By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune
The two most prominent names remaining on the New Orleans Saints’ list of unsigned free agents are fullback Heath Evans and safety Darren Sharper.
Coach Sean Payton confirmed on Sunday that the team plans to part ways with Evans after signing fullback Korey Hall in free agency. Sharper, meanwhile, said he’s not close to a decision yet on where he’ll play in 2011. He said the Saints are still a possibility but he’s “ready to play for any contender.”
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By ANDY BENOIT
Perhaps no higher compliment was paid to this organization than the collective silence that ensued after the Saints traded a 2012 first-round pick and a 2011 second-rounder to move up and draft Alabama running back Mark Ingram 28th over all. This was a move that seemed to make little sense. The Saints already had two good runners in Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory. The former had just signed a four-year, $12 million contract and the latter was an undrafted second-year pro with a sub-$500,000 salary each of the next two years.
Some thought the Ingram pick was a sign that New Orleans would be cutting ties with Reggie Bush (Bush himself posted a goodbye on Twitter right after the pick). But equating Ingram to Bush is like equating South Dakota to Hawaii: they’re both states, but the similarities end there. Ingram is a bowling-ball-like inside runner; Bush is essentially a gadget player who sometimes takes handoffs.
By Pat Yasinskas
The New Orleans Saints have signed veteran center Olin Kreutz, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Interesting move, but not surprising because it kind of fits how the Saints do business. They let veteran center Jonathan Goodwin depart via free agency. They had prepared for that by drafting Matt Tennant last year.
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By James Varney, The Times-Picayune
After the Saints first full-pads practice Thursday evening, Coach Sean Payton was asked about those perennial battles that stamp training camps everywhere — the heralded rookie coming in with a starter’s job in his cross hairs.
By James Varney, The Times-Picayune
Saints Coach Sean Payton said center Olin Kreutz, the 13-year veteran New Orleans signed Friday turned down higher paying offers from other teams.
The attraction, Payton made clear but left unsaid, was a shot at winning a Super Bowl. Kreutz joined general manager Mickey Loomis to watch the Saints practice Thursday evening and what he saw was worth more than more dollars somewhere else, according to Payton.
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