New Orleans Tailgaters 2009 Official Sponsor: Gordon Biersch New Orleans
August 4, 2009
Today the New Orleans Tailgaters and Gordon Biersch combined forces to ensure none of the New Orleans Tailgaters or GotSaints.com tailgaters go thirsty during the 2009 Saints season. Gordon Biersch will donate a keg of beer to the tailgating organization for each home game during the 2009 season. Go see Phil at Gordon Biersch and thank him in person and while you are there buy a beer and some food to show your appreciation. I would suggest an ice cold Marzen with a Marzen Burger and Garlic Fries. Again Thanks Phil and we look forward to tailgating with you.
–New Orleans Tailgaters
Grill Adventures.com’s Tailgaters of the Month
June 3, 2009
The New Orleans Tailgaters and GotSaints.com are nationally recognized as the Grill Adventures
Drew Brees flies with the Louisiana Air National Guard 159th FW
May 29, 2009
Drew Brees takes a ride with the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing. Looks like Drew will need a haircut if he plans to get promoted!!
2009 New Orleans Saints Draft Fest 3rd Annual Crawfish Boil
April 22, 2009
Who: New Orleans Tailgaters and GotSaints.com(this group will be joining us next year for tailgating)
What: 3rd Annual Draft Fest Crawfish Boil
When: Saturday April 25, 2009
Where: Zephyrs Stadium
Time: Anytime you can get there(We’ll start about 8am)
We are giving away a pair of 2009 New Orleans Saints Season Tickets immediately following the Saints draft pick. Tickets are still for sale so this is your last chance to get in on the raffle. All proceeds go to the tailgating organization. We are boiling 300lbs of crawfish at draft fest Saturday. It’s just like game day $10 all you can eat. Redfish Grill has been kind enough to donate two kegs of beer and 160lbs of the crawfish. There will plenty for kids and the weather will be perfect. Anyone have any questions give me a call or email me. Don’t forget to tell anyone that isn’t on our email list. I will be starting an email roster for this years season.
Draft Fest Details from WWL:
http://wwl.itmftp.com/DraftFest2009/index.html
Here is the schedule:
April 15, 2009
PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Aug 14 vs. CINCINNATI BENGALS 7 p.m.
Aug 22 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 7 p.m.
Aug 29 @ OAKLAND RAIDERS 3 p.m.
Sept. 03 vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS 7 p.m.
REGULAR SEASON:
Week 1 Sunday Sept. 13 vs. Lions noon
Week 2 Sunday Sept. 20 at Eagles noon
Week 3 Sunday Sept. 27 at Bills 3:05 p.m.
Week 4 Sunday Oct. 04 vs. Jets 3:05 p.m.
Week 5 Sunday Oct. 11 BYE
Week 6 Sunday, Oct. 18 vs. Giants noon
Week 7 Sunday, Oct. 25 at Dolphins 3:15 p.m.
Week 8 Monday, Nov. 02 vs. Falcons 7:30 p.m.
Week 9 Sunday, Nov. 08 vs. Panthers 3:05 p.m.
Week 10 Sunday, Nov. 15 at Rams noon
Week 11 Sunday, Nov. 22 at Buccaneers noon
Week 12 Monday, Nov. 30 vs. Patriots 7:30 p.m.
Week 13 Sunday, Dec. 06 at Redskins noon
Week 14 Sunday, Dec. 13 at Falcons noon
Week 15 Saturday, Dec. 19 vs. Cowboys 7:20 p.m.
Week 16 Sunday, Dec. 27 vs. Buccaneers noon
Week 17 Sunday, Jan. 03 at Panthers noon
Strong Brees has been Calmed
October 20, 2008
Drew Brees and the rest of the offense were stopped by the Carolina Panthers.
Ellis’ learning curve a step-by-step process
July 31, 2008
Ellis’ learning curve a step-by-step process- NOLA.com
Thursday, July 31, 2008
John DeShazierJACKSON, MISS. — Step two for Sedrick Ellis didn’t seem to be significantly more taxing than step one, his first practice — a walkthrough — being little more than the football equivalent of picking up a pen and signing his five-year contract.
So it was no surprise that Wednesday’s workout wasn’t all that difficult on the Saints’ first-round draft pick, and it wasn’t shocking that he finished what he started and could have gone a little longer if the schedule had called for it.
All that matters right now is that Ellis is in camp. Because if the Saints are going to be what they want to be on defense — a unit that doesn’t surrender game-changing plays at a rate so frequent it’s hard to keep track — they’re going to need Ellis and everything he offers at defensive tackle.
“Not bad,” Coach Sean Payton said of how Ellis held up during his first practice. “I thought we had good pressure on the passer, and until I look at the film it will be hard to tell. But it’s good to have him in here, and it will be important that he gets acclimated quickly.”
“It will take me a few days to get acclimated,” Ellis said. “And I think I had a pretty good day.”
Actually, though, he had a better day Tuesday, when he got rich (his deal includes $19.5 million in guarantees and could be worth $49 million) and ended a six-day, 12-practice holdout that had begun to wear on the Saints and on Ellis.
“That was really tough,” Ellis said. “Especially when all your new teammates that you haven’t made an impression on yet are working hard, and you want to be a part of that, especially being a new member of the team. So it definitely weighed on my mind, and I kept in really good contact with my agent and with officials on the team, and we got it finished.”
It won’t be the best or last contract for Ellis if he proves worthy of the franchise moving from 10th to seventh in the first round in order to draft. But he’s going to be a work in progress for now.
“I’m sure he’s not (in shape),” Payton said. “It’s hard to be in the same exact shape everyone else is, because it’s impossible to simulate what you’re missing. You can try but it’s hard to do that. So until you get pads on and start moving around in this heat, over a long period of time, it’ll take a while.”
Still, it was obvious that Ellis didn’t spend his time idly. He said he weighed about 305 pounds, which is in the range of what he said is his ideal playing weight.
“I think his weight is fine, he looked good,” defensive line coach Ed Orgeron said. “But you know there’s some things that we’ve got to get better at. The quickness he had in (offseason team activities) is just not there yet, because of the practice habits and stuff like that. But I think he’s going to get better, that in the next week or so, he’ll be fine.”
Said Ellis: “Definitely, it gets hard toward the end of practice. All those other guys have been in about a week now a little more than a week so they’re already football-ready. And I have to catch up physically and mentally to the rest of the team, and that’s my goal now.”
He’s definitely going to have the opportunity.
He’ll add depth to a position that became a defensive strength this offseason, in large part to his addition. He’ll work at both tackle positions and will give the Saints a combination of inside size, speed and strength that wasn’t previously there.
All he has to do is catch up.
“I definitely feel behind,” Ellis said. “You can’t help but feel behind when everybody else has already learned plays and you’re trying to catch up.
“One thing I noticed about this team and the older guys, they don’t try to big-time you. They try to help you and pull you along to make this a better defense and a better team, so I really am thankful to those other guys who have helped me along.”
Now, he moves on to step three, where he begins providing the help.
Saints, Ellis agree to five-year deal
July 30, 2008
Saints, Ellis agree to five-year deal- NOLA.com
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
By Mike TriplettJACKSON, MISS. — First-round draft pick Sedrick Ellis will join the Saints today in training camp after agreeing to a five-year contract Tuesday evening.
The deal is worth a maximum value of $49 million with $19.5 million in guarantees, according to league sources. The guaranteed money is the most important figure, since the total package includes some hard-to-reach incentives. The likely value is closer to $32 million. Performance bonuses are typical of the contracts signed by the picks ahead of Ellis.
Ellis, a defensive tackle whose holdout spanned six days and 12 practices, will fly in this morning from Tampa, Fla., where he has been working out at the Athlete’s Compound, where trained for pre-draft workouts.
He will be on the field for the Saints’ only practice today, which is scheduled for 4:20 p.m.
“It’s about time,” Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis said. “It took a little longer than it should have, but it is what it is. We’re glad it’s done. We’re glad he’s in the fold. And we’ll see what kind of shape he’s in tomorrow afternoon.”
Loomis and Ellis’ agent, Eugene Parker, each declined to get into specifics of the negotiations. But they agreed that the structure of rookie deals has become more complicated in recent years, particularly now with the possibility that NFL owners may opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, which would affect the salary cap in future years.
Ellis was one of the three first-round draft picks to agree to a contract. The remaining holdouts are No. 8 pick Derrick Harvey of the Jacksonville Jaguars and No. 9 pick Keith Rivers of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Ellis was picked seventh overall out of Southern California.
“We wanted to get it done. They wanted to get it done,” said Parker. “But you still have to go through a process, and sometimes each side wishes the other side would go down a certain path quicker than the other. But you have to stay focused until you get it done.”
Loomis said the basic parameters have been in place the past few days.
“It’s been frustrating, just because of the
length of time, and I don’t really think that was
necessary,” Loomis said. “But again, I think
that’s been created by the complicated structure of
deals in this era.”Ellis could not be reached for comment, but Parker said
he was excited to get in camp.“We are happy. It’s something that we wanted to
get done,” said Parker. “Sedrick’s very
mature, and he knows that this is part of it. I mean,
here’s a guy that stayed for his senior year when he
could have been a top-10 pick last year. So he has patience.
And he knew this was necessary and it was important.
“He’s excited to get started doing what he
loves to do.”Ellis’ holdout was the longest by a Saints draft
pick since receiver Devery Henderson missed seven days in
2004 and tailback Deuce McAllister missed seven days in
2001.Loomis said he thinks the holdout will hurt Ellis, as he
now tries to catch up with his teammates almost a full week
into training camp. Loomis pointed to the recent hamstring
injury suffered by second-round pick Tracy Porter, who
arrived two days late to camp.Ellis won’t be totally lost, though. He participated
in two minicamps and a month’s worth of organized team
activities in the summer, so he’s familiar with the
playbook.
Sedrick Ellis and New Orleans Saints agree to contract
July 29, 2008
Posted by Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune July 29, 2008 7:25PMFirst-round pick Sedrick Ellis agreed to a five-year deal with the Saints, General Manager Mickey Loomis confirmed. He will arrive in camp tomorrow.
Terms of the deal were not immediately available. Ellis’ agent, Eugene Parker, said his client remained patient and confident throughout the process, while continuing to stay in shape in Tampa, Fla., at the same facility where he trained for his pre-draft workouts.
Parker declined to get into the specifics of the negotiations, but he said some of the difficulty stemmed from the future salary-cap issues facing the league, with the possibility that the owners may opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement.
Loomis is expected to speak this evening.
Colston agrees to 3-year extension with Saints
July 23, 2008
Posted by Doug Tatum, The Times-Picayune July 23, 2008 5:29PM
JACKSON, MISS. – Star wide receiver Marques Colston has agreed to terms on a three-year extension with the Saints, General Manager Mickey Loomis announced Wednesday in his pre-training camp address,
Colston, a seventh-round pick in 2006, has far outplayed his rookie contract. In two seasons, he’s caught 168 passes for 2,240 yardsand 19 touchdowns.
Loomis said he can’t remember ever signing a player to an extension after two years. “He’s been a nice surprise for us,” Loomis said. “We’re excited to have Marques and to know that he’s going to part of the New Orleans Saints through 2011.”
“He’s steady and consistent and does his job” Saints Coach Sean Payton said. “As a player that was selected in round seven, he’s started off on a good note. .. He brings a level of consistency and he knows what to do.”
Payton, in his pre-camp address to media at Millsaps College, said Wednesday that 79 players reported to camp and that the team is in good shape. Three players – safety Josh Bullocks, cornerback Mike McKenzie and tight end Eric Johnson – will miss the first few days of practice because of injury.
Bullocks and McKenzie are on the physically unable to perform list. Payton said they could come off the list in a few days. Payton said Johnson will be out longer.
Cornerback Jerametrius Butler did not report. Payton said he decided to retire.
Payton said star running back Deuce McAllister came to camp at 227 pounds, a light weight for the former Ole Miss star coming off of two knee surgeries. He did not take part in the conditioning tests but Payton said he will take part in camp activities.
McAllister said he met with his surgeon, Dr. James Andrews on Monday and that he was cleared to go.
“I don’t know if it will be two-a-days right from the beginning … But I feel good about my health.”
McAllister said this is not a day he’s been eagerly anticipating.
“This is just another step. This isn’t the big day.”
Newly acquired tight end Jeremy Shockey will be listed as limited but soon will be at full speed, Payton said. Shockey missed the end of last season with the Giants after suffering a broken leg.
Loomis said the Shockey trade was the result of lengthy talks, starting before April’s draft. Loomis said he made a call to the Giants earlier this week to let them know the Saints were still interested and a deal was made.
Earlier Wednesday, the Saints announced that fifth-round draft pick Carl Nicks signed a three-year contract. That leaves first-round pick Sedrick Ellis of USC and second-round pick Tracy Porter as the only unsigned drafted players.
Loomis said right now he expects a lengthy holdout from Ellis and Porter because no deals are getting done around them.
Payton also said he doesn’t expect defensive end Charles Grant to be distracted by his legal situation in Georgia. Grant has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and has an arraignment date set for Aug. 15 in Early County, Ga.
As far as camp battles, Payton said he expects cornerback and wide receiver to be tough competitions. But he said at every position – except for quarterback – there will be tough competition for playing time.
Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife Gayle were in attendance at the opening press conference.
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