Saints head coach Sean Payton becomes the first person in the NFL to be diagnosed with the coronavirus. Payton reports not feeling well and being fatigued, but not having a fever or persistent cough. He says he plans to self-quarantine and recover.
These are tough times for Louisaina and the United States, but LSU Coach Ed Orgeron has these words of encouragement…
cut 18 (10) “….we will win”
Orgeron had the opportunity to sit in on Governor Edwards’s Unifed Command Group as they discussed the state’s response to the coronavirus.

The Saints announced today that they have signed defensive tackle David Onyemata to a three-year contract. The four-year NFL vet started in 15 games last season and had three sacks and one pass defensed. He helped New Orleans rank fourth in run defense.

New Orleans has also confirmed they’ve inked long-snapper Zach Wood to a four-year contract. Veteran safety Malcolm Jenkins is also returning to the Saints on a four-year deal. The former first-round draft pick helped the Black and Gold win a Super Bowl. He also earned a ring with the Eagles.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankley is leaving the door open that spring football might continue later this spring. But he admits there’s a narrow chance of it happening as the cases of coronavirus continues to pile up and health officials are recommending social distance as one of the best weapons to fight off the disease.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is still hopeful the 2019-20 season can resume this year. With postseason play possible this summer, it could result in the league permantly shifting its schedule, so that it starts in December, instead of October.

In other NFL news…the Rams have decided to release Todd Gurley and lienbacker Clay Matthews in an effort to clear up some salary cap space. Gurley is a former NFL Offensive Player of the Year but he’s never really been the same since a knee injury late in the 2018 season.

The Rams have re-signed former LSU Tiger and West Monroe standout Andrew Whitworth. Whitworth is 38-years-old and has spent the last three seasons as the left tackle for the Rams. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with the Bengals.