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2008 Draft Picks

Round 1 (7): Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC | Round 2 (40): Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana | Round 5 (144): DeMario Pressley, DT, North Carolina State | Round 5 (164): Carl Nicks, T, Nebraska | Round 6 (178): Taylor Mehlhaff, PK, Wisconsin | Round 7 (237): Adrian Arrington, WR, Michigan

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LAST SAINTS SCORE

FINAL

25

33

PASS:	Brees (NO) 35-60, 320, 3 TD Orton (CHI) 12-27, 190, 2 TD
RUSH:	Thomas (NO) 20-105 Peterson (CHI) 21-91
REC:	Thomas (NO) 12-121, 1 TD Muhammad (CHI) 3-29

NFC SOUTH STANDINGS

	W	L	PF	PA	STREAK

Buccaneers	9	7	334	270	Lost 2
Panthers	7	9	267	347	Won 1
Saints	7	9	379	388	Lost 2
Falcons	4	12	259	414	Won 1

SAINTS STAT LEADERS

PASS YDS4423Brees		RUSH YDS581Bush		REC YDS1202Colston
QB RATING89.4Brees		RUSH YPC10Henderson		REC98Colston
PASS TD28Brees		RUSH TD5Stecker		REC TD11Colston

SAINTS TEAM STATS

	per game	NFL	NFC SOUTH

Total Offense	361.3 yds	4th	1st
Total Defense	348.1 yds	26th	3rd
Points Scored	23.7 pts	12th	1st
Points Allowed	24.3 pts	25th	3rd

SAINTS FOOTBALL NEWS

Saints no longer trying to trade for tight end Jeremy Shockey :: Louisiana News-Star MAY 16Good play :: New Orleans Times-Picayune MAY 12New Orleans Saints express interest in former league MVP :: Louisiana News-Star MAY 12N.O. hopes that lightning strikes twice :: New Orleans Times-Picayune MAY 11Saints' rookies receive wake-up call :: New Orleans Times-Picayune MAY 11N.O.'s defensive picks ready for rookie camp :: New Orleans Times-Picayune MAY 9Alexander meets, greets Saints brass :: New Orleans Times-Picayune MAY 8Williams to Ring, McKinnon to Hall :: Arizona Republic MAY 7Benson buys wvue :: New Orleans Times-Picayune MAY 6Alexander to visit Saints after Bengals :: New Orleans Times-Picayune MAY 6

SAINTS SCHEDULE

AUG 07
8:00 PM ET

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AUG 16
8:00 PM ET

AUG 23
7:35 PM ET

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AUG 28
8:00 PM ET

CARDINALS TEAM STATS

	per game	NFL	NFC WEST

Total Offense	344.1 yds	12th	2nd
Total Defense	330.2 yds	17th	2nd
Points Scored	25.3 pts	7th	1st
Points Allowed	24.9 pts	26th	3rd

CARDINALS FOOTBALL NEWS

A Cleaner Minicamp MAY 13 Dockett Looking For His Teammates MAY 12 A New Rolle At Free Safety MAY 9 Boldin: "I Don't Want To Be Traded" MAY 6Back On Field, Leinart Thinks Football MAY 6

AUG 07
8:00 PM ET

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AUG 16
8:00 PM ET

AUG 23
7:35 PM ET

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AUG 28
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TEXANS TEAM STATS

	per game	NFL	AFC SOUTH

Total Offense	333.6 yds	14th	3rd
Total Defense	344.2 yds	24th	4th
Points Scored	23.7 pts	12th	3rd
Points Allowed	24 pts	22nd	4th

TEXANS FOOTBALL NEWS

Texans soak up zone scheme MAY 13 Five lessons learned from mini-camp MAY 12 Mini-camp insider: Day 3 MAY 11 Mini-camp insider: Day 2 MAY 10 Slaton, Brown get first dose of the NFL MAY 9

AUG 07
8:00 PM ET

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AUG 16
8:00 PM ET

AUG 23
7:35 PM ET

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AUG 28
8:00 PM ET

BENGALS TEAM STATS

	per game	NFL	AFC NORTH

Total Offense	348 yds	10th	2nd
Total Defense	348.8 yds	27th	3rd
Points Scored	23.8 pts	11th	3rd
Points Allowed	24.1 pts	24th	4th

BENGALS FOOTBALL NEWS

Bengals LB Brooks hurting while healing MAY 14 Backers on the move MAY 14 Perry, Rudi together again MAY 14 Bengals' Perry looks promising MAY 14 Absence of Chad, T.J. doesn't bother Palmer MAY 14

AUG 07
8:00 PM ET

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AUG 16
8:00 PM ET

AUG 23
7:35 PM ET

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AUG 28
8:00 PM ET

DOLPHINS TEAM STATS

	per game	NFL	AFC EAST

Total Offense	287.5 yds	28th	3rd
Total Defense	342.2 yds	23rd	3rd
Points Scored	16.7 pts	26th	3rd
Points Allowed	27.3 pts	30th	4th

DOLPHINS FOOTBALL NEWS

Miami Dolphins release lineman Drew Mormino MAY 16 Dolphins cut guard Drew Mormino, last year's sixth round pick MAY 16 Dolphins blog: Breakdown of top offseason additions MAY 15 Goodell: No new Spygate penalty MAY 13 Jason Taylor looks strong in both dances en route to probable finals spot MAY 12

Jets Camp Files MAY 16Spygate obituaries MAY 16The Lynching Of Bill Belichick, Continued MAY 15Jets News: OTA's, Pennington, and Baker MAY 15Should We Poke It With A Stick To Make Sure It's Dead? MAY 15Brady has a Problem and Jets weigh options at RB MAY 14 Create a Saints group or blog

Payton, wife launch foundation to help area children and families MAY 12 The Saints Aren't Leaving New Orleans MAY 8 Deuce McAllister Shouldn't Care About Shaun Alexander's Plodding Footsteps Behind Him MAY 6 Reports Say Saints Still Want a Piece of Giants TE Shockey MAY 5

SAINTS NEWS & FAN SITES

Times Picayune	Mississippi Sun Herald
Baton Rouge Advocate	Saints Report

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NFL TRUTH & RUMORS

Alexander to visit with Saints Eagles pass on Saints trade Saints, Rams, Bucs do Lito shuffle 'Good chance' of Shockey trade Saints trying to move up in draft More teams pursuing Shockey Shockey wants new role or trade

Ross Tucker: Risk of breaking rules not worth reward MAY 16 Bucky Brooks: Snub motivates Texans' Williams MAY 16 Michael Lombardi: Busting three common misperceptions in NFL MAY 16 Don Banks: Specter's independent call off-base MAY 16

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