Saints players seem to all agree that there are no winners in the case of their former teammate, Will Smith. Cardell Hayes was charged with manslaughter. New Orleans offensive tackle Zach Strief says it’s a tragedy for Smith’s wife Raquel, the family/friends and everyone involved…:
Cut 17 (13) “they realize that”
The Orleans Parish DA says he plans to seek the maximum 60 year sentence for Hayes.

The NFL Network announced today that the Saints will play the Dolphins in London next season. It’ll be either week 3 or week 4 and the exact date will be announced once the full regular season schedule is released.

Lane Kiffin being named Florida Atlantic head coach means Ed Orgeron and his LSU staff must move swiftly to their next top option for offensive coordinator. The Tigers are said to be talking with the Pittsburgh Panthers OC Matt Canada today. The 44 year old year old has been there one season and Pitt averaged 447.5 yards with 42.3 points per game.

The CBS Sports Classic is coming to New Orleans in December 2017. It’s a neutral site for NCAA basketball powers Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State and UCLA. New Orleans will be hosting the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2022.

For the second straight week Louisiana Tech’s Erik McCree was named as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

LSU senior center Ethan Pocic was named to his fourth All-America list, as this time he was placed on the Football Writers Association of America First Team the organization announced.