New Orleans Saints

Free agency rules changed for all NFL teams because of the uncapped league year, which officially began early Friday when the veteran free agency period got under way.

Because league owners and the NFL Players Association failed to come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the old rules didn't apply—but especially so for the final eight teams in the playoffs who faced certain restrictions on who they could sign.

As one of the final four teams, the Super Bowl champion Saints were affected more because they, along with the Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets, can't sign an unrestricted free agent unless they lose one first.

Then, the player those teams sign as a replacement can only receive a salary comparable to the one the...

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The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints sent defensive end Charles Grant packing last week so they've got...

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For our second Shutdown Corner mock draft, we're going throw a couple semi-likely scenarios into the mix.

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METAIRIE, La. - New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has agreed to re-sign reserve defensive back Leigh Torrence to a one-year contract.

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New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has agreed to re-sign reserve defensive back Leigh Torrence to a one-year contract. Torrence has been with the Saints since being claimed off waivers in November 2008. He played in five games for New Orleans in 2009 before injuring his shoulder and finishing the year on injured reserve.

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NEW ORLEANS - One month after the New Orleans Saints' first Super Bowl championship, the team and city were holding yet another party.

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One month after the New Orleans Saints' first Super Bowl championship, the team and city were holding yet another party. It took 43 years for the Saints to win their first title, and four weeks for NFL Films and Warner Home Video to complete a commemorative video recapping the best season in franchise history.

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Free agent safety Darren Sharper says he had minor arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, but is feeling good and planning to play somewhere next season. Sharper attended a premier Monday night of an NFL Films championship video being released this week by Warner Home Video. He arrived using crutches, but described the procedure as a minor cleanup and assured that he's feeling "real...

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MINNEAPOLIS - The attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided to suspend them.

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The attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided to suspend them. The attorney, Peter Ginsberg, also said the NFL is at least a partial employer of defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams.

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