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Jon Gruden worked with Derek Carr and the Saints’ offensive coaches this week

Jon Gruden hasn’t had a coaching job since he was fired by the Raiders in 2021 over offensive emails. But this week, he’s doing some work for the Saints.Gruden has been with the Saints this week to help them work on building the offense around quarterback Derek Carr, Jeff Duncan of the Times-Picayune reports.Carr was [more]

Commanders say Norm Chirite, not Jason Wright, cast votes at this week’s meetings

On Tuesday morning, a Commanders spokesperson told PFT that team president Jason Wright cast the votes for the team during this week’s meetings in Minneapolis — including the critical, difference-making vote regarding Thursday night flexing.Later in the day, the Commanders revised that information.General counsel Norm Chirite, not Wright, communicated the votes, per the team. Chirite, [more]

Foster Moreau fully participating in OTAs

Saints tight end Foster Moreau no longer requires treatment for his cancer diagnosis and is returning to football “full steam ahead.” He fully participated in the team’s organized team activities Tuesday.“I’ll continue to fight this as long as I need to,” Moreau said, via the Associated Press, “as many times as I need to fight [more]

NFL expands Global Markets program to France, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland

The NFL’s push to expand the reach of the league internationally led to teams being awarded marketing rights to foreign countries starting in January 2022 and the league announced an expansion of the effort on Tuesday.France is part of that expansion. The Saints asked for and received marketing rights in the country, which is their [more]

Saints and Commanders flipped from “no” to “yes,” delivering Thursday night flexing

At the end of the day, the Saints and Commanders made the difference.Along with the Panthers and the Broncos.With New Orleans and Washington flipping from “no” to “yes” and with Carolina and Denver moving from “abstain” to “yes,” the league office get the 24 “yes” votes it needed to activate late-season Thursday night flexing.It’s unclear [more]

Ty Montgomery has “great chance” to be Patriots’ third-down tailback

A shoulder injury limited veteran running back Ty Montgomery to only one game in 2022. In 2023, he could have a significant role in the New England offense.Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, retired Patriots running backs coach Ivan Fears said Montgomery could be the team’s third-down tailback this season.“I think he has a great chance to [more]

Could the Raiders decide to trade Davante Adams after June 1?

Raiders receiver Davante Adams recently spoke with surprising candor regarding his concerns regarding the organization. His only gesture in response to the kerfuffle was to post a photo of himself and G.M. Dave Ziegler with the message, “The Man.”As someone in league circles pointed out, perhaps Adams was trying to make the point that his [more]

CB Chris Harris wants to wait to “hop on” team with strong Super Bowl chance

Veteran cornerback Chris Harris hopes to play in 2023, but he’s not in any hurry to join a team.Harris had 29 tackles, a sack, three passes defensed, and a forced fumble in 10 games for the Saints last season and told Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette that teams know that he’s “not planning on doing [more]

Kendre Miller thinks he can “pretty much do the same thing” as Alvin Kamara for Saints

Saints third-round pick Kendre Miller wasn’t used as a receiver out of the backfield all that often during his time at TCU, but New Orleans is viewing him differently.Head coach Dennis Allen said that he thinks Miller possesses “that skill set” and Miller said the team’s coaches have been telling him that “we knew it [more]

Saints sign Scott Lashley

The Saints signed offensive lineman Scott Lashley on Wednesday, the team announced. He participated in the team’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis last weekend.Lashley has yet to make an NFL roster since ending his college career following the 2021 season. He spent four seasons at Alabama and two at Mississippi State.The West Point, Mississippi, [more]

Saints sign fourth-round pick Jake Haener

The Saints signed fourth-round pick Jake Haener. They also announced the signing of first-round selection Bryan Bresee earlier in the day.TCU running back Kendre Miller (third round), Old Dominion guard Nick Saldiveri (fourth round), Minnesota safety Jordan Howden (fifth round) and Wake Forest receiver A.T. Perry (sixth round) signed Friday. Second-round choice Isaiah Foskey is [more]

Rams claim Vincent Gray off waivers

The Rams have added a defensive back.Los Angeles claimed Vincent Gray off waivers, according to the transaction wire.Gray was cut by the Saints on Monday. He had joined the club as an undrafted free agent last year and spent the 2022 season on the practice squad.While Gray did not appear in a game, he signed [more]

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