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NFL Equipment New Orleans Saints #83 Donte Stallworth Black Replica
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NFL Equipment New Orleans Saints #26 Deuce McAllister Gold Alternate
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NFL Equipment New Orleans Saints #2 Aaron Brooks White Replica Jersey
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NFL Equipment New Orleans Saints #87 Joe Horn White Replica Jersey
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NFL Equipment New Orleans Saints #91 Will Smith White Replica Jersey
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New Orleans Saints Black Second Season Hat |
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New Orleans Saints Mesh Player Hat |
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New Orleans Saints Black Sideline Coaches Winter Knit Hat |
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New Orleans Saints White Training Mesh Flexfit Hat |
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Orleans Saints Authentic Sideline Home Fitted Hat |
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Creative Enterprises New Orleans Saints NFL Banner Flag |
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Orleans Saints - Team History
New Orleans Saints, professional football team and one of five teams
in the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC)
of the National Football League (NFL). Under the league’s realignment
plan, which will take affect in 2002, the Saints will play in the
South Division of the NFC. The Saints play at the Louisiana Superdome
in New Orleans, Louisiana, and wear uniforms of gold, black, and white.
The team is named after the Dixieland classic and team fight song,
“When the Saints Go Marchin’ In.”
The Saints joined
the NFL as an expansion team in 1967. The new club struggled for
many years, employing six head coaches, posting 12 consecutive losing
records, and averaging only four wins per season from 1967 to 1978.
The team’s leader during much of this time was quarterback
Archie Manning, who won the NFL player of the year award in 1978.
The greatest moment in Saints history came on November 8, 1970,
when New Orleans kicker Tom Dempsey sealed a 19-17 upset of the
Detroit Lions with a 63-yard field goal—the longest in NFL
history.
The Saints began
playing in the Superdome in 1975, and four years later they recorded
their first non-losing mark, finishing with an 8-8 win-loss record
under head coach Dick Nolan. The team’s woes continued during
the 1980s, however, and New Orleans was never able to compile more
than 8 wins in a season.
Under head coach
Jim Mora, the Saints achieved their first winning record and their
first playoff appearance in 1987. A former defensive coodinator
for the New England Patriots, Mora was named NFL coach of the year.
Running back Rueben Mayes, the 1986 rookie of the year, and wide
receiver Eric Martin, a three-time 1,000-yard gainer, anchored the
NFC’s second-best offense.
Mora steered
the Saints to three consecutive trips to the postseason from 1990
to 1992. New Orleans assembled the NFC’s toughest defense
in 1990 and 1991, led by one of the best linebacker units in the
league. In 1992 linebackers Rickey Jackson, Vaughn Johnson, Sam
Mills, and Pat Swilling all played in the Pro Bowl, and the Saints
led the league in quarterback sacks. Despite its tenacious defense,
the team lost in the first round each time it made the playoffs.
At the end of the 1996 season, former Chicago Bears head coach Mike
Ditka replaced Mora. Ditka was fired after the 1999 season.
The New Orleans
Saints have never played in the Super Bowl.
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Saints Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)<p><p>One of the most encouraging signs of the Saints' recently-concluded offseason workouts was the play of second-year wide receiver Robert Meachem.</p>
<p>Meachem, healthy now after being inactive for all 16 games of his rookie season because of a knee injury that bothered him throughout training camp, appears ready to make a strong run at becoming the third wide receiver this fall.</p>
<p>After receiving praise from Saints coach Sean Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis and quarterback Drew Brees for his attitude and work ethic in the spring, Meachem will at least go into training camp with much more confidence than last season.</p>
<p>As a result, he will likely battle veterans Devery Henderson and Lance Moore for the third spot behind starters Marques Colston and David Patten.
15,000 London game tickets sell quickly (AP)The 15,000 tickets available in the second general admission sale for the NFL regular-season game at Wembley Stadium sold out Friday in 30 minutes. Last month, the first 40,000 tickets for the Oct. 26 game between the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints were sold in 90 minutes. "Once again this demonstrates the huge interest in the sport in the UK," said Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of...
Ex-Giants GM Accorsi hired by NFL as consultant (AP)Former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi has been hired as a consultant to the NFL and will co-chair a new general managers advisory committee. NFL executive vice president Ray Anderson said Monday that Accorsi will focus on assisting the league in monitoring compliance with rules and policies, and achieving better communication with senior club football personnel.
Saints sign Smith to $70 million deal (AP)New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith has signed a contract extension that will make him one of the NFL's highest-paid defensive players. Smith signed a six-year deal worth about $70 million, according to a person familiar with the deal who requested anonymity because the terms had not been made public.
Saints ink DE Smith to six-year deal (PA SportsTicker)The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with star defensive end Will Smith on a six-year, $70 million contract Wednesday.
BBC to offer live coverage of NFL's second Wembley game (AP)The BBC will offer live television coverage of the Oct. 26 regular-season game between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium. Last year's live telecast of the first NFL regular-season game played outside North America, between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins, was only on Sky Sports -- a satellite subscription channel.
Stabler arrested on DUI charge (AP)Former NFL star quarterback Ken Stabler was arrested and charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. Stabler, now a radio analyst for University of Alabama football, was released from jail on $1,000 bond nearly 13 hours after his arrest, police said Monday. The 62-year-old ex-Crimson Tide quarterback was pulled over for a traffic offense about 12:30 a.m.
Shockey expected to join Giants at minicamp (Yahoo! Sports)After spending the offseason telling people how much he wanted out of New York, Jeremy Shockey is finally about...
Saints sign defensive back, lineman (AP)The New Orleans Saints signed veteran cornerback Jerametrius Butler and center Marquay Love on Tuesday, two days after the free agents took part in the team's three-day minicamp on a tryout basis. The Saints needed an additional defensive back during minicamp because Mike McKenzie and Jason David, the starting cornerbacks in 2007, were limited by injuries during practice.
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