By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

March 25, 2010, 5:22PM

The NFL’s complete draft order has been set now that compensatory picks have been awarded to teams. The Saints don’t have a fifth-round pick after trading it last year to move up and select punter Thomas Morstead. They pick 32nd in every round.

That means the 32nd pick, the 64th pick, the 95th pick, 130th pick 201st pick and 239th pick. Here’s the complete seven-round breakdown for all teams.

By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

March 25, 2010, 4:39PM

New Orleans Saints free agent safety Darren Sharper still hasn’t taken any visits to any prospective new employers in free agency while he’s still recovering from a minor clean-up surgery on his left knee. But the All-Pro doesn’t seem to mind that the process has now dragged on for three weeks.

“Right now I am just concentrating on my rehab so I’m ready for OTAs (organized team activities) wherever I’m playing,” said Sharper, who has been splitting his rehab work between New Orleans and Miami

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“Who dat” with the largest penises in America?

New Orleans, D.C., & New Hampshire top the charts for penis size

Condomania announces the largest database of penis sizes on the planet: 27,000 men, 76 penis sizes

LOS ANGELES, March 3^rd, 2010 – New Orleans now has another reason to call itself “The Big Easy.” The home of this year’s Super Bowl champs has taken the top spot in Condomania’s ranking of U.S. cities by penis size!

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By Jaquetta White, The Times-Picayune

March 24, 2010, 9:23AM

Who Dat? Inc., the company that made a 1983 recording featuring the “Who Dat” chant associated with the New Orleans Saints football team, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Saints organization, the National Football League, the State of Louisiana and the Secretary of State. The suit claims that those parties have either directly or indirectly violated the company’s trademark.

The suit, filed in federal district court in Baton Rouge, says NFL Properties, LLC, New Orleans Saints LLC, the secretary of state of Louisiana and the state of Louisiana, “conspired to defraud” by interfering “with its prospective and other business relationships by engaging in a coordinated public effort to disseminate false information about Who Dat?, Inc. for the purpose of driving Who Dat?, Inc. out of business or making it impossible for Who Dat?, Inc. to continue to commercially use the ‘WHO DAT’ marks.”

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By James Varney, The Times-Picayune
March 24, 2010, 10:00AM

Saints coach Sean Payton and several of his colleagues in the NFL profession were irate Tuesday night at the way in which the league appeared to bend the rules and voted in changes to the overtime format for post-season games.

Traditionally, once proposals are made on Monday at the owners’ meeting, the idea germinates for more than a day and is subject to intense discussion prior to a Wednesday vote. But when the league decided suddenly and unexpectedly to hold the vote on overtime Tuesday, Payton and other coaches felt the fix was in.

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Pierre Thomas @ Ben & Jerrys

We were sent this from a Who Dat fan who saw Pierre Thomas today at a local Ben & Jerry’s in Metairie.
He was working behind the counter serving ice cream : )
They were having “free cone day” for the American Cancer Society. Nice to see the Saints supporting local business and great charities !

By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

March 23, 2010, 9:45PM

New Orleans Saints spokesman Greg Bensel confirmed that the team has decided not to match the Philadelphia Eagles’ contract offer to restricted free agent tailback Mike Bell, meaning he will no longer be a Saint as of Wednesday.

Bell signed a one-year, $1.7 million offer sheet with the Eagles last week, which included $500,000 guaranteed and a no-trade clause through Aug. 1. The Saints had one week to match the offer or let him go. They decided to let him walk, in part because they have a lot of money invested at the tailback position, which includes Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas and emerging third-year power back Lynell Hamilton.

Bell’s agent Josh Luchs said the move to Philadelphia will be “bittersweet” for the tailback, who resurrected his career with the Saints as a fourth-year pro in 2009.

“He has a lot of respect for the (Saints) organization and (Coach) Sean Payton and (General Manager) Mickey Loomis. He has a lot of gratitude for the opportunity they gave him. And he has a love affair with the fans there,” Luchs said. “But he has such a small window to capitalize on the window of opportunity to take his career that was resuscitated by the Saints to another level.”

By The Times-Picayune

March 23, 2010, 2:32PM

There’s been some buzz about New Orleans Saint Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian splitting up again. This afternoon, E! News, USA Today and TMZ are reporting that Reggie and Kim have indeed called it quits.

Supposedly, the couple agreed not to talk about it publicly and the split isn’t particularly nasty. The couple have dated since 2007 and throughout the Saints winning season Kim and her family were often seen in and around New Orleans.

Fans of Kim’s reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” may have to wait for the show to cover the break up as there’s been no official confirmation from either star’s rep.

With Julius Peppers gone from the Carolina Panthers, there’s room at the top of the NFC South. Who’s the best athlete in the division?

It’s Reggie Bush.

We’re not talking best player. That would be Drew Brees, and there are other guys out there who are better players than Bush or Peppers. We’re talking pure athleticism — speed, agility, etc.

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By James Varney, The Times-Picayune

March 23, 2010, 2:48PM

Orlando, Fla. — The NFL announced the awarding of “performance-based pay” bonuses Tuesday, a piece of the now-expired collective bargaining agreement with players that has doled out nearly $600 million over the last eight seasons.

Minnesota Vikings center John Sullivan got the highest award – $397,555 – while New Orleans Saints guard Carl Nicks was sixth with $317,313, according to league figures released at the NFL owners meeting in Orlando.

Performance-Based Pay is computed by using a “player index,” the league said.

“To produce the index, a player’s regular-season playtime (total plays on offense, defense and special teams) is divided by his adjusted regular-season compensation (full season salary, prorated portion of signing bonus, earned incentives).  Each player’s index is then compared to those of the other players on his team to determine the amount of his pay,” according to the announcement.

Since its induction, the Saints have two of the top 25 players on the bonus list. In sixth place is guard Jahri Evans, a 4th round pick in the 2006 draft, who has been awarded $782,363, while Nicks, taken in the fifth round of the 2008 draft, has earned $652,346, placing him 24th on the list.