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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) catches a pass while Virginia cornerback Nick Grant (1) defends during the second half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C. The NFL's shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is denying teams the opportunity to get face time with draft prospects who have been injured, have checkered pasts or are under the radar. Higgins’ 6-foot-4 frame and superb hands stand out in a deep pool of receivers. Speed is the question, and a private workout might have helped. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

For Saints, draft could help end recent run of playoff pain

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) smiles with head coach Sean Payton after being taken out in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

Payton back at work, unsure if Brees plays beyond 2020

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrates a touchdown carry by Alvin Kamara in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Payton: Saints identifying ways to shore up 13-win squad

By BRETT MARTEL - 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

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

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (17) carries on a touchdown reception as New Orleans Saints free safety Marcus Williams (43) and defensive back K'Waun Williams (24) pursue in the first half an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Super Bowl-or-bust Saints have plenty to improve on

By BRETT MARTEL - 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

New Orleans Saints running back Latavius Murray (28) celebrates a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Down multiple options, Saints coach Sean Payton got creative

By GUERRY SMITH - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) and defensive end Marcus Davenport (92) celebrate a sack in the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The Saints won 31-24.(AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Saints’ defense in dominant form

By GUERRY SMITH - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints' Vonn Bell (24) and the rest of the defense celebrate after an interception against the Dallas Cowboys during an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in New Orleans. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

Playing complementary football, Saints 2-0 without Brees

By GUERRY SMITH - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints strong safety Vonn Bell (24) tries to return a fumble recovery against Dallas Cowboys offensive guard Connor Williams in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Saints stifle Cowboys, win 12-10 without scoring a TD

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater readies a throw against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund)

Saints’ offense showed signs of progress with Bridgewater

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) scrambles past Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward (97), who is blocked by Seahawks offensive guard Ethan Pocic (77) during the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. The Seahawks won 28-26. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Wounded Saints face unbeaten Seahawks in early NFC showdown

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater passes against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Saints need Bridgewater to validate their effort to keep him

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton watches from the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Saints sign Payton to extension through 2024

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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Nickell Robey-Coleman breaks up a pass intended for New Orleans Saints' Tommylee Lewis during the second half of the NFL football NFC championship game in New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints visit Los Angeles for a rematch of the NFC championship game won by the Rams, but remembered for the no-call that created the opening for Sean McVay's team to storm through. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Play it again: Saints, Rams meet in NFC title game rematch

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) is pressured by New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata (93) in the first half of an NFL football game, in Arlington, Texas. Onyemata has returned from suspension not a moment too soon for New Orleans' defensive front. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

Saints’ gashed defensive front happy to have Onyemata back

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz celebrates his game winning 58-yard field goal at the end of regulation in the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. The Saints won 30-28. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Saints survived latest bout with poor two-minute defense

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 23, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints rookie center Erik McCoy (78) talks with offensive line coach Dan Roushar during NFL football practice in Metairie, La. Saints coach Sean Payton stopped short of declaring top draft choice McCoy the starting center in the preseason opener. Yet, if recent practices are any indication, the 6-foot-4, 315-pound rookie out of Texas A&amp;M has as good a chance as anyone to open the season snapping the ball to 40-year-old, record-setting quarterback Drew Brees. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Saints preseason opener brings big snaps for center hopefuls

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, left with back facing camera, greets NBA basketball New Orleans Pelicans draft picks Zion Williamson, left, Jaxson Hayes, center, and head coach Alvin Gentry during training camp at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La., Friday, July 26, 2019. With them are Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, center with back to camera, and former Saints head coach Jim Mora, right. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Zion Williamson dabbles in football fun with Saints

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