New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and tight end Billy Miller are scheduled to team up again with former Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers linebacker Donnie Edwards for an upcoming USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to Turkey, Djibouti and the Persian Gulf. They will visit with the troops stationed there to talk with them, sign autographs and pose for photos.
This will be the fifth USO Tour for Brees and the third for Miller. The trio traveled together to Japan in 2008 and to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last year. Brees and Edwards went to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in 2007.
The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t expect to be selected as the season-opening opponent for the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints on Thursday night, Sept. 9, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Saints, who will host the nationally-televised season opener, are expected to learn their opponent next week.
The details of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ upcoming autobiography were released Wednesday. Brees will collaborate with author Chris Fabry on the book, which will be titled, “Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity.” It’s scheduled to be released July 6, 2010.
Tyndale House Publishers will publish the book, which will “chronicle the incredible comeback story not only of one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, but also the rebirth of a city and a team that many had all but written off.”
New Orleans Saints restricted free agent tailback Mike Bell agreed to the terms of an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Eagles, his agent Josh Luchs confirmed. If the Saints want to keep him, they have seven days to match the deal.
he Philadephia Eagles are reportedly holding a press conference tomorrow morning with Saints running back Mike Bell, a restricted free agent who is extending his visit with the Birds.
Citing an unnamed team sources, The Philadelphia Daily News and other outlets in the City of Brotherly Love are now reporting Bell is likely to sign an offer sheet from the Eagles. Bell, making his second off-season visit after a trip to Seattle, is also scheduled to visit with the Cleveland Browns.
The Saints would have the chance to match any offer made by the Eagles, who are seeking to shore up their running back roster after releasing Brian Westbrook. Should the Saints decline – and the fact they tendered Bell at the salary and compensation minimum indicates they would – the Eagles would owe no compensation because Bell was undrafted coming out of college.
New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove, a restricted free agent, will visit the Detroit Lions tonight and Tuesday, according to a league source.
The Saints would have the right to match any offer Hargrove might sign with another team. Or if they chose not to match an offer, they would receive a third-round draft pick as compensation — Hargrove’s original draft round.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. – Swing open the door to the athletic training facility owned by New Orleans Saints tight end Billy Miller, and it doesn’t take long to realize this is no run-of-the-mill gym.
There’s Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart running drop-back drills. There’s San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson lifting free weights. And there are maybe a dozen NFL hopefuls stretching before they continue preparation for pre-draft workouts later this month.
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