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Saints Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Free agency rules changed for all NFL teams because of the uncapped league year, which officially began early Friday when the veteran free agency period got under way.

Because league owners and the NFL Players Association failed to come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the old rules didn't apply—but especially so for the final eight teams in the playoffs who faced certain restrictions on who they could sign.

As one of the final four teams, the Super Bowl champion Saints were affected more because they, along with the Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets, can't sign an unrestricted free agent unless they lose one first.

Then, the player those teams sign as a replacement can only receive a salary comparable to the one the...

The Shutdown Corner hypothetical mock draft, Part 2 (Yahoo! Sports)

For our second Shutdown Corner mock draft, we're going throw a couple semi-likely scenarios into the mix.

Saints agree to terms with defensive back Leigh Torrence (The Canadian Press)

METAIRIE, La. - New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has agreed to re-sign reserve defensive back Leigh Torrence to a one-year contract.

Saints agree to terms with DB Torrence (AP)

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has agreed to re-sign reserve defensive back Leigh Torrence to a one-year contract. Torrence has been with the Saints since being claimed off waivers in November 2008. He played in five games for New Orleans in 2009 before injuring his shoulder and finishing the year on injured reserve.

Championship video means another party in Big Easy (AP)

One month after the New Orleans Saints' first Super Bowl championship, the team and city were holding yet another party. It took 43 years for the Saints to win their first title, and four weeks for NFL Films and Warner Home Video to complete a commemorative video recapping the best season in franchise history.

Sharper had minor knee surgery (AP)

Free agent safety Darren Sharper says he had minor arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, but is feeling good and planning to play somewhere next season. Sharper attended a premier Monday night of an NFL Films championship video being released this week by Warner Home Video. He arrived using crutches, but described the procedure as a minor cleanup and assured that he's feeling "real...

Former Saints teammates file suit over investment (AP)

New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey and former defensive lineman Charles Grant are suing ex-teammate Kevin Houser over investments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars tied to a now-defunct movie studio. Shockey and Grant paid for what they thought would be state movie industry tax credits returning $1.33 for each dollar they invested.

Former Saints teammates file suit over investment (PA SportsTicker)

By ALAN SAYRE AP Business Writer

Who Dat? Inc. sues NFL Properties, Saints, La. (AP)

The company that made a 1983 recording of what became one of the New Orleans Saints' most popular cheers has filed a trademark suit against the state and the team. NFL Properties LLC, which deals with National Football League trademarks, is also a defendant in the suit filed Thursday in federal district court in Baton Rouge by Who Dat?

Saints reach 1-year free agent contract terms with Nick Leckey, Pierson Prioleau (The Canadian Press)

METAIRIE, La. - The New Orleans Saints have agreed to one-year free-agent contracts with offensive lineman Nick Leckey and safety Pierson Prioleau.