Drew Brees left the Los Angeles Chargers as a free agent in 2006, joined the New Orleans Saints, and embarked on an incredible 15-year stint with the franchise.

Sean Payton has twice tried to hire ex-linebacker Rob Ninkovich as a coach, once with the Saints and once with the Broncos.

Just four teams have drafted fewer players than the Saints since they promoted Mickey Loomis to GM. Years of trade gambles haven’t paid off:

They signed safety Brandon Jones, defensive lineman Malcolm Roach and inside linebacker Cody Barton to modest deals. During the NFL draft, they traded a future sixth-round pick for John Franklin-Myers and quickly signed him to a reworked, two-year deal worth $15 million.

After the Broncos' season came to an end after a blowout loss to the Bills in the Wild Card round, Sean Payton say Bo Nix is the real deal.

A common joke is that the NFL stands for “Not For Long.” Players have relatively short careers, and head coaches have very little job security. Which coaches have developed a program consistent enough to be perennial contenders?

New Orleans & Tuscaloosa owe the Dolphins medical staff a great deal of gratitude. Drew Brees failed his physical in ‘06 during his free agent visit to Miami. Nick Saban wanted to sign the Future Hall of Famer that offseason. The deal was dead. Brees’ agent had a favor to ask of… pic.twitter.com/15ixrIhXfM

The Los Angeles Lakers would acquire Paul George from the Philadelphia 76ers in a proposed trade also involving the Chicago Bulls.

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Canada was long viewed as a beacon for immigrants. But record levels of migration here in recent years have triggered widespread backlash.

We should only worry when there’s no interest,” Sean Payton said of other teams interviewing members of his staff.

Several former Saints are in a position to affect the outcome of both the AFC and NFC Championship Games next weekend.