The NFL fined Saints defensive end Bobby McCray a total of $20,000 for two incidents involving unnecessary roughness against Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, according to an NFL.com report.
In the first quarter of the NFC championship game on Sunday, McCray delivered a blow to Favre after the quarterback had made a handoff to receiver Percy Harvin. Officials penalized the Saints 15 yards for the unnecessary roughness infraction. During the third quarter, McCray hit Favre in the knee area after he delivered a pass that was intercepted by linebacker Jon Vilma. The Saints were not penalized on the play.
Saints head coach Sean Payton today was asked to weigh in on the controversy over who can print “Who Dat.” The coach indicated he’s on the side of the businesses that sell “Who Dat”-emblazoned merchandise.
“The people who are running these small businesses, we’re fans of those people,” said Payton. “I don’t think anyone can own ‘Who Dat.'”
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, have found something to agree on: They both think the National Football League is out of bounds in claiming it has a trademark on “Who Dat.”
Vitter is challenging the National Football League to back down from its claims or sue him, while Melancon has launched an online petition for fans to express their displeasure.
Melancon says: “The NFL is claiming that they own the phrase ‘WHO DAT’ and are sending cease and desist letters to local stores making merchandise bearing the phrase.
This is incredibly heavy-handed — no one owns “WHO DAT” aside from the WHO DAT NATION!”
A fantastically edited video that will pump up the Who Dat Nation. By Who Dat Nation we mean the FANS not some large faceless billion dollar corporate bully.
After doing their best to knock Kurt Warner and Brett Favre into early retirements in the past two weeks, the New Orleans Saints defense has earned a reputation as the big, bad bully heading into Super Bowl XLIV.
But they know it won’t be as easy to disrupt Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who makes quick decisions and quick throws and avoids pressure as well as he does everything else. “He’s the least frequently sacked quarterback in the league, and has been, and does a great job of that, ” Saints Coach Sean Payton said of the four-time NFL MVP, who was sacked only 10 times in the regular season and a combined four times in playoff victories over Baltimore and the New York Jets — two of the most menacing defenses in the NFL
Count the National Football League among the growing members of Who Dat Nation. After all, they own the phrase — or so they say in cease and desist letters sent out to at least two local T-shirt retailers earlier this month.
In letters sent to Fleurty Girl and Storyville, the NFL ordered the retailers to stop selling a host of merchandise that it says violates state and federal trademarks held by the New Orleans Saints.
Among the long list of things the NFL says is off-limits without a licensing agreement are some obvious violations like the official logo of the Saints and the team’s name. But the one that stands out is “Who Dat.”
Win or lose, the city will honor the New Orleans Saints‘ Super Bowl run with a parade the Tuesday after the big game.
The Super Bowl is Feb. 7. The parade will be Feb. 9 in New Orleans.
The exact time and route have not been determined, but Mardi Gras organizer Barry Kern is working with Mayor Ray Nagin’s office to coordinate the event.
NEW ORLEANS — Of all the people you’d expect to see wearing a cute Burberry bucket hat, Jeremy Shockey isn’t one of them.
Jennifer Aniston, sure. Maybe some stick-figure fashion model guy from Finland. I’d even buy, say, George Karl wearing the plaid.
But Shockey? Never saw it coming.
Then again, nobody saw Shockey making a triumphant return to the Super Bowl. Not after the New York Giants put him in the recycle bin and had him, his injuries and his tabloid headlines shipped in mid-2008 to the New Orleans Saints for second- and fifth-round draft picks.
But here he is, standing in front of his locker with a smirk on his face and a designer bucket hat on his head. He still isn’t 100 percent healthy, but he’s 100 percent happy.
Who dat? Dat your starting tight end for the NFC champion Saints, dat who.
“I’ll be playing in this game, unlike the last one,” Shockey said. “It still hasn’t hit me. God works in mysterious ways, man. It’s a blessing to be part of this organization and this team.”
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