New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) scores against the Chicago Bears in Chicago Sunday, October 6, 2013. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

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The play of the day: Sean Payton and Steve Gleason leading the pregame chant!

Linebacker Scott Fujita signed a one-day contract with the New Orleans Saints on Monday while he was on a hiking expedition in the Andes Mountains. Fujita signed the deal so he could retire from the NFL as a member of the Saints.Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Saints

Jon Menges might be the most famous New Orleans Saints fan in the country right now. But he said he had no idea he would earn so much national notoriety and become a hero to the Who Dat Nation when he pulled off the priceless photo with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this week while wearing his “Free Sean Payton” T-shirt

Can you say TOUCHDOWN !!

St. Tammany Parish resident David Mancina has filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seeking damages in excess of $5 million on behalf of himself and 2012-13 New Orleans Saints season-ticket holders. The lawsuit is a response to the suspensions handed out to Saints players and coaches for their alleged participation in the Saints’ bounty program.

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By Pat Yasinskas

There was a very unique development in New Orleans on Monday.

Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who usually speaks to the media later in the week, called an audible. After consulting with the team’s director of public relations, Spagnuolo decided to speak to the media Monday.

I salute Spagnuolo for being a stand-up guy. He realizes that, in the eyes of a lot of fans and media, he is the scapegoat for the team’s 0-2 start. There might be some validity to that because the defense has been terrible in the first two games.

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Larry Holder, The Times-Picayune

New York – New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma emerged from a three-hour meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday afternoon with no decision reached regarding his suspension for his alleged participation in a bounty program with the Saints from 2009-11, Vilma said.

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