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Sedrick Ellis Signs with the Saints

You could see the frustration build up within the Saints organization with each passing day of Sedrick Ellis' holdout. After a couple of days Mickey Loomis declared it could be a lengthy holdout. Then Sean Payton remarked that Ellis needed to get into camp because he was only hurting himself. Even today, with the two sides...

Jordan Dizon Shows Us How Not to Begin a Career in the NFL

Saints GM Mickey Loomis might have been right in blaming the agents for the pronounced slowdown on negotiations for first- and second-round draft picks this year, but these players are grown men, and their agents are under their employ. At some point it falls on the players to realize what's best for them and make sure...

Saints Training Camp Battle: Robert Meachem vs. David Patten

Training camp is finally here and FanHouse breaks down the most important position battles heading into the season, team by team.Last year in this space, I proclaimed Robert Meachem vs. Devery Henderson for the second starting receiver vacancy to be the Saints' most intriguing battle. I'm an idiot. Meachem, slowed by...

They're Not Having a Laugh: The Saints Might Draft Offense First

The Saints haven't really given any substantial hints as to their offseason plans, although they have noted that they plan on improving their defense (which needs it, badly, by the way). That has led most to assume that their first round pick, 10th overall, will be on defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs' side of the ball. But...

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Saints Bounty Punishments Upheld: Roger Goodell Rejects Appeals Of Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has rejected the appeals of coach Sean Payton and other New Orleans Saints officials stemming from the league's probe into the club's bounty system.

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05/21/12 Quick Hits: Orioles, Kellen Winslow, Mickey Loomis,... Source: CBS - WJZ 13 - Baltimore MD The Orioles are in first place this late in the season for the first time since they went wire to wire in 1997.
05/21/12 Report: Mickey Loomis to help run NBA's New Orleans... Source: CBS - KTVT CBS 11 - Dallas / Fort Worth TX Solving the all-important question of what Saints general manager Mickey Loomis is going to do when he's suspended for the first eight games of the 2012 season, team owner Tom Benson apparently has given Loomis a nice parting gift.
05/20/12 Suspended Saints GM to oversee Hornets too Source: USA Today Mickey Loomis will be out of a job for the first half of the NFL season, but the Saints general manager may keep himself busy running the NBA's New Orleans Hornets.
05/19/12 Saints' GM responds to Brees' contract frustration Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.
05/19/12 Favorites prevail in Rome tennis tournament Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Top-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia struggled with his serve in the opening set but found his range to eliminate fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-5, 6-1 to reach the Italian Open semifinals in Rome. Rafael Nadal of Spain beat Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 7-5.