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The New Orleans Saints overhaul the back-end of their defense by selecting with the 15th overall pick Kenny Vaccaro the star safety out of Texas. He is an excellent tackler with strong closing speed that head coach Sean Payton loves . One of the best all-around athletes at the position [...]

The New Orleans Saints have re-signed running back Chris Ivory, the team announced Friday. [RELATED: New Orleans Saints Updated Team Needs Entering 2013 NFL Draft] Ivory went undrafted out of Tiffin University in 2010, but that didn’t stop him from earning a spot out of training camp on the Saints’ 53-man [...]

With the 2013 NFL Draft just around the corner, it’s time to unveil team-by-team projections for the first three rounds before the three-day festivities kick into swing on April 25.  Here’s part four on the New Orleans Saints. First Round (No. 15 Overall): Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas The addition of former Pittsburgh Steelers corner Keenan [...]

The San Francisco 49ers have reportedly reached an agreement with CB Nnamdi Asomugha, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.  ESPN’s Adam Shefter adds that the 6-2, 210-pound cornerback will receive a one-year deal worth up to $3 million in the upcoming 2013 season. Asomugha chose to take his talents back to [...]

The New Orleans Saints didn’t do a ton on the open market, but the team is slightly better off—if anything—after about three weeks of 2013 NFL Free Agency and looks to be in better shape than at least half of the teams around the league at the start of April.  Let’s examine the [...]

The New Orleans Saints announced Monday that they signed unrestricted free agent tight end Benjamin Watson to a three-year contract and agreed to terms on a one-year contract with linebacker Ramon Humber. According to the team’s press release, financial terms were not disclosed. Watson comes to New Orleans from the Cleveland [...]

John Abraham totaled 233 tackles, 68.5 sacks and 25 forced fumbles in seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons (2006-12).  The 6-4, 263-pound defensive end turns 35-years-old in early May, but he’s generating plenty of interest around the NFL.  Let’s take a look at the five most likely landing spots for Abraham via 2013 [...]

Sean Payton has agreed to a contract extension with the New Orleans Saints, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports. Details have not come out about the price tag of the deal, but the length is for five years, per ESPN’s Adam Shefter. The NFL suspended Payton for the entire 2012 [...]

Follow @Dan Vasta and like Gridiron Grit on Facebook Buffalo at New England Coming off a bye week, the Patriots playmakers on offense will be licking its chops. If Mark Sanchez can look great against a defense, then chances are that Tom Brady will find the likes of Gronk, Welker, Lloyd and Hernandez. [...]

What does the NFL deliver week in and week out? Nail biters, head scratchers and fantastic finishes. And here’s the evidence: through Week 7, there have been 57 games decided by seven or fewer points, the most at this point of a season in NFL history. Also of note through [...]