National columnist Nancy Armour wrote it’s dumb and dangerous for the Saints to have their draft headquarters at Dixie Brewery in New Orleans East. But Coach Sean Payton wrote a harsh response to Armour and said she only had eight-percent of her facts correct with the piece.

NFL’s chief medical officer, Doctor Allen Sills, says widespread testing for the coronavirus will need to occur in order for the regular season to begin in September. Sills says the restrictions on gatherings will also have to be eased.

Veteran cornerback P-J Williams has signed a one-year deal to return to the Saints. Former New Orleans cornerback Eli Apple remains a free agent after a deal fell through with the Raiders.

One of the top graduate linebackers available is heading to LSU as North Dakota State’s Jabril Cox has committed to the Tigers. The two-time first-team All-American had 258 tackles and 14 sacks during his career with the F-C-S power.

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is not sure what his roster will look like in 2021. Mainieri says senior pitchers Matthew Beck and Aaron George can return because the NCAA is giving them another year of eligibility. But he does not know how many players or recruits he’ll lose to the draft, because Major League Baseball has yet to decide how many rounds the draft will be…
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And the coronavirus has claimed the life of a legendary high school football coach in Louisiana. McDonogh 35 coach Wayne Reese Senior has passed away at the age of 74. He was a head coach for over 40 years and won 255 games. He coached NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.