Zach Strief News

Right tackle Zach Strief offered the best way to explain the importance of Sean Payton's return this season to the Saints.

Roman Harper knows very well what it meant when the New Orleans Saints took Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft.

News Orleans Saints offensive tackle Charles Brown is starting the 2013 season much like he finished 2012.

Sean Payton 's return to the New Orleans Saints ' sidelines will be one of the biggest storylines throughout the 2013 regular season.

Protecting Drew Brees' $47.8 million blind side might be the most important job in Louisiana this fall.

As interim head coach Joe Vitt looks on, quarterback Drew Brees hugs suspended head coach Sean Payton before the NFL Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

Black and Gold Today host Larry Holder interviews Saints cornerback Jabari Greer in First Down.

Saints tackle Charles Brown has something to prove as he enters the competition for the team's starting left tackle position.

With a new 3-4 defensive system in place and the return of Sean Payton, this may be the most interested that I have ever been in a preseason as a Saints fan.

As soon as it was announced that "with the 183rd pick in the 6th round of the NFL draft the New Orleans Saints select...Rufus Johnson, defensive end, Tarleton State," I was sent scrambling to not only find any info on a player I had never heard of, but also to find out just exactly where Tarleton State is located.

Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints can move in many directions with their third-round pick Friday.

D.J. Fluker started all 12 games at right tackle, helping open holes for Heisman Trophy-finalist running back Trent Richardson and protecting quarterback A.J. McCarron , who was sacked just 15 times, second best in the SEC behind LSU's 14.