Jason Kyle News

Watching video of the Carolina Panthers got several New Orleans Saints players thinking: Something didn't match.

Lots of pre-game activity around Saints long snapper Jason Kyle with his former Panthers teammates.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita and rookie cornerback Malcolm Jenkins did not practice Thursday, leaving their status in doubt for Sunday's road game against the Miami Dolphins.

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy returned to practice fulltime Wednesday, suggesting he could be available for Sunday's showdown against the New York Giants at the Superdome.

The New Orleans Saints played fewer defensive linemen and got more productivity from them in their 27-7 victory at Buffalo on Sunday.

Bushrod said Wednesday that he doesn't expect to play Sunday against the New York Jets , and the plan is for him to try to return after the Saints ' bye in Week 5. Strief is no stranger in the role.

NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports that Saints coach Sean Payton has revealed the team's final injury report before its Sunday showdown with the Jets .

Scott was playing for the Baltimore Ravens in 2006 when he wrapped up Bush by the ankles and tossed them aside.

Pierre Thomas was in no shape to celebrate. He'd been sick for about a week with a stomach virus that had him vomiting the night before last Sunday's game at Buffalo.

Cornerback Malcolm Jenkins, running back Mike Bell and long-snapper Jason Kyle were among several key players who sat out the New Orleans Saints' practice on Wednesday.

The NFL ruled Tuesday that both players will be allowed to play in the Saints ' opening game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday at the Superdome while the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in Minneapolis considers their case.

New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton said left tackle Jammal Brown left the team Monday to have his hip looked at by a doctor, and he has not undergone any procedure on his hip.

The Oakland Raiders reportedly flew the 11-time Pro Bowl player out for a visit and workout Friday, two days after Brooks left New Orleans without a contract offer from Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis.

A movie studio at the center of a $1.9 million investment dispute involving members of the New Orleans Saints missed a court-ordered deadline to answer a lawsuit seeking to push it into involuntary bankruptcy.

The New Orleans Saints re-signed veteran kicker John Carney on Saturday, bringing back his reliable 45-year-old leg in the wake of second-year pro Garrett Hartley's struggles in camp.

Robert Meachem agrees that his rookie year in the NFL was a bust, and that a breakout performance in his third season is required.

Second-year New Orleans Saints kicker Garrett Hartley was 8-for-8 on field-goal attempts in Saturday's Black and Gold scirmmage.

Robert Meachem agrees that his rookie year in the NFL was a bust, and that a breakout performance in his third season is required.

JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com SPARTANBURG The Carolina Panthers got two scares Monday morning, the second one coming minutes after defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu was carted off the Wofford practice field with a torn Achilles tendon.

Starting defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu is likely lost for the season due to a torn right Achilles tendon.