Jeremy Shockey, who was hospitalized with dehydration this weekend, will attend the Saints' upcoming minicamp, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. The tight end is "100 percent and feeling great," Rosenhaus told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "He's doing fine. You guys [the media] will see him next week. If I have anything to add, I'll call you back." New Orleans' mandatory minicamp begins on Monday.

The Saints have confirmed that tight end Jeremy Shockey was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital on Sunday night. Team spokesman Greg Bensel said that Shockey was released after being treated for dehydration. According to a report on TMZ.com, Shockey was found unconscious at the Hard Rock Hotel.

It was reported on Friday that a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the NFL that five players unknowing took a banned substance. That means that Saints defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith, free agent running back Deuce McAllister, and Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams will miss the first four games of the 2009 season. "The decision strongly supports the NFL program on performance-enhancing substances that protects the health and safety of NFL players and the integrity of our game," the league said in a statement.

Malcolm Jenkins is hoping to play cornerback as a rookie for the Saints, but safety appears to be a possibilty as well. Jenkins played both positions in college at Ohio State. New Orleans might need Jenkins more at safety than corner, however, because of their solid trio (Tracy Porter, Jabari Greer and Randall Gay) at cornerback.

Saints running back Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian are expected to wed very soon, but not quite yet. Kardashian insists that couple does not want to rush into marriage. "So many people rush into it and its all this pressure because they see we?ve been together for a while," she told People Magazine. "But, we're heading there. When we're ready, we'll know. "I mean I think that it's in our future. We've been together two years but we are taking our time and I think hopefully this one will last because of that. "We're just totally dating and normal and happy and there's no rush," she concluded.

The NFL owners voted to award the 2013 Super Bowl to New Orleans on Tuesday, the 10th in the city's history and first since Hurricane Katrina. "It's a great day for our community," Saints owner Tom Benson said.

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis told FOXSports.com that the team is still considering making a contract offer to free-agent running back Edgerrin James. "We've spent some time evaluating Edgerrin," Loomis said Tuesday morning. "We think he can still play. We're going to continue to evaluate that and see where it ends up. We haven't made a decision on Edgerrin yet."

Saints running back Reggie Bush says that he's ready to take a leadership role with the club. He was also thrilled to see that New Orleans didn't move up to draft running back Chris "Beanie" Wells in the first round of last month's NFL Draft. "The fact that we didn't draft (one) speaks volumes to what they are looking from me this year," Bush said Saturday. "I don't know how much my role is going to change, but I think it's going to step up a lot more, especially in the leadership role position. That obviously, naturally, will increase. "I'm excited about the task, and it's going to be a great task."

The odds of Edgerrin James landing with the Saints appear slim. "(James) is someone who we have discussed as an organization, just as we would with anyone of his magnitude who becomes available," Saints Coach Sean Payton said Wednesday. "Right now, he is someone that we're taking a look at but there hasn't really been anything going on outside of that. In other words, it's not something that is imminent."

The Saints have had internal discussions about signing free-agent running back Edgerrin James, according to general manager Michael Loomis. "There's been talk about Edgerrin James, and we've spent some time evaluating that prospect," Loomis said. "We'll continue to do that. We haven't made any decision or closed any doors on acquiring another running back if we feel that's something we need to do. We do feel a lot better about what we have in-house than people do outside of our building."