Randall Gay News

Entering his first season in New Orleans in 2008, cornerback Randall Gay was expected by many to be the Saints "nickel back" last year.

Here is New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton's post-practice press conference from Monday.

Rookie center Alex Fletcher's career with the New Orleans Saints apparently ended before it ever really got started.

For newly signed Saints WR Paris Warren , 2007 was going to be a turning point in his pro career.

The Saints secondary has undergone more changes this offseason than any other position group on the team.

Sean Payton said he was caught a little by surprise when veteran linebacker Dan Morgan retired for a second time since signing with the Saints in 2008, but added the team has no immediate plans to seek out an additional linebacker.

In 2008 the New Orleans Saints' secondary was the weakest link of the team. All three of the Saints' 2008 starting corners, Mike Mckenzie, Randall Gay and Tracy Porter, spent games on the side lines... by Alex Rodriguez 2 28 reads Rankings/List In 2008 the New Orleans Saints' secondary was the weakest link of the team.

The Saints defense was an opportunistic bunch in the afternoon session of minicamp Saturday at the team's Metairie headquarters.

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This week has been a non-stop cram session for Saints rookie cornerback Malcolm Jenkins, who squeezed in three final exams and three final papers to finish school at Ohio State a week early.

If nothing else, the Saints' new-look defense will be diverse this season. They lined up in several formations over the course of their three-day minicamp, including a healthy amount of 3-4 alignments.

METAIRIE, La. For 13 years now, Darren Sharper has roamed the middle of the field from his safety position, acting as the last line of defense while developing a nose for the football.

Almost five months have gone by since the Saints tied a ribbon to an 8-8 season, and in one way, one thing remains the same.

Jabari Greer showed little interested in portraying himself as the savior of the New Orleans Saints' revamped secondary.

In part two of my "Three Up, Three Down" series, we'll take a quick look at the NFC.

Over the last few years we have had to watch while our beloved Saints D struggled and played inconsistent, they got run or passed on all while making us grimace, cuss at the TV and need an extra amount alcohol and pepto.

METAIRIE With a breeze cooling off and freshening up an increasingly more humid air, Malcolm Jenkins made a quick weather observation after going through the first of five rookie mini-camp practices at the Saints' Airline Drive training facility - New Orleans is hot, much hotter than his home state of New Jersey of Ohio where he played college ...

Though sometimes feeling out of place in the Saints' retooled secondary, Usama Young said he is welcoming the move from cornerback to free safety with open arms.

The New Orleans Saints will finally hit the practice field for the first time in 2009 this weekend when the rookies, first-year pros and tryout players get together for the rookie minicamp .

The Saints' defensive backfield has gone through a dramatic facelift recently, with new players crowding the depth chart at every position.