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Charles Brown - T - Saints

Saints OT Charles Brown (hip flexor) has resumed practicing.

Brown started five games in place of RT Zach Strief before missing the final eight games with the hip injury. If he can finally shake the string of injuries, Brown will likely push Strief for the starting job.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 25 - 10:14 AM
Martez Wilson - LB - Saints

Saints second-year LB Martez Wilson is practicing at defensive end at OTAs.

The 2011 third-round pick could be headed for a hybrid role in an effort to get Wilson on the field. He worked as the Saints' second-team right defensive end in Thursday's OTA practice, with Greg Romeus at left end. RE Will Smith and LE Cam Jordan are the starters. Wilson played 130 defensive snaps as a rookie.
Source: Mike Triplett on Twitter
May 24 - 12:16 PM
Curtis Lofton - LB - Saints

Curtis Lofton and David Hawthorne are working as the two passing-down linebackers in the Saints' nickel package at OTAs.

MIKE linebacker Lofton and weak-side starter Hawthorne will be every-down 'backers, with SLB Scott Shanle exiting in nickel sets. It's particularly notable for Lofton because he was considered weak in coverage in Atlanta. The Saints like him plenty in that role, and he should lead the club in tackles this year.
Related: David Hawthorne, Scott Shanle
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 24 - 12:13 PM
Drew Brees - QB - Saints

According to SI's Peter King, the Saints "feel they should be credited for taking a medical risk" on unsigned franchise player Drew Brees in 2006.

With the sides mired in contract stalemate, the Saints believe they deserve a break for being the only team willing to give Brees $10 million per season as came off shoulder surgery in 2006. That line of thinking is unlikely to move a player who hasn't missed a game with injury in six seasons in New Orleans.
Source: Sports Illustrated
May 21 - 9:33 AM
Drew Brees - QB - Saints

Saints owner Tom Benson isn't worried about unsigned franchise player Drew Brees' contract situation.

"It's going to be worked out," Benson said Friday. "I assure you that Drew Brees will be playing here." Sensing public unease, Benson has joined GM Mickey Loomis in guaranteeing a deal will get done after Brees called the talks "extremely frustrating" in a Wednesday radio interview. At a standstill since last summer, the sides have until July 16 to reach a long-term accord.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 19 - 10:48 AM
Drew Brees - QB - Saints

Saints GM Mickey Loomis assured Friday that the team will work out a long-term extension with unsigned franchise player Drew Brees.

"Drew loves the Saints and we love Drew," said Loomis. Loomis assured that there is "no ill will" between Brees and the New Orleans organization despite Brees' recently critical public comments. Loomis called the extension the "most important contract he's ever handled," and promised that it "will get done."
Source: WWLTV New Orleans
May 18 - 3:56 PM
Jonathan Vilma - LB - Saints

Suspended Saints MLB Jonathan Vilma is suing commissioner Roger Goodell for defamation of character.

Vilma's complaint charges Goodell with making public statements concerning the linebacker which were "false, defamatory and injurious to Vilma's professional and personal reputation." The suit also claims Goodell failed to turn over evidence. The NFL's investigation announced that Vilma, as captain of the defense, aided coordinator Greg Williams in establishing and funding the team's infamous bounty program. Vilma's suit won't help his chances of playing in 2012.
Source: Larry Holder on Twitter
May 17 - 3:14 PM
Drew Brees - QB - Saints

Unsigned franchise player Drew Brees characterized his contract talks with the Saints as "extremely frustrating" on Wednesday.

It's no secret that the sides haven't made a lick of progress since winter time. "It's been extremely frustrating for me," Brees said. "I don't think the negotiation should have been this difficult. ... We've reached out on a number of occasions and at times I've been frustrated by the lack of response." Brees questioned the Saints' "urgency" to do a deal. Perhaps they don't feel any because they want Brees to play out the season on his franchise tender.
Source: ESPN.com
May 16 - 8:27 PM
Chase Daniel - QB - Saints

Chase Daniel will handle all of the Saints' first-team quarterback reps as unsigned franchise player Drew Brees sits out OTAs.

It means nothing for Daniel this regular season, but is a nice opportunity for a contract-year player who's consistently played well in exhibition games. Another big preseason could earn Daniel some double takes in 2013 free agency.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 15 - 11:42 PM
Jahri Evans - G - Saints

Saints interim coach Joe Vitt expects OG Jahri Evans (knee surgery) and LB Jonathan Vilma (knee) to be limited during OTAs.

Vilma, who is appealing his year-long suspension for his role in the bounty scandal, is apparently still rehabbing from the knee injury that limited him for most of 2011. Evans previously insisted his arthroscopic surgery was "minor," and wouldn't hold him out of OTAs. It's unclear if he'll be 100 percent for training camp.
Related: Jonathan Vilma
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 15 - 11:00 AM
Garrett Hartley - K - Saints

The Saints plan to stage a camp battle at kicker between Garrett Hartley and John Kasay.

Kasay's April re-signing was viewed as insurance after Hartley missed all of 2011 with a hip injury, but special teams coordinator Greg McMahon insists there will be an "open competition." Our money is on Hartley, who is 17 years Kasay's junior. The winner should be one of fantasy football's most valuable kickers.
Related: John Kasay
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 15 - 10:55 AM
Mark Ingram - RB - Saints

Saints interim coach Joe Vitt conceded that Mark Ingram (toe, knee surgeries) is unlikely to be a full-go for the start of training camp.

Ingram has undergone three surgeries over the past three offseasons, two on his left knee. While Vitt is confident Ingram will be ready by Week 1, the durability concerns won't help Ingram's chances of experiencing a bigger workload. The 2011 first-round pick should be red-flagged in 2012 fantasy drafts.
Source: Mike Triplett on Twitter
May 14 - 4:58 PM
Josh Victorian - DB - Saints

Saints waived CB Josh Victorian, LB Stephen Johnson, OG Nick Howell, OT Phil Trautwein, and OT Dan Hoch.

They were all roster longshots from the get-go. Victorian is a former UDFA out of nearby Louisiana Tech. He needed a better rookie camp showing to last.
Related: Dan Hoch, Stephen Johnson, Phil Trautwein, Nick Howell
May 14 - 2:10 PM
Lawrence Wilson - LB - Saints

Saints signed LB Lawrence Wilson, CB Nick Hixson, OG DeOn’tae Pannell, and OT Hutch Eckerson.

Wilson is an athletic, but undersized former sixth-round pick out of UConn. He'll try to make the Saints as a special teamer. Eckerson spent last offseason in Chargers training camp. Pannell is a UDFA out of Penn State.
Related: Hutch Eckerson
May 14 - 2:07 PM
Drew Brees - QB - Saints

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on SportsCenter Monday that the Saints and franchise player Drew Brees haven't made "any progress" in contract talks.

"They have not talked much at all," Schefter said. It's essentially the same thing Schefter reported two weeks ago, making it clear each side remains committed to waiting the other out. Talks may not heat up until the July 16 deadline to sign franchise players to long-term extensions.
May 14 - 10:30 AM

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