Be sure to check back later for a story detailing the Saints' 2011 schedule. All NFL team schedules are to be revealed at 6:00 CST. Let's hope these games actually happen.
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Three New Orleans Saints players ranked among top 100 in NFL: links | NOLA.com
CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco ranks quarterback Drew Brees and guards Carl Nicks and Jahri Evans among top 100 NFL players
Hawaii’s Alex Green Next RB To Meet With The New Orleans Saints " Who Dat Dish | A New Orleans Saints Blog
The New Orleans Saints are meeting with another running back prospect a week before the draft in Hawaii's Alex Green
New Orleans Saints Video: Quality defensive players available in NFL Draft to boost Black & Gold
The lockout needs to end, for Darren Sharper’s sake | ProFootballTalk
Like so many other athletes whose physical skills are beginning to erode, veteran NFL safety Darren Sharper apparently wants to stay in the spotlight after he retires via one of the various seemingly money-for-nothing professions.
NFL Draft: 10 best and worst of the New Orleans Saints -- No. 4 worst pick | NOLA.com
Continuation in a series leading up to this year's draft
2011 NFL DRAFT:
Quintin Mikell is boycotting the draft | ProFootballTalk
Plenty of fans have expressed to us a desire to boycott all TV coverage of the 2011 NFL draft. At least one NFL player has decided to just that. "I usually am [a big NFL Draft guy], but I won’t be watching it this year," Eagles safety Quintin Mikell told Tim McManus of PhillySportsDaily.
2011 mock draft, take four | ProFootballTalk
24. Saints: Jabaal Sheard, defensive end, Pittsburgh. Many draftniks wrote off Sheard after a relatively under-the-radar college career that included one off-the-field incident. The character concerns are overblown, however, and the 2010 Big East Defensive Player of the Year will be an impact rusher in Gregg Williams’ up-tempo defense.
Colts, Patriots, Saints kick the tires on Andy Dalton - Peter King - SI.com
On March 18, New England offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien flew to Fort Worth to work out TCU quarterback Andy Dalton.
Wide receivers A.J. Green, Julio Jones set themselves apart heading into the NFL draft | NOLA.com
Position breakdown leading up to the NFL draft
A closer look at tight ends for the NFL draft | NOLA.com
Bios on the top guys
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It's schedule day in the NFL - NFC South Blog - ESPN
My guess -- and this is only a guess -- is that the New Orleans Saints will get the Thursday night game to open the season against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. It makes too much sense not to have the last two Super Bowl champions open the season against one another. I’ll also guess the Saints get two other prime-time games.
Panthers will have NFL's hardest schedule - NFC South Blog - ESPN
The National Football League is releasing its regular-season schedule Tuesday night, but we already know the Carolina Panthers will play the league’s toughest schedule.
NFC South shut out of CB Power Rankings - NFC South Blog - ESPN
The ESPN.com Power Rankings for cornerbacks are out and the NFC South has been shut out.
Seahawks want to trade out of the first round | ProFootballTalk
Seahawks G.M. John Schneider will enter next Thursday with the 25th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. But he sounds like a man who would like to avoid making a pick on Thursday altogether. "Personally, I’d like to move back," Schneider said Monday.
NFL, players resume court-ordered negotiations | Saints | 2theadvocate.com — Baton Rouge, LA
Who can gain from lengthy lockout? - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Pat thinks the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons belong on any list of teams that might benefit from a lengthy lockout.
Random NFC South thoughts, notes - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Some random thoughts and a couple of notes on a Monday evening. Watching Roddy White run wild on Twitter makes me wish the technology had been invent
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