• Saints’ Sean Payton believes Buccaneers threw game to get Jameis Winston

    Saints’ Sean Payton believes Buccaneers threw game to get Jameis Winston

    When the Buccaneers signed future Hall of Famer Tom Brady, the Jameis Winston era in Tampa Bay officially ended. But Saints coach Sean Payton – his new HC – believes there only was a Winston era because the Bucs tanked to get him. “Heck, they lost a game on purpose to us at the end …
  • 2020 NFL schedule: 10 can’t-miss games

    2020 NFL schedule: 10 can’t-miss games

    Not since the days of creamsicle uniforms have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers been such a must-see. Tom Brady changing teams headlined the craziest offseason of player movement in NFL history and completely changed the lens through which the coming season is viewed. All the matchups have been known since the minute the 2019 regular season …
  • NFL Power Rankings post-draft: Chiefs dethroned, Tom Brady’s Buccaneers rise

    NFL Power Rankings post-draft: Chiefs dethroned, Tom Brady’s Buccaneers rise

    The Post’s league-wide NFL rankings have been shaken up by the NFL Draft, and the defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs have been dethroned. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue their rise, while Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots continue their slide. There is a Core Four of teams at the top, followed by …
  • Jameis Winston won’t be making much as Drew Bees’ Saints backup

    Jameis Winston won’t be making much as Drew Bees’ Saints backup

    Jameis Winston is taking a significant pay cut in the latest NFC South quarterback shakeup. According to ESPN, he is signing a one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Saints that includes up to $3.4 million in incentives. The contract is a substantial drop from the $46 million he earned through five years in Tampa Bay …
  • Tom Dempsey, former NFL kicker, dead from coronavirus at 73

    Tom Dempsey, former NFL kicker, dead from coronavirus at 73

    Tom Dempsey, who became a record-setting NFL placekicker for the New Orleans Saints despite being born without toes on his right foot, died Saturday after contracting the coronavirus, the team announced. He was 73. Dempsey had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia since 2012 and had been in hospice care for several days after …
  • Saints coach Sean Payton tests positive for Chinese virus

    Saints coach Sean Payton tests positive for Chinese virus

    New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton tested positive for coronavirus, Payton told ESPN. Payton is the first known person within the NFL to test positive for the virus. The 56-year-old received the result Thursday after taking the exam Monday. He’s experiencing fatigue at home but doesn’t have a fever or cough. “This is not …