Explainers:
- After Saints game, Vikings’ Kyle Rudolph thought he donated gloves to charity; they were sold instead
- For 12 Saints, hundreds in NFL camps: Small-school road makes for uphill climb: ‘Patience is key’
- How is Drew Brees brushing his teeth already? A look inside the Saints QB’s procedure
Breaking news:
- Saints QB Drew Brees retires from NFL after 20 seasons: ‘I am not retiring from New Orleans’
- Saints exploring playing games at LSU’s Tiger Stadium since fans aren’t yet allowed in Superdome
- Drew Brees slammed after he says ‘he’ll never agree with’ protests during anthem
- Saints’ Sean Payton tests positive for coronavirus, says he’s ‘feeling better’
- Saints QB Drew Brees to have surgery to repair torn ligament in thumb, expected to miss 6 weeks
Scoops:
- Man tried to steal Gayle Benson’s car while she was in it, NOPD and Saints say
- Delvin Breaux, former Saints player, sues ex-team doctors for alleged medical malpractice
- Gayle Benson tests positive for coronavirus; Saints, Pelicans owner ‘doing well in her recovery’
- Drew Brees’ decision to return or retire to come in ‘a month or so’, but he’ll ‘always be a Saint’
- Saints WR Keith Kirkwood won’t be activated from injured reserve: source
- LSU coach Ed Orgeron to receive contract extension
Coronavirus work:
- Erica Carr went into labor. Then the wife of Saints WR Austin Carr tested positive for coronavirus.
- An inside look into how coronavirus put the Crescent City Classic into ‘a huge financial bind’
Public records work:
- Saints lobbied to fill Superdome at 35% capacity, with support from Ochsner, records show
- John Bel Edwards texted LSU officials about Javonte Smart, Will Wade in week after suspension: records
- LSU coach Will Wade’s contract amended as part of reinstatement terms
- Scott Woodward inks 6-year contract with LSU
- A closer look at Ed Orgeron’s proposed contract
Features:
- Demario Davis’ daughter lost her eye to cancer. This is how it changed the Saints LB and his family.
- For Demario Davis, it was faith that saved this Saints linebacker: ‘My heart changed’
- Drew Brees at 40: How Saints’ star QB has prepared himself for twilight run at Super Bowl glory
- Gems from the Gem State: For these 6 Saints, the road to New Orleans began in Idaho
- Why is Teddy Bridgewater ‘still mad’ at Saints teammate Ray-Ray Armstrong? ‘He ruined a dynasty’
- The Les Miles Show brings signs of life, hope to Kansas football program
Siders:
- Frustrated Cam Jordan on referee mistakes vs. Rams: ‘Any Foot Locker — I mean, referee…’
- The good, bad, ugly moments from Joe Alleva’s LSU tenure
- Joe Burrow delivers gritty, record-breaking performance for LSU in sensational Texas A&M game
- LSU’s Kennedi Edney dominates after ‘absolute worst warmup’
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