The Saints were winners in their first preseason game of the year on Saturday night edging out the Arizona Cardinals 16-14 in Glendale, Arizona. Quarterback Derek Carr led the Saints for two series to start the game, but the drives didn’t result in any points as he went 2 of 6 for 12 yards. But Carr was glad to see some game action…
Cut 19 (20) “…what it is.”
The Saints were scheduled to have joint practices with the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday and Friday in Irvine, California, but the 49ers are backed out, because they have too many injuries. The two teams are still set to play a preseason game against each other on Sunday in San Francisco.

Six-foot-six senior defensive end Sai’vion Jones says the defense is a motivated group after being ranked among the worst defenses in FBS. He says he’s been seeing improvement throughout camp…
Cut 18 (13) “…huge step.”
LSU’s defensive players say defensive coordinator Blake Baker wants the defense to physical and not scared to make a big play.

Louisiana Tech co-defensive coordinator Scott Parr provided an update on Saturday on the progress of starting quarterback Jack Turner…
cut 20 (14) “…said a lot”
The Bulldogs kick-off the season on August 31st at noon.