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TWEETS:
Gabe Feldman @SportsLawGuy Before last lockout ended,owners celebrated deal while plyrs claimed they hadn't even seen proposal.Let's hope they skip that part this time
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer The NFL hasn't ruled out having the real refs on the field for TNF. In fact, it's a motivator for them, b/c they want to avoid inequities.
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer So there's TNF, and this -- byes (IND, PIT) start this week. At this point, all 32 teams have 3 games w/replacements. Equality is important.
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer Also, the sides have been meeting since just before 10 a.m., so about six hours now. I'd bet it'll keep going for some time.
Johnny Patrick @JohnnyPatrick32\ We find time for way we want,Eliminate the negative things around you and being the positive things in. @Saints fans stay positive. We are!
New Orleans Saints @Saints Asked if Packers could be distracted this week with how the MNF game ended, Brees smiled & said "I hope so, but I doubt it"
New Orleans Saints @Saints Brees on playing in Lambeau Field on Sunday: “I relish the opportunity to go to places like that” #NOvsGB
New Orleans Saints @Saints Brees: "If replacement officials are calling the game Sunday so be it. We will play the game the same way"
The Angry Who Dat @angrywhodat Kromer: WE ARE TERRIBLE BECAUSE DISTRACTION AND TRAINING CAMP SUCKED AND DREW BREES IS A VAMPIRE AND SOLAR ECLIPSES, ALSO THE OFFENSIVE LINE
New Orleans Saints @Saints The Saints released WR Greg Camarillo and activated LB Ramon Humber from reserve/suspended list
New Orleans Saints @Saints Today's Saints Injury Report-> Did Not Practice: McBride (ankle), Hawthorne (hamstring), Casillas (neck)
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter Fran Tarkenton said on Fox News that Broncos LB Joe Mays, who had a Van Gogh hit on Matt Schaub, "should have been suspended for one year."
The Angry Who Dat @angrywhodat Fans hate you too, Jeff RT @JeffDuncanTP: So complaints about NFL officiating will end forever now? Not a peep starting this weekend?
The Angry Who Dat @angrywhodat Seriously, Jeff Duncan, sportswriter, f***ing hates sports fans. I would be a petty, miserable s*** too.
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora There will be debate and back-and-forth about how close the NFL is to deal w/refs. And until its over, it ain't over. But...
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora Bottom Line: things would have to totally fall apart for replacement refs to work beyond Week 4, if in fact they're even on job come Sunday
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora League is not pursuing any discipline for any of the player Tweets following Monday night's officiating decision.
Jeremy Shockey @JeremyShockey You can't blame the replacement officials! It's a very hard job and the NFL knew that! The integrity of the game just took 2 steps back
Jeremy Shockey @JeremyShockey How Much bigger has Ed Hochuli gotten from this time off?? Only time will tell
DeMaurice Smith @DeSmithNFLPA Having done this before, everyone needs to wait until the ink is dry.
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer Asked NFLRA source about idea that deal is done -- "Absolutely false" ... But they're getting closer, have made plenty of progress.
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora Have yet to hear that a deal between NFL and the refs is complete. Certainly heading in that direction, getting close.
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer Here's our latest update on the officials: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000066367/article/nfl-nflra-come-to-agreement-on-issue-of-backup-officials … Agreement was reached on backup crews. Pension still needs work.
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REPORTS OF DEAL BEING REACHED BETWEEN NFL & NFLRA MAY BE PREMATURE:
EXCLUSIVE: The Stolen Texts From Roger Goodell's Phone | ProFootballMock.com
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NFL, referees still not close to deal; Ed Hochuli has prepped refs for immediate return - Peter King - SI.com
Ed Hochuli is perhaps the most famous of the National Football League's 121 regular officials, and if a new contract with the locked-out officials gets done within the next 24 hours, American football fans will owe him a debt of thanks -- because the prep work of Hochuli will be a key for the real refs to hit the ground running, starting with Sunday's 13 NFL games.
Aiello on NFLRA talks: “There is no such thing as close” | ProFootballTalk
So there’s no deal until there’s a deal. And, as of right now, there’s no deal.
Saints Nation: The Refs are Back, But Being a Saints Fan Still Sucks This Season | September
John Lynch says NFL “duped” FOX into going easy on replacements before Week One | ProFootballTalk
Per Lynch, the NFL called FOX before the season started and said, ‘We’re close to a deal, so take it easy on these guys.”
Game-deciding blown call was what it took to spur an agreement | ProFootballTalk
From the first day of the NFL's lockout of its officials, the conventional wisdom was that it would take a game-deciding blown call to spur the owners to get a deal done. And the conventional wisdom was right.
Report: NFL, regular refs close to a deal | wwltv.com New Orleans
A person familiar with the situation says the NFL and its locked-out officials have resumed talks in an attempt to resolve an impasse that has created a firestorm over the use of replacements refs.
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SAINTS BEGIN PREP FOR PACKERS/TRY TO SALVAGE SEASON:
Three New Orleans Saints players miss Wednesday's practice - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Linebacker David Hawthorne (hamstring), linebacker Jonathan Casillas (neck) and defensive end Turk McBride (ankle) were held out.
New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers: Week 4 scouting report - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Saints and Packers will play at Lambeau Field for second consecutive season
Packersnews.com | Green Bay Packers | Insiders Blog» NFL won’t fine Packers players
Greenbay WI News - Greenbaypressgazette.com is the home page of Green Bay WI with in depth and updated Green Bay local news. Stay informed with both Green Bay WI news as well as headlines and stories from around the world.
New Orleans Saints interim coach Aaron Kromer: team may not have handled distractions well - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
"There's a lot of reasons why," Kromer said. "It could be we didn't practice hard enough in training camp. Maybe we had too many distractions at times and didn't handle them correctly. We think we're handling them correctly. We say we are, and I want to say we are. My job is to make sure we are handling them in the correct way."
Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers didn't expect New Orleans Saints and the Packers to have such poor records - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Saints are 0-3, while Packers are 1-2
New Orleans Saints Press Conference September 26 - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Join the NOLA.com/Times-Picayune Saints coverage team for live updates from the New Orleans Saints press conference at the teams Airline Drive practice facility.
Woe and 3? Saints searching for answers | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA
METAIRIE — Drew Brees readily acknowledges he is an eternal optimist — and won’t buy into the notion that an 0-3 record is proof the Saints…
SAINTS-PACKERS SCOUTING REPORT | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA
WHEN: 3:25 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis. TV/RADIO: Fox/WTGE-FM, 100.7. RECORDS: Packers: 1-2; Saints: 0-3. LAST WE…
Saints can't afford another slow start | New Orleans Saints | The Sun Herald
Limit the Leaps
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MORE ON THE CHIEFS DEBACLE:
Is the Saints defense that complicated? Does it need to be? -- Gerry V | NOLA.com
What do the fans think?
From the Coach's Office: Saints-Chiefs Analysis
IMHO, every week the replacement officials call games, the more the NFL resembles the WWF.
Jamaal Charles runs away with AFC offensive player of the week | ProFootballTalk
Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles rushed for 233 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries in Kansas City's Week Three upset of the New Orleans Saints. Charles averaged over seven yards per rushing attempt, and chipped in 55 more yards on six catches.
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LAGNIAPPE:
Big Brother Power Rankings, Week 3: Saints Are in Danger of Getting the Boot | The Big Lead
New Orleans, Carolina, Tampa, Washington and St. Louis on the block this week.
Talent deficit biggest Saints problem Payton will have to fix
When he returns to the building at team headquarters after February's Super Bowl, suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton will get a hero's welcome.
Two former New Orleans Saints find new teams after being released
Two former New Orleans Saints find new teams after being released.
Former Saints defensive lineman Jeff Charleston signs with Buccaneers
Former Saints defensive lineman Jeff Charleston signs with Buccaneers.
How the New Orleans Saints got their colors - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
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