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New Orleans Saints tight end Foster Moreau (82) talks with quarterback Derek Carr (4) during NFL football practice in Metairie, La., Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Saints' Moreau gratefully returns to the football field after cancer scare
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,05/23/23-5:45PM , 689 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints newly acquired tight end Foster Moreau refers to his recent cancer diagnosis as “a life sentence."

He will always have to monitor it, he said. But at the moment, he no longer requires treatment, and is returning to football “full steam ahead.”
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New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan runs against the Philadelphia Eagles during an NFL football game Jan. 1, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Saints have signed veteran receiver James Washington and have been in talks with franchise all-time sack leader Jordan about a multi-year extension. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

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Saints in extension talks with sack leader Jordan, add receiver Washington
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Mon,05/15/23-7:03PM , 3,835 Reads
KENNER, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have been in talks with franchise all-time sack leader Cameron Jordan about a multi-year extension and have signed veteran receiver James Washington.
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New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen watches his team during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp in Metairie, La., Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Fighting cancer, Saints tight end Foster Moreau could participate in voluntary offseason practices
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Sat,05/13/23-6:35PM , 1,132 Reads
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Newly signed Saints tight end Foster Moreau, who is being treated for cancer, “absolutely” could participate in upcoming voluntary offseason practices that begin later this month, coach Dennis Allen said Saturday.
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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Foster Moreau (87) watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. NFL tight end Foster Moreau has signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the Saints less than two months after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma during a physical with New Orleans, Moreau's agent said Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

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Agent: Moreau agrees to 3-year, $12 million deal with Saints after cancer diagnosis
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Wed,05/10/23-12:56PM , 1,498 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tight end Foster Moreau has agreed to a three-year, $12 million contract with the Saints less than two months after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma during a physical with New Orleans, Moreau's agent said Wednesday.
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