March 2015 - New Orleans Saints Wiretap

Tim Hightower Attempting Comeback With Saints

Feb 16, 2015 10:50 AM

Tim Hightower will attempt a comeback this season with the New Orleans Saints.

Hightower tore his ACL in October of 2011 and hasn't played since. Hightower was having the best season of his career.

"When I went down, I wrote down on a sheet of paper that this wouldn't be the end for me," Hightower told The Times-Picayune. "... It was a long process. But I don't think I ever stopped training. I don't think I ever stopped working toward this goal. As I trained, as I did rehab, as I went to the different surgeries, I just tried to keep that end picture in mind."

Hightower believes the Saints are "dedicated to making changes" on the heels of a disappointing 2014 season.

Chris Wesseling/NFL.com

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Brees: Lions' Offense Ran 95 Percent Of Saints' Plays

Feb 6, 2015 1:11 PM

The Detroit Lions ran nearly all of the same plays last season under Joe Lombardi as what the New Orleans Saints would run.

"Listen, you could watch a Detroit game from this year in front of me right now, I could call 95 percent of the plays," Drew Brees said last week in Arizona. "Absolutely. Probably 70 percent of them before you even hit the play button. Just by looking at the formation, 'All right, it's this.'"

Lombardi spent seven seasons with the Saints before joining the Lions' staff.

Evan Woodbery/Times-Picayune

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Luke McCown Re-Signs With Saints

Feb 5, 2015 12:34 PM

The New Orleans Saints have re-signed Luke McCown to remain Drew Brees' backup quarterback.

McCown's deal carries a $970,000 signing bonus and $80,000 signing bonus.

McCown, 33, will be entering his 11th NFL season and second with the Saints.

Alex Marvez/Fox Sports

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Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham Have 2015 Salaries Guaranteed

Feb 4, 2015 1:06 PM

Drew Brees and Jimmy Graham had their salaries for 2015 become fully guaranteed on Wednesday.

Those guarantees are automatically triggered since both are still on the roster. 

Brees is due a salary of $18.75 million this year, as part of his five-year, $100 million deal which runs through 2016. 

 

Graham is due a salary of $2.9 million, plus a $5 million roster bonus that also becomes fully guaranteed on Wednesday. Previously they were guaranteed for injury only. 

Mike Triplett/ESPN

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Seahawks Have Best Super Bowl 50 Odds

Feb 2, 2015 4:16 PM

The Seattle Seahawks are 5-1 favorites to win Super Bowl 50 next season.

Here are the Super Bowl 50 odds for all 32 teams:

Seahawks: 5-1
Patriots: 6-1
Packers: 6-1
Cowboys: 10-1
Colts: 12-1
Broncos: 12-1
49ers: 18-1
Eagles: 20-1
Steelers: 20-1
Lions: 22-1
Bengals: 25-1
Saints: 25-1
Cardinals: 30-1
Chiefs: 30-1
Ravens: 30-1
Chargers: 40-1
Giants: 40-1
Panthers: 40-1
Bears: 50-1
Dolphins: 50-1
Falcons: 50-1
Texans: 50-1
Bills: 60-1
Rams: 60-1
Vikings: 60-1
Browns: 75-1
Jets: 100-1
Raiders: 100-1
Washington: 100-1
Buccaneers: 150-1
Jaguars: 150-1
Titans: 250-1

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