28 Apr
The Saints continued their solid draft on Sunday adding solid prospects in the later rounds. Early in round 5, the Saints traded up 2 spots (skipping the Bengals again) to select NC State DT DeMario Pressley. Pressley had an injury-prone career at NC State but had the talent to be taken much higher. With the [...]
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26 Apr
The Saints chose CB Tracy Porter from Indiana University with the 40th selection in the draft. Porter had a very solid career at Indiana, recording 16 interceptions. Porter is known as a ball-hawk and should add solid depth in the secondary.
The saints corners now include: Mike McKenzie, Randall Gay, Jason David, Usama Young, Aaron Glenn [...]
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26 Apr
I suggested earlier this morning that I could see a scenario in which the Saints trade up a few spots and select USC DT Sedrick Ellis. Sure enough after a botched attempt to trade up with the Chiefs to select Glenn Dorsey, the Saints and Patriots agreed to a trade that allowed the Saints to [...]
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26 Apr
The day we have all been waiting for has arrived. And boy it seems like this day won’t let us Saints fans down with suspense and excitement. The real question is what will the Saints do? They have upped their offer for TE Jeremy Shockey but at the same time they have offered one of [...]
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25 Apr
PFW is reporting that a trade sending Jeremy Shockey to the Saints might be in place. The deal is believed to involve multiple draft picks, including the Saints second round pick (40th overall).
ProFootballTalk followed up the report with one of their own, claiming that Shockey has not been notified of any deal.
Anyone else happy there [...]
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