Former Saints star wide receiver Joe Horn is among a group of NFL retired players who allegedly defrauded an NFL health care benefit program out of three-point-four million dollars. Court documents say these players submitted false claims to the plan and received money for expensive medical equipment that was never purchased or received. Prosecutors say they plan to charge the 47-year-old Horn with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

The Saints are dealing with injuries to a couple of their starters on the defensive line. Defensive end Marcus Davenport and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins have been put on injured reserve. To take their place on the roster, the Saints have signed defensive tackle T-Y McGill and defensive end Noah Spence.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow has been named Associated Press College Football Player of the Year. The vote was not close as Burrow received 50 of 53 first-place votes from the AP Top 25 poll voters. Ohio State defensive end Chase Young was second.

Louisiana Tech senior quarterback J’Mar Smith has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the year. Smith threw for 2,814 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also completed 66-percent of his passes for 281 yards per game.

Ragin Cajuns redshirt senior Kevin Dotson has been named a Sports Illustrated First Team All-American. Pro Football Focus says the Plaquemine native was one the highest-graded interior offensive linemen.

The Pelicans losing streak has reached 10 in a row. New Orleans lost to Milwaukee 127 to 112 last night. The Bucks were without reigning league M-V-P Giannis Antetokounmpo, instead, Milwaukee got 29 points from Eric Bledsoe and 24-points from Khris Middleton. J-J Redick had 31 points fo the Pels.