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New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael and head coach Dennis Allen, right, watch during training camp at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La., Thursday, July 28, 2022. For all but one year since 2006, recently retired Saints coach Sean Payton has overseen the offensive game plan and has usually called plays on game days. This weekend in Atlanta, the Saints debut an offense now run exclusively by long-time Payton understudy Pete Carmichael Jr. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Saints unveil attack run by Payton understudy Carmichael
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Fri,09/09/22-5:32PM , 330 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the 16 years that New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. worked under Sean Payton, they often looked as if they were watching a different game from the same sideline.
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Thursday's Scores
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Thu,09/08/22-9:17PM , 336 Reads
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Arcadia 34, Delhi 6

Beau Chene 23, Port Barre 0

Beekman 47, Tensas 0

Captain Shreve 27, Calvary Baptist Academy 14

Carver 14, Helen Cox 13

Centerville 34, Thrive 8

Church Point 44, Kinder 36

Denham Springs 42, Glen Oaks 6

Grand Lake 39, Westminster Christian 6
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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara carries the ball up field during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Saints' Kamara mum on case, talks up revamped offense
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,09/08/22-7:30PM , 270 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara wore a blue NFC Pro Bowl hooded sweatshirt as he walked out of the locker room at team headquarters on Thursday.

It was at once a reminder of how important he remains to the Saints' offense, and the legal trouble that continues to loom over him.
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New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy (78) sets to block during the team's NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 14, 2021. McCoy has agreed to a five-year contract extension reportedly worth about $63.8 million. McCoy’s representatives at APEX Sports Group announced the agreement in a social media post on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. The deal comes as McCoy enters the final season of his rookie contract. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

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AP source: Saints' McCoy agrees to 5-year, $63M extension
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Thu,09/08/22-5:29PM , 150 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy has agreed to a contract extension and a person familiar with the terms said it spans five years and is worth up to about $63.8 million.
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