We’ve heard the hype in the last few weeks about the “new look” Saints. But fans aren’t too enthusiastic after last night’s preseason 34-22 night loss to the New England Patriots. The Saints will play the Houston Texans on the road in Houston on Saturday, August 20.

One of the suspects in an early morning home invasion in Lake Charles, a former McNeese football player, has died. 23-year-old Aaron Javon Sam was shot and killed, but Lake Charles police don’t believe the occupants of the home were responsible for his death. Sam is a former McNeese State University football player. He is one of at least three suspects believed to have taken part in the home invasion.

The NFL told the Dallas Cowboys they could not wear a decal on their helmets honoring the city’s fallen police officers during games. The league is  well-known for its refusal of anything worn outside its approved uniform policy, no matter the cause.

LSU Coach Les Miles spoke about the widely circulated video by TMZ purporting to be running back Leonard Fournette and Garrett Brumfield “fighting” in the parking lot behind Football Ops. The Mad Hatter said it was actually slap boxing and he admitted to doing the same as a youth, however, he addressed the team in regards to such horseplay..:

CUT 1 (19) “game”

Sophomore wideout Tyron Johnson is transferring from LSU, he announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon. A former five-star prospect and the No. 2 receiver in the 2015 signing class, Johnson grabbed nine passes for 150 yards and two scores as a freshman, including a 5 catch, 83 yard performance against Ole Miss late in the year.