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LSU head coach Ed Orgeron speaks during media day for NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in New Orleans. Clemson is scheduled to play LSU on Monday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert).

LSU’s Brady intends to stay; Orgeron believes he will

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, file photo, former New Orleans Saints NFL football player Steve Gleason is shown during an interview in New Orleans. Gleason, who become a leading advocate for people struggling with Lou Gehrig's disease after he was diagnosed with the paralyzing condition, will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony on Jan. 15.President Donald Trump signed legislation last year awarding Gleason the medal, which is the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman, File)

Gleason to receive Congressional Gold Medal Jan. 15

By REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Malcom Brown (90) and defensive tackle David Onyemata (93) celebrate Brown's fumble recovery against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

Saints finish 13-3 but miss out on first-round bye

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019, file photo, then-New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown looks on before the start of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Antonio Brown has apologized to the Patriots and team owner Robert Kraft for any negative attention he brought to the team during his brief stint in New England. The four-time All-Pro receiver posted his apology on Instagram Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP, File)

Payton: Saints doing due diligence on receiver Antonio Brown

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees passes against the Tennessee Titans in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/James Kenney)

Saints’ mental, physical toughness tested in latest win

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) celebrates with running back Latavius Murray (28) after Kamara scored a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Saints chasing NFC’s top seed rally to beat Titans 38-28

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) throws before the New Orleans Saints host the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. The chants of &quot;Ted-dy, Ted-dy&quot; on Monday night were much louder than the ones Teddy Bridgewater heard on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. But for the Saints' quarterback, the ones by the screaming second graders at the Kenner Discovery Health Science Academy meant even more to him than the ones the night before by the screaming Who Dat Nation in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. &quot;I get more excited hearing the cheers from the children,&quot; Bridgewater said. “They are full of potential and full of energy and their energy does something to my spirit.” (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Teddy Bridgewater: You can’t be selfish with your gift

By ROD WALKER and The Times-Picayune/ The New Orleans Advocate - Associated Press

Tennessee Titans inside linebacker Jayon Brown (55) celebrates with Rashaan Evans (54) after Brown intercepted a pass in the end zone against the Houston Texans in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/James Kenney)

Titans focus on final 2 games, ignoring playoff scenarios

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Josh Hill, which broke the NFL record for career touchdown passes, surpassing Peyton Manning, in the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, breaks NFL career touchdown pass record

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Josh Hill, which broke the NFL record for career touchdown passes, surpassing Peyton Manning, in the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Brees sets NFL all-time TD mark as Saints crush Colts 34-7

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Ex-Saints “Dome Patrol” linebacker Johnson dead at 57

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2010, file photo, an official signals that the New Orleans Saints will have possession of the ball after an onside kick by Thomas Morstead (6) during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts, in Miami. ean Payton risked everything to start the second half of Super Bowl 44. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

NFL at 100: Payton beats Peyton with risky Super Bowl gamble

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts after a fumble by Alvin Kamara in the first half an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Saints’ aggressiveness backfires in loss to 49ers

By BRADLEY HANDWERGER - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) runs for a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Saints beat Falcons to clinch 3rd straight NFC South title

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and teammates celebrate a 26-18 victory over the Atlanta Falcons with turkey legs on Thanksgiving Day, after an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, in Atlanta. The Falcons clinched the NFC South title. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Saints showcased depth, dynamism in clinching NFC South

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Carolina Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen (7) looks to pass, during the first half at an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Panthers look for continued growth from Allen vs. Redskins

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees warms up before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in New Orleans, LA. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Saints looking for NFC South threepeat against Falcons

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Darnold, Dalton

By FRANK STAMPFL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) beats Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Sean Murphy-Bunting (26) on a 16-yard touchdown reception during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Michael Thomas giving Saints a big return on investment

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Carolina Panthers kicker Joey Slye (4) reacts after missing a field goal, late in the fourth quarter during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Rivera: Panthers may work out kickers after Slye’s struggles

By STEVE REED - Associated Press