second-easiest strength of schedule in 2025 behind only the San Francisco 49ers. Despite what is considered an easy schedule, the Saints will face many of the top quarterbacks in the league. Wit...2025
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• Best Saints to target for fantasy football in 2025

Photo by Gus Stark/Getty Images These players offer the most value down the board. Being a homer in fantasy football usually doesn’t lead to the best results. With the New Orleans Saints slated to start a young quarterback, it may offer a bigger obstacle for fans who want to draft from their favorite team but also compete for a championship. That said, the Saints still have plenty of offe...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Reaction to Ravens signing Jaire Alexander

David Banks-Imagn Images The Ravens bolstered their secondary last week by signing Jaire Alexander. The Baltimore Ravens made a splash signing last week when they added CB Jaire Alexander to their team. When he is on the field, Alexander can be a shut down corner. But that is his main problem. He can’t stay healthy enough, which frustrated the Green Bay Packers resulting in Alexander’s rel...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Bengals and Trey Hendrickson resume contract talks

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Hendrickson and the Bengals resumed talks about a possible contract extension. Fans of the Cincinnati Bengals got some good news last week when the team and D3 Trey Hendrickson resumed talks about a new contract. Over the past two seasons, Hendrickson has recorded 35 sacks and is looking to cash in on that production. He didn’t report to minicamp last week and...2025
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• Who will takeover at safety since Tyrann Mathieu retired?
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• Around SB Nation: Will the Steelers pay T.J. Watt

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images T.J. Watt wants a new contract. But he and the Steelers can’t seem to find common ground. The Pittsburgh Steelers made headlines last week when they traded with the Miami Dolphins for CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith. The moves go on to show that the Steelers feel like they can contend this year after signing QB Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterba...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Would the Bengals fire Zac Taylor

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Could this be Zac Taylor’s last season coaching the Bengals? The Cincinnati Bengals have missed the playoffs for the last two seasons and that is with having Joe Burrow at quarterback, who has become one of the best in the league. The Bengals and Miami Dolphins are sort of similar in that they have had bad luck with injuries that have cost them seasons. Bu...2025
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• Watson Jr: Saints 2025 record prediction

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports An optimist’s outlook on the upcoming NFL year in New Orleans. Ahead of the upcoming football season, I, along with the rest of the Canal Street Chronicles staff, put out our record predictions for the New Orleans Saints. In an unsurprising fact, I was the only member to believe that New Orleans could reach double-digit victories in 2025. While several factors ...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Reaction to Ravens signing Jaire Alexander
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• Canal Street Chronicles welcomes another new writer

An international addition. Hey, Who Dat Nation, my name is Sam Mackenzie, and I’m thrilled to be joining the team at Canal Street Chronicles as a contributing writer! Here’s a quick summary of who I am and why I’m here. I’m a journalism student at Edinburgh Napier University here in the United Kingdom, covering a multitude of teams for the news publication ENRG Sport as part of my studies. I was b...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Jim Irsay’s Legacy

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Colts owner sadly passed away last week at the age of 65. The NFL was saddened last week when it was announced that Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay, had passed away at the age of 65. Irsay took over ownership of the Colts in 1997 when his father, Robert, passed away and worked in different departments with the team since 1982 before taking over. Th...2025
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• Saints look to young quarterback room in 2025

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images How will the young bucks respond to this new challenge? Rookie minicamp opened for the New Orleans Saints this weekend in New Orleans. For many, it was the first look at not only the Rookie class, but a glimpse at how Kellen Moore operates. Saturday morning, news dropped that Saints quarterback Derek Carr would be retiring from the NFL after 11 season...2025
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• CSC Poll: Who do you want the Saints to draft with the #9 overall pick?

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images We’re less than a week from the NFL Draft, so who do we want? With less than a week until the New Orleans Saints are on the clock, we asked our readers who would you like to see them draft with the 9th overall pick: ⚜️WEEKLY POLL QUESTION⚜️With just 9 days to go until the 2025 #NFLDraft, who do you want the #Saints to draft with the 9th overall pick?Com...2025
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• Miguez's Mock Draft: How the Saints could ace the NFL Draft

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images With nine picks in Green Bay, the Saints could set themselves up nicely for success. The 2025 NFL Draft is just weeks away in Green Bay. The New Orleans Saints, looking to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020, will need to have a strong draft class in order to help make that happen for new head coach Kellen Moore. Here is my mock dr...2025
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• Reggie Bush urges Lamar Jackson to sign with New Orleans
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The former Saints RB does some recruiting for the Who Dat Nation on Twitter. It’s no secret that the New Orleans Saints are accepting applications for a new quarterback in 2023. The Derek Carr saga might have narrowed some of our sights onto one man, but there are still plenty of fish in the sea. On Friday, former Saints running back Reggie Bush put on his recrui...2023
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• Mickey Loomis says Cam Jordan will be a Saint for life
Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images It looks like Jordan will be in the black and gold for as long as he wants to play. Cam Jordan inked a three-year, 52.5-million-dollar extension back in 2019 to remain with the New Orleans Saints through the 2023 season. So far, the Saints and Jordan haven’t reached a new extension, but Mickey Loomis hinted that a new deal could be coming soon. #Saint...2023
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• Saints and Titans name Steve Gleason and Tim Shaw honorary team captains for Week 1

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Both players are battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans announced on Friday that both former Saints safety Steve Gleason and former Titans linebacker Tim Shaw serve as honorary team captains prior to the start of the season opener on Sunday in Caesars Superdome. Steve Gleason and Tim Shaw to serve as honor...2023
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• Saints LB Demario Davis holds first graduation ceremony of his Devoted Dreamers Academy
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The mentorship program is for students in 8th through 12th grade. New Orleans Saints LB Demario Davis held the first graduation ceremony of his Devoted Dreamers Academy on Saturday, July 15th at Southern University’s auditorium in New Orleans. Devoted Dreamers Academy provides college prep education and business of sport experience labs for students in the 8th t...2023
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• Congrats Juwan and Chanen Johnson on baby J’adore
Welcome the newest member of the Who Dat Nation. New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson had an uphill battle to his way to the league. Going from undrafted, to switching positions, waiting his turn and now signing his brand-new two-year deal worth $12 million. Juwan’s incredible wife Chanen was told “she could never have kids... that she wouldn’t be able to” Juwan posted on Instagram. Just las...2023
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• Saints DE Cameron Jordan agrees to a two-year extension with the team

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The deal is worth up to $27.5 million in guarantees. What a way to start your Friday morning. New Orleans Saints Pro-Bowl defensive end Cameron Jordan has agreed to a two-year extension with the team, keeping him a Saint until the 2025 season. Forever a Saint!Sources say New Orleans and long-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro DE Cam Jordan agreed on a 2-year ex...2023
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• Saints to sign QB Derek Carr, per report
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images The Saints have found their franchise quarterback. The New Orleans Saints have landed veteran free agent QB Derek Carr. The Saints’ number one option was Carr and they did everything they could to land him. Carr ultimately decided that New Orleans would be the best fit for him. He will reportedly sign a four-year deal. The #Saints are closing in on a ...2023
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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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• Around SB Nation: Will the Steelers pay T.J. Watt
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• Update on some of the rookie quarterbacks around the league

Steve Roberts-Imagn Images How does Tyler Shough compare? When the NFL draft occurs, comparing prospects’ success in the league is the standard. This comes naturally when you have a favorite team, play fantasy football, or just look around the league. It is always nice to see a rookie on your favorite team doing better than the other players in the respective position or the round the play...2025
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• Saints sign OL Shane Lemieux
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• ESPN ranked the Saints lineup the worst in the league but is that really the case?
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• Philip Rivers reveals the Saints reached out about signing him in 2021
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• Around SB Nation: Terry McLaurin ends contract holdout
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• Top takeaways from Day 4 of Saints’ training camp

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images New Orleans will hit the field in pads on Monday. After having Saturday off, the New Orleans Saints were back at it for their fourth day of training camp on Sunday. Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images Kellen Moore Head coach Kellen Moore started Sunday’s practice by addressing Saints fans, alerting them that the practice will b...2025
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• Top takeaways from Day 3 of Saints’ training camp
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• Philip Rivers reveals the Saints reached out about signing him in 2021
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• Who will takeover at safety since Tyrann Mathieu retired?
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• Which Saints players are most likely to take the next step in 2025?
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• Around SB Nation: Who will be the Colts starting quarterback
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• Around SB Nation: Bengals and Trey Hendrickson resume contract talks
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• Why moving Trevor Penning to LG was the perfect decision by the Saints

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports The present and future success of the team just got a bit better. The New Orleans Saints have made massive investments in their offensive line over the years. However, due to a combination of injuries and underwhelming play, another first-round pick needed to be used on a top tackle in the draft. When Kelvin Banks Jr. was selected 9th overall in the 2025 NFL D...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Aaron Rodgers finally signs with Steelers

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images After months of speculation, Aaron Rodgers finally signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. QB Aaron Rodgers finally has a new team as he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. This isn’t shocking as we have known that the Steelers had been targeting Rodgers for quite some time. However, it doesn’t sound like he was the team’s first choice. F...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Brock Purdy inks five year extension

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The 49ers and Purdy agreed to a five year extension over the weekend with a no-trade clause included. The San Francisco 49ers found their diamond in the rough when they selected QB Brock Purdy with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. Since taking over as their starting quarterback, Purdy has gone 23-13 in those three years as a starter. Over the...2025
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• Saints Way-Too-Early 2026 Mock Draft

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images A preview of the future? Yes, I know the 2025 NFL Draft was just last week, and we have no clue who in the New Orleans Saints draft class will contribute to this roster, but why not get excited about the future? Also, staying aware of some prospects who could be future Saints players is a good idea, so let’s start this mock draft! Round 1 - EDGE/OLB Dani Den...2025
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