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New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) warms up before a preseason NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Saints open Derek Carr era looking to end two-year playoff absence
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Wed,08/30/23-12:31PM , 125 Reads
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Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis (13) warms up before the Cheez-It Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Florida State opens their season at home against LSU on Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

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College football picks: Marathon kickoff weekend includes marquee matchups and lots of mismatches
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Tue,08/29/23-4:47PM , 154 Reads
The opening weekend of college football — the full opener, not the Week 0 appetizer — is a five-day immersive course to get you prepared for an intense and unpredictable 14-week class.

The final is due on Jan. 8. Everybody gets an A just for showing up.
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young passes against the Detroit Lions during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

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Panthers' Bryce Young is at the top of the NFC South's dramatic makeover at quarterback
By CHARLES ODUM - AP Sports Writer
Tue,08/29/23-3:33PM , 213 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — Only three years after the NFC South featured three of the NFL's top 10 all-time passers, a transformation at quarterback should help define a new era for the division.
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New Orleans Saints place kicker Wil Lutz (3) kicks a field goal in the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Broncos acquire kicker Lutz from Saints, reuniting him with Payton, and trade Okwuegbunam to Eagles
By ARNIE STAPLETON - AP Pro Football Writer
Tue,08/29/23-1:08PM , 242 Reads
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos acquired kicker Wil Lutz from the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a seventh-round pick next year, reuniting the veteran kicker with coach Sean Payton.
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