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Saints News, 6/13/14: NFL, Saints Push New Argument Regarding Graham Grievance

From Mike Florio at PFT: "With the Graham grievance moving to formal arbitration, the NFL and the Saints need to make strong, forceful arguments to support their view that Graham is a tight end. After all, if Graham wins Commissioner Roger Goodell and/or Saints owner Tom Benson may have some pointed questions for whoever it was that failed to account for the evolution of the tight end position when signing off on the formula for determining a franchise player’s appropriate tender." See below for links to the article.

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Saints News

New Orleans Saints' Jimmy Graham a franchise tight end, clearly not a wide receiver | Larry Holder | NOLA.com
Jimmy Graham wasn't a top 'wide receiver' when defended by cornerbacks in 2013

NFL, Saints push new argument regarding Graham grievance | ProFootballTalk
With Jimmy Graham's grievance approaching, the NFL and/or the Saints apparently have been trying to make their case for Graham to be considered a tight end, not a receiver, for franchise-tag purposes by leaking quotes and other information to the media.

NFL strident about Graham grievance | ProFootballTalk
Here's a shock.  The NFL feels very strongly about its position in the Jimmy Graham grievance. When it comes to legal matters, the league rarely lacks in confidence.  And for good reason; the league rarely loses. That said, the NFL easily could lose the Graham case.

Luke McCown discusses competition with Ryan Griffin, trash-talking brother Josh McCown | Video | NOLA.com
Saints QB Luke McCown vying for backup job

Saints free to sex it up, says Sean Payton - SBNation.com
"I'm okay with whatever they've been doing," said the Saints head coach.

Kenny Stills building off breakout rookie year - ESPN
METAIRIE, La. -- On Thursday I wrote about both New Orleans Saints receiver Marques Colston's improved health and the opportunity that receiver Nick T

Scouting report for the final three weeks of ’14 regular season | The Saints Nation

Healthy Colston gives Brees a big target | New Orleans Saints | The Sun Herald
METAIRIE, La. -- Don't expect Marques Colston to start dancing, now that his foot issues are in the past.

Saints’ Junior Galette still motivated by his humble NFL beginnings | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA
You never have to remind Saints outside linebacker Junior Galette who he is, where he came from or where he’s going. He carries the all-enc…

Saints reserve Rufus Johnson says he’s ready to answer the call | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA
Rufus Johnson Jr. was in a hospital in early January, waiting for his daughter to be born, when he received the best news of his young NFL …

Saints rookie WR Brandin Cooks balancing school, playbook | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA
Rookie wide receiver Brandin Cooks has pulled double duty this week, completing his junior year at Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon, and g…

Sean Payton talks about the final day of minicamp
Quotes from Sean Payton's press conference after practice on Thursday, June 2, 2014

New Orleans Saints host three community groups at 2014 Minicamp presented by Verizon
The groups were the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana, LA National Guard and other service members and Magnolia Adult School

Brandin Cooks learning New Orleans Saints offense 'online' - ESPN

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints will finally get their first-round draft pick back this weekend. With Oregon State's academic year coming to

Minicamp observations: Offense rallies late - New Orleans Saints Blog - ESPN
METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints' first-string defense had the edge over the offense for most of Thursday’s final minicamp practice, led

Goodwin glad to be back with Saints, 'never wanted to leave' | wwltv.com New Orleans

METAIRIE – Jonathan Goodwin never sold his house outside New Orleans when he left the Saints to sign as a free agent with San Francisco in 2011. And the veteran center never deleted Saints’ general manager Mickey Loomis’ number from his phone either.

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NFL News

Chiefs release cornerback Brandon Flowers | ProFootballTalk
Brandon Flowers wasn't around for Chiefs OTAs. And now he won't be around for any other activities either. The Chiefs announced they had released the high-priced cornerback Friday afternoon. Flowers was scheduled to make a $5.

All signs point to Manziel starting Week One | ProFootballTalk
Congratulations, Johnny Football a/k/a Johnny Cleveland a/k/a Johnny Vegas a/k/a Johnny Padres.  Not only have you leapfrogged future Hall of Famer (not really) Tyler Thigpen but you also have narrowed the gap with Brian Hoyer. What a surprise. Just a few weeks ago, Browns G.M.

Lions give up on Chris Houston | ProFootballTalk
The cornerback position in Detroit continues to be a glaring weakness for the team.  It became even more glaring on Friday, when the Lions gave up on cornerback Chris Houston. Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the team issued a statement announcing that they have moved on from Houston.

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Video

VIDEO: Stanley Jean-Baptiste talks about Saints minicamp
New Orleans Saints rookie cornerback Stanley Jean-Baptiste spoke with the media Thursday following the conclusion of the Saints' three-day minicamp.

VIDEO: Curtis Lofton talks about Saints minicamp
New Orleans Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton talked about the Saints minicamp on Thursday.

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