Saints quarterback Drew Brees will remain with the Black and Gold through the 2017 season. He’s agreed to a contract extension that pays him 44 million dollars in guaranteed money. The future hall of famer remains one of the highest paid players in the game…:
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The deal also gives the Saints 13-million dollars in salary cap relief, so the team can make additional roster moves this season.

One of those roster moves is the return of five-time All-Pro guard Jahri Evans. The Saints cut Evans seven months ago in a salary cap move, but Evans couldn’t stick with another team and the Black and Gold has had their issues along the offensive line during the preseason. Evans is listed as a starter on the team’s depth chart heading into Sunday’s regular season opener against Oakland.

LSU Football Coach Les Miles says as far as he knows, running back Leonard Fournette will play in Saturday’s home opener against Jacksonville State, but declined to say whether Fournette has practiced this week. The Heisman Hopeful suffered a contusion on his lower leg towards the end of the Wisconsin game.

ULM is at 14th ranked Oklahoma on Saturday night. Warhawks quarterback Garrett Smith played well in a win over Southern last week as he threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 150 yards and another score. We’ll see how he does against a Sooners defense that struggled in a loss to Houston.

Nicholls kicks off its season on Saturday against 9th ranked Georgia. The Colonels return nine starters on defense and they’ll look to contain Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb who rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns against North Carolina.

Tonight…it’s the Southland opener for Northwestern State as they host Incarnate Word at six PM. The Cardinals beat the Demons 45-31 last year.