Good morning, and welcome to the Tuesday, May 14 edition of the Saints Insider newsletter. The NFL schedule releases tomorrow, and our Jeff Duncan tackled an interesting question ahead of the unveiling: Are the Saints still relevant in the eyes of network and league executives? Drew Brees and Sean Payton are long gone, the Saints haven't made the playoffs for three straight years and New Orleans hasn't had as many primetime games as usual. So do they still have star power? Well, Jeff pokes around and you're going to want to read it. Wrapping up rookie minicampIf you missed any of our coverage from rookie minicamp this weekend, we've got you covered: I took at look at the Saints trying Taliese Fuaga at left tackle and why the move (for now) makes senseOffensive coordinator Klint Kubiak spoke to reporters for the first time since his hiring this offseason, and beat writer Luke Johnson wrote about how Kubiak is trying to not be the star of the show.Columnist Rod Walker had a great story on Roje' Stona, the Jamaican discus thrower trying out for the Saints in a sport he's never played.I wrote about the backup plan for some of the Saints' tryouts who didn't end up making the roster, which somehow led me down a rabbit hole of the Canadian Football League draft. New signingsAfter rookie minicamp, the Saints continued to add to their roster. They signed a new offensive lineman who has plenty of starting experience and a defensive tackle who had a successful audition as a tryout at rookie minicamp. Anyway, that's all for now. Stay tuned for the rest of the week, which will include our reaction to the Saints' 2024 schedule. Take care, Matthew Paras |