NFL tight end Foster Moreau posted on Twitter on Wednesday he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma during a physical with the New Orleans Saints. “I’m grateful for the support and thankful for people who have stood firm with me,” Moreau wrote on Twitter. “There hasn’t been a single step I’ve taken without hundreds of people…

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—The Denver Broncos have agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Saints that will make Sean Payton their head coach, a person with knowledge of the accord said Tuesday, Jan. 31. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the agreement, said the Broncos…

Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes as the host New Orleans Saints defeated the Los Angeles Rams 27–20 on Sunday afternoon. Dalton completed 21 of 25 passes for 260 yards as the Saints (4–7) prevailed in a battle of injury-plagued teams. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who missed the Rams’ loss to Arizona last week because…

NEW ORLEANS—Kenyan Drake rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Houston had an interception to go with his third straight multiple-sack game, and the Baltimore Ravens beat the New Orleans Saints 27–13 on Monday night, Nov. 7. Lamar Jackson passed for a touchdown and frustrated New Orleans (3-6) with his mobility, rushing for 82…

GLENDALE, Ariz.—Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Arizona Cardinals over the New Orleans Saints 42–34 on Thursday night, Oct. 20. The Cardinals (3–4) snapped an eight-game home losing streak that was the franchise’s longest since 1958….

New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins, a two-time Super Bowl champion, retired Wednesday after 13 seasons in the NFL. The Saints selected the Ohio State alum in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He left the Saints after the 2013 season, then played six seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles before returning to New…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady admitted Monday that he heard from the NFL about tossing and damaging a league-issued Microsoft tablet on the sideline during a shutout loss to the New Orleans Saints. The Saints beat the Bucs 9–0 on Dec. 19, the first time a Brady-led offense was shut out since 2006. Worse…

With important playoff implications in a match-up of two 7–7 teams, the visiting Miami Dolphins overwhelmed the New Orleans Saints 20–3 on Monday Night Football. The Dolphins (8–7) became the first team in NFL history to have both a seven-game losing streak and a seven-game winning streak in the same season. The previous Dolphins 7-game…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers attempted to clinch the NFC South Division on Sunday, but ran into a New Orleans defense that shut out Tom Brady at home for the first time in his career after 179 home games. The Saints’ defense completely dominated the Bucs, knocking out several big offensive stars with injuries, while the…

REFORM, Ala.—Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in custody following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a fight involving officers in the county jail where he was being held. The 31-year-old former New Orleans Saints player died Monday at a medical facility in Northport, Alabama,…