A collection of headlines and news about the Saints and the NFL for Tuesday, July 29
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Saints safety Julian Blackmon was on Brandon Staley's radar for years. He finally has him.
When Julian Blackmon recorded his first interception in practice with the New Orleans Saints, there was no one more excited than defensive coordinator Brandon Staley. As soon as the safety picked off quarterback Jake Haener, Staley yelled: "I've waited five years for that!" It had been a long time coming.SEE MORE >>
Chris Olave showing no fear in his comeback: 'I'm not scared'
Chris Olave knows it's coming. He's waited nine months to get hit again on the football field. Nine months of waiting and wondering. No one was more excited to don pads Monday for the New Orleans Saints' first day of full-contact practice than Olave, the team's supremely talented fourth-year receiver. After nine months of meetings, doctor's visits, and consultation about his health and football future, Olave was in his element and back on the field, the place he feels most at home.SEE MORE >>
Can less become more for Saints RB Alvin Kamara? That may depend on the RB2 competition.
On his 30th birthday, Alvin Kamara watched from under the brim of a bucket hat as his New Orleans Saints went through a training camp practice. That it was his birthday was beside the point, but the early rest day was telling. Under coach Kellen Moore, the Saints are factoring load management into the equation with their veteran players. For Kamara in particular, that idea may leak into the regular season as well.SEE MORE >>
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Saints Training Camp 2025: Key Takeaways from Monday, July 28
Linebacker Demario Davis was back on the practice field Monday after an excused absence Sunday. Monday was the first practice in full pads for the New Orleans Saints, coming after the first four practices in helmets and shorts (shells). Saints defensive back and special teams stalwart J.T. Gray left the practice field with a trainer during a punt team drill and did not return to practice.SEE MORE >>
Meet the 2025 New Orleans Saints coaches: Brian Young
Brian Young enters his first season as the team's assistant defensive line coach and his 16th campaign as a valued member of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff. Young has worked with all of the club's front seven position groups after first breaking into the ranks as a coaching assistant in 2009 following the conclusion of a nine-year playing career and 124 games along the defensive line in the NFL.SEE MORE >>
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