The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Davenport

Pro Football Focus names defensive end Carl Granderson the New Orleans Saints' most-improved player in 2022, having raised his player grade by 17 points:

Do the New Orleans Saints have any franchise tag candidates in 2023? The window to use the tag has opened, with tough decisions ahead:

Todd McShay's mock draft has the Saints replacing Marcus Davenport with a prospect who's just like him:

ESPN says the Saints are stuck in quarterback purgatory with or without Derek Carr. The defense that's kept them competitive is getting eroded:

Mock draft roundup: Cataloguing the latest New Orleans Saints picks ahead of Super Bowl LVII with wide receivers and defensive linemen on the rise

Here's what it would cost for the Saints to pick up Cesar Ruiz's fifth-year option for 2024. If the Saints don't exercise it, he'll be a free agent next offseason:

Some mystery surrounds new Falcons defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen. After all, he worked behind the scenes in New Orleans since 2017. As a co-defensive coordinator last year, he never called plays. All that was truly known to outsiders was that he trained one of the NFL’s most ferocious defensive lines.

The Saints went all-in on their defensive line in a new two-round mock draft from ESPN's Matt Miller:

Defensive line, not quarterback, was identified as the Saints' biggest need entering their 2023 offseason at Pro Football Focus: