Roaf to Pro Football Hall of Fame

One of the greatest draft picks in franchise history, offensive tackle Willie Roaf has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony the weekend of the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

Saints Announce Three Defensive Coaches

Known for weeks but unannounced until Tuesday, the Saints have hired a new defensive coordinator - former Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo, and two other defensive assistants who coached with him in St. Louis.

NOPF 2012 Saints Mock Draft v1.0

The Saints' lack of first round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft has us in a peculiar position - for the first time since 2000, this Saints site has no first round pick to project for the home team.

While we will do a full 32-pick mock draft later in the offseason, we'll kick off our 2012 Draft season with a Saints-only mock, starting with the teams' first pick, the 59th overall near the end of the second round.

Saints to Draft #27th; Patriots Own 27th pick

While the Saints will draft 27th in the order of the NFL Draft in late April, the Patriots own their first round pick.

The Saints will pick first 59th overall on the second day of the draft, the 27th pick of the second round.

Saints add street free agents to offseason roster including Canfield

The Saints have added to their offseason roster by signing several street free agents.

The list includes QB Sean Canfield, OL Nick Howell, DT Mitch King, CB Kamaal McIlwain, DB Cord Parks, WR Andy Tanner, RB Chris Taylor, OL Phil Trautwein, OL Fenuki Tupou, DB Josh Victorian to futures contracts.

Jaguars Hire Secondary Coach Oden

The new Jaguars coaching staff will include Saints secondary coach Tony Oden.

The Jaguars named Oden their secondary coach and - so that they could hire him away - assistant head coach.  Oden is a longtime friend of Jaguars defensive coordinator Mel Tucker.