Fleur-de-Links, April 13: Saints pick up Peat’s fifth year option

Word on the Street

Saints pick up Andrus Peat's fifth-year option on rookie deal | theadvocate.com
The New Orleans Saints have picked up the fifth-year option on Andrus Peat's rookie deal, according to NFLPA records, making Peat the first rookie taken in the 2015 draft to be locked up through the end of his deal.

Draft breakdown: Selecting an offensive lineman early could pay off for Saints | Saints | theadvocate.com
The New Orleans Saints could justify drafting a player at nearly every position. In the days leading up to the draft, we will evaluate each of those positions and make

Saints receiver Cameron Meredith expects to be ready to play Week 1 | NOLA.com
Meredith will give the Saints another weapon on offense

Saints owner Gayle Benson says she will 'own and operate this franchise until my death' in letter to NFL owners | theadvocate.com
Gayle Benson doesn't plan on going anywhere.

Lagniappe

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Report: Cleveland Browns to give ex-Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry 5-year, $75.5 million deal - Sun Sentinel
Report has ex-Miami Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry getting $75.5 million deal, with a massive $47 million of it guaranteed.

49ers' Failure to Promptly Drop Reuben Foster Is Just Another NFL Travesty | Bleacher Report
Someday, the NFL will progress beyond Step 1 in its handling of domestic violence. Someday, NFL executives and owners will stop talking out both sides of their mouths about character and team culture ...