Rob Ninkovich News

NEW ORLEANS Though Kevin Houser has been in involved in Louisiana's tax credit system before, he said the most recent case in which he and several Saints teammates were involved is the first one that hasn't worked out right.

Kevin Houser had special plans to commemorate his setting of the Saints' record for consecutive games played early this season.

METAIRIE, La. Pay attention to the Saints' moves this offseason and one thing becomes apparent nearly immediately - New Orleans is hedging its bets and looking for defensive end help.

First-round draft pick Malcolm Jenkins will make an earlier impact than expected with the Saints.

The impact of Will Smith's four-game suspension is addressed in today's New Orleans Saints Insider mailbag.

We'll break down the New Orleans Saints special teams in two parts - today, the kicking specialists and tomorrow the return men.

Saints defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant and former Saints tailback Deuce McAllister will have to serve their four-game suspensions at the start of the 2009 season after a federal judge threw out their lawsuit against the NFL late Friday in Minnesota.

I imagine that very few New Orleans Saints fans know whose picture adorns this article.

If 09 season starts tomorrow, who wins NFC South? + If 09 season starts tomorrow, who wins NFC South? - If 09 season starts tomorrow, who wins NFC South? Every move that the Saints have made so far in this year's off-season has been an improvement over last season IMO.

The New Orleans Saints have brought their second former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end to the roster within a year as Paul Spicer agreed to a one-year contract Tuesday.

But whenever his playing days are done, the three-time Pro Bowler plans to excel on an entirely different playing field.

NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program Teaches Skills for the Game of Life WHAT: 2009 NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University ...

The deadline to name players as franchise or transition free agents came and went Thursday with the New Orleans Saints declining to use either tag.

The state and Saints negotiations on a long-term contract on the team playing in the Superdome are ongoing.

The Saints-Lions game in Detroit on Sunday is one of just four NFL games this week in which neither team has a chance of making the playoffs.

Inside every Dolphin's locker was a sign: "Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier." Coach Tony Sparano, a big believer in motivational slogans and quotes, is trying to get his team in the right frame of mind ...

With defensive end Charles Grant already on injured reserve, the suspensions of Grant, running back Deuce McAllister, and defensive end Will Smith create two roster spots.

With Judge Robert Magnuson ordering on Friday that Saints running back and Saints defensive end Deuce McAllister can't be suspended on Sunday, the Saints find themselves in a bit of a pinch.

Ita s funny how life works sometimes. Few players probably understand that time-honored cliche these days as well as newly signed Saints defensive end Rob Ninkovich does.