Drew Brees News

As interim head coach Joe Vitt looks on, quarterback Drew Brees hugs suspended head coach Sean Payton before the NFL Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

Jan 23, 2013; Mobile AL, USA; New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis with head coach Sean Payton scouting the Senior Bowl north squad practice a day after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton after his season long suspension.

It's fair to give the New Orleans Saints a pass last year after being torpedoed by BountyGate, but there were still many serious issues lingering over the years that only came to head in 2012.

It is ironic that two of the Saints 2013 NFL Draft picks, Kenny Vaccaro of Texas and Kenny Stills of Oklahoma, were fierce college rivals.

Luke McCown looking forward to making the most of his opportunity to compete for the New Orleans Saints backup quarterback job.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees congratulates Darren Sproles after his second quarter touchdown run during the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome on Sunday, December 16, 2012.

Saints tackle Charles Brown has something to prove as he enters the competition for the team's starting left tackle position.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sure are getting tantalizing odds in a division that's never featured a repeat champ.

's Fortunate 50 list totals the salaries and the endorsement deals for the top athletes in America in 2012.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees is in high demand on and off the field, as he was Super Bowl XLVII week with the hosts of CBS' 'The Talk.' All of that notoriety has pushed Brees to earn $47.8 million in 2012, according to Sports Illustrated.

One New Orleans Saints ' player who had a good season amidst a bad season for the team in 2012, was wide receiver Lance Moore .

The countdown for the start of the NFL season is underway, and I'm shocked to see that some players such as John Abraham , Dwight Freeney and Brian Urlacher are still twiddling their thumbs waiting for that call to let them know which team is interested in signing them to the money they believe they deserve.

He's so athletic, and can do things no other tight end can. Combine that with Drew Brees and a pass-happy offense , and look for Graham to have another monster 2013, which will include near 100 catches, about 1000 yards plus yards and double digit scores.

Celebrating our legends and creating new ones is this year's focus of the National Football Foundation's Joe Tiller Chapter of Northwest Indiana.

For starters, it's never too early to think about position battles for a team, especially after a strong Free Agency Frenzy coupled with a most interesting draft.

November 28, 2011; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints guard Brian De La Puente against the New York Giants during the second half of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

After a 2012 season of passing and little else on offense, Thomas is elated that coach Sean Payton plans to emphasize the running game this fall, something that the Saints, for all its Drew Brees-led passing, needs to be a complete unit again.

There are a lot of ways to define success in the NFL , but the only success fans care about is the kind that results in playoff appearances, trophies and rings.

The New Orleans Saints missed the playoffs last year as the Atlanta Falcons opportunistically leapt to the top of the division.

Veteran quarterback John Beck will participate in the Saints' weekend rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, according to a roster released by the Saints on Thursday.