The Saints kick off Friday with their first preseason game, this one against Minnesota in the Dome. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says don’t expect to see your favorites like Drew Brees, because preseason is for up-and-comers and journeymen fighting for a job.

28 :18 showcase games

The team is full of new talent on both sides of the ball, with rookie safeties lighting up training camp and the battle for the right to be the number 2 receiver for one of the league’s most explosive offense on the line. Detillier says it could be undrafted free agent Emmanuel Butler’s time to make a strong case for the job.

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Kickoff at 7 o’clock tomorrow.

Jrue Holiday says he has no ill will towards his former New Orleans Pelicans teammate Anthony Davis.  This season marks the first in six years that Holiday and Davis will not be sharing the court after Davis was traded to the Lakers.  Holiday says it is cool to see Davis head to a team he grew up a fan of.  But when the two teams go to battle with each other, Holiday says he’s ready to hand Davis an L.

Colin Kapernick says he’s still ready to return to the NFL even though he’s been un-employed for the past three seasons. In a video posted Wednesday on social media, the 31-year-old is shown working out in a gym. He says in his video 5 a.m. 5 days a week for 3 years…still ready. Kaepernick was with the 49’ers when he helped start a protest about social and racial injustice in 2016 by kneeling during the national anthem during games.