TWEETS:
Brian McCarthy @NFLprguy#NFL preseason national TV sked & week-by-week games announced tmrw afternoon. Reg season sked later this month
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefterSean Payton's agent, Don Yee, said he heard from NFL today and they're trying to schedule appeal with upcoming holiday weekend in mind.
New Orleans Saints @Saintscheck out @Pierre_Thomas in the new Saints uniform by @Nike http://pic.twitter.com/GmPVMpgs
Chase Daniel @ChaseDanielCrazy storms here in Dallas & Tarrant County! Take cover if you're in Arlington right now.
Thomas Morstead @thomasmorsteadJust met @mcuban outside my place in #NewOrleans haha Nothing surprises me down here... #WHODAT
Will Smith @iWillSmithWhat y'all think about the new NIKE uniform?
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanforaStatement from Don Yee, Sean Payton's agent: "We've just heard from the league office today for the first time, and at the moment ...
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanforaMore: "we are trying to schedule a mutually convenient time for the proceedings to occur, particularly given the upcoming" holidays
Jermon Bushrod @j_bushrod7475Jus passed low dark clouds in Alabama that were close to the ground... Did not look good
JUNIOR GALETTE @JuniorG93That Workout Was VICIOUS Thanx To TOM JOHNSON time for a VICIOUS Massage Then Nap #NuLa! #whodatnation #saints
Saints Sideline @SaintsSidelinehttp://NFL.com: Saints' Thomas says Bill Parcells would be good fit for team http://bit.ly/HGmmQC
Mark Ingram @Mark_Ingram28Guess everyone gon b throwin them gloves up now! Everyone know where tht started tho!!! http://pic.twitter.com/fT7lznxS
Charlie Lundy @Charlie_LundyJust saw heisman trophy winner @Mark_Ingram28 drop of his boy at Pensacola airport in his murdered out Denali.
Jimmy Graham @TheJimmyGrahamFired Up for my upcoming football Camp at Tulane. Still have spots check out my website for details http://www.theJimmygraham.com
Pierre Thomas @Pierre_ThomasI'm ready for the season!! who dat!!! http://pic.twitter.com/zTVnJq7U
Lance Moore @LanceMoore16What do people think about our new unis???
Jermon Bushrod @j_bushrod7475Everyone says they love the gloves... They are way better in person
New Orleans Saints @SaintsThe new @Nike gloves seem to be what Saints fans are most excited about: http://twitpic.com/955kev
Chase Daniel @ChaseDanielThe @usnikefootball new NFL jerseys are awesome, but I'm looking forward to the workout & everyday gear they have for us! #Nikelaunch
Grandmaster Wang @moosedeniedShocker! Dunc points out yet again fans dont know shit RT @JeffDuncanTP Any1 who thought Saints would jazz up unis knows nothing abt Benson
Grandmaster Wang @moosedeniedStunning lack of #nWo logo on them there Saints unies. #nikeWorldorder
Scott Shanle @scottshanleRT @darrenrovell: New Nike Jerseys For @Saints: http://say.ly/xND1GyB.C.....what u think saints fans? Collar is weird I think
cameron jordan @camjordan94So dang tired how's that even possible I fell asleep at 11 woke up at 8... So tired from the trip last week I guess
JUNIOR GALETTE @JuniorG93IF U LOVE THE $$$ THEN PREPARE TO DIEEE FOR IT.....I NEED 15 SACKS THIS YEAR OR BETTER...'13 SUPERBOWL CHAMPS WORKOUT TIMEEEE #WHODAT #NuLa
Malcolm Jenkins @MalcolmJenkinsGot a nice lil workout in today... Itching to get back to some football and stop driving @bellameaux crazy lol
SAINTS LINKS:
New Orleans Saints will play at Tennessee in Week 4 of preseason - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
The rest of the preseason schedule should be out soon
Roger Goodell to hear appeals of New Orlenas Saints suspended over bounty program by end of week - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he expects to hear the appeals of Saints coach Sean Payton and other New Orleans officials suspended for playing a part in the teams bounty program by the end of the week. Roger Goodell to hear appeals of New Orlenas Saints suspended over bounty program by end of week
Robert Griffin III turning down Colts workout is much ado about nothing - Peter King - SI.com
Chuck, if I may speak for the fans down south, I don't think the problem is with the Saints being sanctioned significantly. I think the problem comes with the severity of the sanction. No coach in NFL history has ever been suspended for a year for violating league rules. Bill Belichick got zero games for Spygate, and Sean Payton gets 16 for the bounty scandal. It seems over the top to me. As I've written, I think eight games would have been fair.
Saints columnist says GM Mickey Loomis is too weak | wwltv.com New Orleans
Gannett Louisiana sports reporter Glenn Guilbeau visited the 4th Down on 4 set Sunday night and weighed in on the Saints’ pay for performance scandal.
Fans say going after players in bounty scandal makes no sense | wwltv.com New Orleans
The NFL is scheduled to hold hearings later this week on the appeals that Coach Sean Payton and other Saints officials have filed.
Payton, Loomis' appeal meeting with NFL pushed back | wwltv.com New Orleans
Saints Head Coach Sean Payton will not meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Tuesday, according to an overnight tweet from Adam Schefte
New Orleans Saints 2012 Nike Football Uniform
Saints Nation: History with the Saints' First Pick, 89th Overall | April
New Orleans Saints new Nike uniforms - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
They were unveiled this morning. What do you think?
Jim Rome brings 'Sports. News. Smack.' to CBS Sports Network | NOLA.com
"Anyone who they hire (as interim head coach), I think it's going to be weird," he said. "It’s going to be weird not having Sean Payton around, because he's such a forceful presence. He’s certainly the soul, the face of the franchise, along with Drew Brees. Just not having him there pushing all the buttons and motivating everybody is really weird.
Goodell won’t protest Saints naming Parcells interim coach - New Orleans Saints - SunHerald.com
NEW YORK -- While NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is deciding on punishment for players and listening to appeals in the Saints’ bounty case, he says he won’t stand in the way if New Orleans asks Bill Parcells to take over as interim coach.
N.F.C. South Team Needs - NYTimes.com
With few glaring needs to take care of, the Saints can afford another luxury pick offensively.
Sedrick Ellis of the Saints says "truth will come out" on bounties | ProFootballTalk
"You can’t believe everything you hear on TV, man," Ellis said. "You can’t believe everything that [comes] out in the media. I’m sure it’ll work itself out, and the truth will come out in the end."
Saints fans still standing by our team: A letter to the editor | NOLA.com
Now is not the time to bail on the Saints. They deserve our support, and they need it more than ever.
Who Dat Nation can survive the NFL sanctions on the New Orleans Saints: A letter to the editor | NOLA.com
If anyone, any team, any city can get past this travesty of justice, then it is our city that can do it.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should show Saints fans grace: A letter to the editor | NOLA.com
Concerning the story quoting Commissioner Goodell as basically "seeking integrity for the NFL," we have indeed received lots of integrity and justice from his office, but little "grace."
NFL.com Blogs " Blog Archive Monday’s free-agent visit and tryout roundup "
Saints: DB Kelvin Hayden.
LAGNIAPPE:
Joe Flacco thinks he’s "the best" quarterback in football | ProFootballTalk
"I assume everybody thinks they’re a top-five quarterback," Flacco told WNST in Baltimore, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "I mean, I think I’m the best. I don’t think I’m top five, I think I’m the best. I don’t think I’d be very successful at my job if I didn’t feel that way. I mean, C’mon? That’s not really too tough of a question. But that doesn’t mean that things are gonna work out that way. It just means that that’s the way it is, that’s the way I feel it is, and that’s the way I feel it should be."