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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith (81) celebrates his touchdown reception in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Los Angeles Rams in New Orleans. Saints coach Sean Payton says the club has released veteran wide receiver Cameron Meredith. As recently as 2016, Meredith led the Chicago Bears in receiving, with 66 catches for 888 yards. But he missed all of 2017 because of a major knee injury. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

Saints waive receiver Meredith, add lineman Omameh

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, Texas A&amp;M offensive lineman Erik McCoy runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, in Indianapolis. McCoy is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Saints GM Loomis: Draft trades true to team philosophy

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, Texas A&amp;M offensive lineman Erik McCoy runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, in Indianapolis. McCoy is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Saints trade up 14 spots, draft Texas A&M center Erik McCoy

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton talks to reporters after NFL football practice in Metairie, La. Payton said Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, that he turned to ice cream, binge-watching and seclusion after his team’s football season game to an excruciating end. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Saints’ Payton: ice cream, binge-watching, bring consolation

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton reacts to a call during the second half of the NFL football NFC championship game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Payton: Obvious missed call cost Saints a Super Bowl berth

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in an Aug. 9, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Jacksonville, Fla. At right, in a Nov. 19, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay watches on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, in Los Angeles. One way or another, the NFC Championship between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints will be won by a coach named Sean _ and with an Irish surname _ who designs and calls plays for one of the most innovative and productive offenses in the NFL. (AP Photo/File)

Saints-Rams NFC title game a clash of like-minded coaches

By BY BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters addresses the media during an NFL football press conference Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The Rams face the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship on Sunday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Soup’s off: Peters, Payton downplay gumbo beef in big game

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) celebrates his first down carry on a fake punt, with linebacker Vince Biegel (59) in the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Risk-taking Saints advance to host Rams for NFC title

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton works the sidelines in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers) ** FILE **

Photo of Sean Payton’s ‘motivational’ pile of cash revealed

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2018, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles throws during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland. The Eagles and New Orleans Saints play in a divisional playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Payton: Playoff stakes more important than perceived slights

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Saints: Payton used Lombardi Trophy, cash, as motivation

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is sacked by New Orleans Saints outside linebacker A.J. Klein (53) and outside linebacker Demario Davis (56) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. Klein says the Eagles hardly resemble the team that lost 48-7 to New Orleans in mid-November. Klein says the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles have shown their ability to win in the postseason. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

Saints stressing Eagles’ transformation since previous game

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

File-This Dec. 23, 2018, file photo shows New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton greeting kicker Wil Lutz (3) before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in New Orleans. Saints coach Sean Payton wants to make history this weekend. “We have a chance to win more games in the regular season than any team in Saints history,” said Payton, who has now coached New Orleans to 13 wins in three difference seasons since taking over in 2006. “There's a lot at stake relative to some individuals, but also the evaluation process and then also as a team being able to hit that 14th win. I think that that's a lot.” (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

Saints’ Payton eyes history in finale vs. Panthers

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts to the crowd as he runs off the field after their victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. The Saints won 31-28, clinching the top seed for the NFC and home field advantage for the playoffs. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Saints’ Payton mum on rust vs rest considerations

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Justin Evans (21) returns a fumble for touchdown as New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) pursues in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. The Saints defense is vastly different from the one that yielded 48 points to Tampa Bay in the opener. These teams play again Sunday, with New Orleans having gone four straight games of allowing 17 or fewer points. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Saints aim to get back on track against Buccaneers

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

A broken fire alarm is shown in the visitors locker room at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The New Orleans Saints played the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Saints coach Sean Payton says he broke a blaring fire alarm in visitor’s locker room at Cincinnati’s Paul Brown stadium and that he intends to ensure the repairs are paid for. Payton says it would be “a little sensationalist” to say he “destroyed” the fire alarm and that the act was not intended as a motivational ploy. Rather, Payton says the alarm had been blaring for what seemed to him like 10 minutes and that he “needed the noise to stop” as he prepared his team to play against the Bengals. (Michael DeMocker/The Times-Picayune via AP)

Sean Payton says Bengals will be paid for broken fire alarm

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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) pulls in a pass against Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters (22) during the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. Peters criticized himself for playing poorly when the Rams took their first loss of the season at New Orleans last weekend. That doesn’t mean Saints coach Sean Payton can say anything about it, however. Peters reacted sharply in the Rams’ locker room Thursday, Nov. 8, when asked about postgame comments by Payton in which the veteran coach said the Saints liked the matchup of receiver Michael Thomas going against Peters, a former Pro Bowl selection. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

Rams CB Marcus Peters to Saints coach Payton: “Keep talking”

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, left, greets New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton after an NFL football game in Los Angeles. “I am a huge fan of Sean’s and I have gotten to know him and have a ton of respect for what he has done going on his second year,” Payton said of McVay, adding that he “absolutely” makes a point of watching the Rams throughout the season. The teams meet again this week. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Mutual admiration defines Rams-Saints clash for tops in NFC

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

File-This Aug. 25, 2018, file photo shows New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara getting away from Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Derwin James during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Carson, Calif. Kamara was New Orleans’ second-leading rusher last season with 728 yards and eight TDs, as well as the Saints’ second-leading receiver with 81 catches for 826 yards and five TDs. He also had a 106-yard kickoff return for a score, giving him a team-leading 14 total TDs. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Saints embrace lofty expectations in 2018

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Saints waive receiver Coleman, lineman Fullington

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