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Single-vehicle crash on I-81S in Roanoke County causing traffic delays

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Eagles coordinators' consolation prize: head coaching jobs

The consolation prize for the Philadelphia Eagles' coordinators following their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was head coaching jobs for Jonathan Gannon and Shane Steichen.

Sean Payton brings old-school style to Denver in his return

Sean Payton is returning to the sideline after a year in the broadcast studio.

Sean Payton is officially named Broncos head coach

The Denver Broncos made it official in announcing Sean Payton as their new head coach.

AP source: Broncos get Payton as coach in deal with Saints

A person with knowledge of the pact tells The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos have agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Saints to hire Sean Payton as their head coach.

Saints pull off improbable comeback to beat Falcons 27-26

Wil Lutz kicked a 51-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining to cap a stunning fourth-quarter comeback by the New Orleans Saints.

Defending Super Bowl champion Rams open season as underdogs

Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams will raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night before kicking off the NFL season at home where they became the second straight team to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy in their own stadium.

NFL news dominates headlines, even during the offseason

After one of the wildest offseasons in NFL history featuring blockbuster trades, rapid free-agency movement, record-setting contracts and plenty of off-field drama, the regular season is almost here.

Saints' Winston exhibiting athleticism in return from injury

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston's return to practice this week has generated talk about his past as a two-sport college athlete.

NFL suspends Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady, Payton

The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Floresโ€™ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league.

Aikman expected to leave Fox for ESPN 'Monday Night' booth

ESPN is near the goal line of landing a top-tier talent to join the โ€œMonday Night Footballโ€ booth.

Saints' Allen foreshadows continuity, but with his own spin

Newly named New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen asserts that heโ€™s โ€œat peaceโ€ with being constantly measured against the person heโ€™s replacing.

AP sources: Saints tap Dennis Allen to replace Sean Payton

Two people familiar with the decision say the New Orleans Saints have promoted defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to head coach.

Saints' Sean Payton steps down as coach after 16 years

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 16-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFLโ€™s bounty investigation, is leaving coaching.

New this week: 'Ice Age,' Kevin James and 'The Gilded Age'

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include a new album from the legendary group The Temptations, the latest addition to the animated โ€œIce Ageโ€ franchise and a new series on HBO by โ€œDownton Abbeyโ€ creator Julian Fellowes called โ€œThe Gilded Ageโ€ and starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski.

Saints frustrate Brady again, beat SB champ Buccaneers 9-0

New Orleansโ€™ defense gave Tom Brady fits again, shutting down Tampa Bayโ€™s high-powered offense as the Saints put the Buccaneersโ€™ division title celebration plans on hold with a 9-0 victory over the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Washington/Philadelphia among three NFL games moved due to COVID-19 outbreaks

The NFL has moved three games because of COVID-19 outbreaks: Las Vegas at Cleveland from Saturday to Monday; and Seattle at the Los Angeles Rams and Washington at Philadelphia from Sunday to Tuesday.

Punt on punting? Go-for-it trend squeezing out 4th down pros

NFL punters have been fading further from view as the go-for-it trend on fourth down continues to spread.

Ryan passes for 343 yards, 2 TDs as Falcons top Saints 27-25

Matt Ryan hit Cordarrelle Patterson for a 64-yard gain with a minute to go, setting up Younghoe Kooโ€™s 29-yard field goal as time expired, and the Atlanta Falcons defeated the mistake-prone New Orleans Saints 27-25.

Saintsโ€™ Thomas out for season after setback; Hill practices

New Orleans Saints two-time All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas says he wonโ€™t play this season because of complications related to ankle surgery last summer.

Saints lose Jameis Winston to "significant" knee injury

Jameis Winston and Sam Darnold got hurt running the ball and kicker Chris Boswell was injured throwing it.

Saints overcome Winston injury, top Buccaneers 36-27

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Saints enter Carolina game without 8 assistant coaches

The New Orleans Saints will have eight coaches unable to attend Sundayโ€™s road game against the Panthers because of positive COVID-19 tests.

Payton: Saints to spend Week 3 at TCU, then return home.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the club has decided to continue practicing at TCU next week in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4.

Bucs, Chiefs start season in top 2 spots in AP Pro32 poll

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on top of the first AP Pro32 poll of the season.

AP source: 6 Saints coaches have positive COVID-19 tests

Two people familiar with the situation say six unidentified members of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff, one player and another employee have tested positive for COVID-19.

Payton: Saints planning up to a month away from New Orleans

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the team is investigating the possibility of remaining in the Dallas area for up to a month and opening its regular season against Green Bay in the Cowboysโ€™ home stadium.

Saints working 500 miles from home after displaced by Ida

The New Orleans Saints are at the home of another NFL team after being displaced by Hurricane Ida.

AP source: Saints name Jameis Winston Week 1 starting QB

A person familiar with the decision says the Saints have selected Jameis Winston to succeed Drew Brees as starting quarterback for their regular season opener against Green Bay on Sept. 12.

Saints want Gardner-Johnson ruffling receivers, within rules

The Saints donโ€™t want the NFLโ€™s renewed emphasis on punishing unsportsmanlike behavior to squelch C.

Saints' Robinson retires, further thinning cornerback ranks

Saints veteran cornerback Patrick Robinson is retiring despite being a candidate for a starting job.

Saints arms race: Winston vs Hill in bid to succeed Brees

Jameis Winston says making better decisions with the football doesn't mean adopting a mentality that favors short throws.

Lower-round QBs face long odds to make it in NFL

History dictates that itโ€™s likely at least a couple of the five first-round quarterbacks wonโ€™t fulfill the hopes of the teams that drafted them.

Jones, Smith, Harris reconnect at Alabama's pro day No. 2

Patrick Surtain II and Mac Jones had the spotlight at Alabama's Pro Day, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)DeVonta Smith was there for quarterback Mac Jones once again, this time it was at Alabama's latest pro day. โ€œHe didn't have to do that,โ€ Jones told the SEC Network, which aired the pro day. 'โ€Jones showcased his arm strength a week after participating in the Crimson Tide's first pro day. โ€œMac was just on me like, โ€˜Bro, come catch, come catch, come catch,โ€™โ€ Smith told the network.

Winston re-joins Saints for 2021 after Brees retirement

(AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)NEW ORLEANS โ€“ The New Orleans Saints are bringing back quarterback Jameis Winston on a one-year contract. Brady led the Buccaneers to the franchise's second Super Bowl victory while Winston served as a backup for the NFC South Division champion Saints. Winston played only sparingly in his first season in New Orleans, even when Brees missed four games with rib and lung injuries. In all, Winston appeared in four regular season games for New Orleans, completing 7-of-11 passes for 75 yards. โ€œOne thing Iโ€™m really excited to learn โ€” the most exciting thing โ€” the way this quarterback room functions,โ€ Winston said last April.

Record-setting Saints QB Brees announces retirement at 42

It marked the second straight season Brees had to miss part of a season with an injury after missing just one game because of injury in the previous 13. Saints coach Sean Payton said Brees had plenty of other injuries or ailments during his Saints tenure, but willed himself to play through them whenever possible. AdThe storm had forced the Saints to play all of their 2005 games outside New Orleans, and the Saints finished that season 3-13. That would be the first of nine seasons in which Brees led the Saints to the playoffs. Indeed, the hallmarks of Breesโ€™ career have been his decision-making, timing and accuracy.

Gutsy or insane? Depends on the outcome of tough calls

โ€œMy coaches were on board, they all did a great job with the spot, with the calls, everything โ€” they were spot-on. It was a great job.โ€That play is part of a pick-6 of great jobs โ€” and great flops โ€” with gutsy calls. PHILLY SPECIALThe Eagles led New England by three points approaching halftime in the Super Bowl for the 2017 season. Philadelphia went on to win its first Super Bowl. The Packers then won their second Super Bowl.

Saints' Brees sees playoff clash with Brady's Bucs as fate

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts after a touchdown by Alvin Kamara in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)NEW ORLEANS โ€“ Drew Brees periodically discusses his long, extraordinary NFL journey in terms of fate and destiny. โ€œOther than that, thereโ€™s not a lot of bad aboutโ€ the Saints, Brady said. I think the quarterback-receiver relationship is really important.โ€Still, no defense has had more success against Brady this season than the Saints. The Saints gained 2,265 yards rushing during the regular season and added another 123 yards in their playoff opener against Chicago's formidable front.

Curious calls by Sean Payton, Jon Gruden highlight Week 16

Letโ€™s start with:PAYTONโ€™S PLANOn Christmas night, Saints running back Alvin Kamara tied a 91-year-old NFL record by rushing for six touchdowns in a 52-33 wipeout of the Minnesota Vikings. โ€œI was thinking about our best play there,โ€ Payton explained afterward. Payton wasnโ€™t talking about Neversโ€™ record six TD runs. โ€œA lot of these players โ€” Iโ€™d say most of these players โ€” have no idea how good Gale Sayers was,โ€ said Payton. โ€œIt was a great moment.โ€Brees said Payton mentioned Sayersโ€™ mark before the Saintsโ€™ last touchdown drive.

Kamaraโ€™s 6 TDs tie NFL record; Saints beat Vikings 52-33

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) breaks free past Minnesota Vikings cornerback Cameron Dantzler (27), outside linebacker Eric Wilson (50) and defensive end D.J. He finished with a career-high 155 yards rushing to help New Orleans beat the Minnesota Vikings 52-33 on Friday and clinch a fourth straight NFC South title. He has since set Saints records for rushing TDs in a season with 16 and total TDs with 21 (he has five receiving). It would be 8-yard gain, 7-yard gain.โ€The Saints (11-4) never punted, and set a record of yards gained in a game by a Vikings opponent with 583. New Orleans' 264 yards rushing were the most by a Vikings opponent in Zimmer's seven seasons.

Payton: Saints plan to start Brees against Chiefs

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, right, speak with quarterback Drew Brees (9) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)NEW ORLEANS โ€“ Saints record-setting quarterback Drew Brees โ€œlooked goodโ€ in his first practices since returning from rib fractures and a punctured lung, and is slated to start against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, coach Sean Payton said. Even before Brees' injury, Hill would intermittently take snaps under center to provide New Orleans' with a change-of-pace, read-option QB. Payton said Brees would be wearing a protective vest over his torso, but the coach dismissed the idea that the Saints were rushing the 41-year-old QB back from injury. โ€œWe wouldnโ€™t be playing him if he wasnโ€™t healthy and able to function and feeling good and recovered,โ€ Payton said.

AP source: Saints' Brees has rib fractures, collapsed lung

(AP Photo/Butch Dill)NEW ORLEANS โ€“ Drew Brees has been diagnosed with multiple rib fractures and a collapsed right lung, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday. Brees' injuries, which were first reported by ESPN, are expected to sideline the quarterback for multiple weeks. Saints coach Sean Payton said Monday he would not comment on any injuries before the first required injury report of this week on Wednesday. Street got a clean shot on Brees, de-cleated the quarterback and came down hard on the right side of Brees' torso. โ€œIn my humble opinion, saw really one flagrant hit worthy of personal foul and that was the hit on Tre'Quan,โ€ Payton said.

Will Lutz makes field goal in OT, Saints beat Bears 26-23

The Bearsโ€™ Cairo Santos made a 51-yard field goal at the end of regulation to force the extra period. He came through with his fourth field goal on a windy day, sending the Bears (5-3) to their second straight loss. โ€œMy gut, weโ€™re on the field and I feel like we can kick a field goal at that distance without risking any ball-security issues,โ€ Payton said. Marshon Lattimore then intercepted Nick Foles, leading to a tiebreaking field goal by Lutz. After the Saints went three-and-out, Chicago tied it with 13 seconds left on Santosโ€™ field goal into the wind.

NFL threatening suspensions for maskless sideline personnel

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden celebrates after defeating the New Orleans Saints in an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)The NFL is threatening teams with possible suspensions for sideline personnel, including coaches, who do not properly wear face coverings during the pandemic. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, Troy Vincent, who oversees NFL football operations, told the 32 teams Wednesday that โ€œaccountabilityโ€ is required on the sidelines. โ€œWe will continue to address lack of compliance with accountability measures that may also include suspensions of persons involved, and/or the forfeiture of a draft choice(s),โ€ Vincent wrote. โ€œAs you know, the game-day protocols agreed to with the NFLPA require that coaches and other non-player personnel wear appropriate face coverings at all times on the field and in the coachesโ€™ booths.

AP source: Gruden, Payton fined for not wearing masks

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden celebrates after defeating the New Orleans Saints in an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)LAS VEGAS โ€“ Two more NFL head coaches and their teams have been fined for not wearing masks on the sideline. A person with knowledge of the punishment said Tuesday that Jon Gruden of the Raiders and Sean Payton of the Saints were each fined $100,000 for not wearing masks on the sideline on Monday night. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league wasnโ€™t announcing specific fines, said the teams were also fined $250,000 for the infractions. NFL Network and ESPN first reported the fines for Gruden and Payton.

Unmasked: NFL fines coaches, teams for not covering faces

(AP Photo/Don Wright)NFL coaches thumbed their collective โ€” and exposed โ€” noses at the NFLโ€™s mask mandate in Week 2. More coaches and clubs can expect similar punishments as the memo last week from Troy Vincent, who oversees the leagueโ€™s football operations, was largely ignored throughout the weekend. Players, who, like the coaches, are subject to daily COVID-19 tests, are exempt from the face covering requirements. Some coaches such as Belichick, McDaniels and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wore their masks or gaiters over their mouths but not noses. Others such as Carroll, Spagnuolo and Fangio wore their face coverings around their chins or necks, exposing both their mouths and noses.

AP source: NFL fines 3 coaches, clubs for unmasked coaches

(AP Photo/Don Wright)A person with knowledge of the punishment tells The Associated Press that at least three NFL head coaches have been fined $100,000 for violating the leagueโ€™s rules that they wear face coverings on the sideline. More fines could be coming as several other coaches violated the league's rules requiring coaches to wear coverings over their mouths and noses at all times. Gruden wore his face mask like a chin strap and Payton wore his gaiter like a turtleneck. If the fines, which were earlier reported by ESPN and NFL Network, prove ineffective, the league could hand out stronger discipline. ___Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton___More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL

NFL to use advisory committee to avoid conflicts of interest

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president, speaks to the media during the owners meetings in Key Biscayne, Fla. The NFL will consult an advisory committee made up of former coaches, general managers and players on such issues as postponing, moving or even canceling games this season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Vincent said Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 that the advisers, who will report to Commissioner Roger Goodell, will help avoid any inequities in those decisions. Vincent did not identify any members of the panel, saying he was awaiting their approval to do so. Dr. Allen Sills, the league's chief medical officer, noted that setting firm schedules for anything during the pandemic is foolhardy.

Doug Pederson says he feels great, has no COVID-19 symptoms

PHILADELPHIA Eagles coach Doug Pederson says he feels great and has no symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus. Im very fortunate.The 52-year-old Pederson enters his fifth season as Philadelphias head coach. I think one of the things Ive learned this offseason is, I can still run the team virtually, Pederson said. The list is for players who either test positive or have been exposed to someone who has. Pederson is the second NFL head coach known to test positive.

Saints' Payton: More 'live' football planned this preseason

NEW ORLEANS Saints coach Sean Payton prefers not to use the term training camp to describe how hes trying to prepare his club for this pandemic-altered NFL season. So, were going to approach it differently, Payton said Wednesday, noting that one big change would be more scrimmaging and other live scenarios during practices. You have to, at some point, play football if youre getting ready to play a football game.The Saints have a history of finding undrafted rookie free agents who become regular contributors. The Saints went 13-3 that season and set an NFL record for offensive yards in a season with 7,474. Players wont be in pads until Aug. 17, Payton said, but added, well be in full pads every day that were allowed.

Woods, Manning win a TV charity match as good as real thing

Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match that made it easy to forget the rest of his swings. Tiger Woods didn't miss a fairway and earned a small measure of revenge against Phil Mickelson. In the second and final charity match that brought live golf to TV, this exhibition was as entertaining as the real thing. Woods lagged a long birdie putt close enough that his partner, Peyton Manning, didn't have to putt. Woods shot 75 that day.

Drew Brees having surgery on injured right hand

She's spending the day, or much of it, with her husband Drew at a Los Angeles hospital, where the New Orleans Saints quarterback is having surgery on his injured thumb. Saints head coach Sean Payton said Wednesday morning that the team doesn't plan to put the future Hall of Famer on the injured reserve list. Only two players on the injured reserve list who are designated to return can be brought back during the season, but only after eight weeks. Russell Wilson, the starting quarterback for the Seahawks, tweeted a video at Brees. Brees has been the team's starting quarterback since 2006 and led them to their only Super Bowl title in 2010.

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