Hello, hello! This is Terrin Waack checking in for the Friday edition of the Saints Insider newsletter. The date is Dec. 3, 2022. Let's get started. The Saints (4-8) play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6) on Monday in Florida. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ESPN will carry the Week 13 coverage. The Buccaneers beat the Saints earlier this season, 20-10, in Week 2. Now for the latest and greatest Saints content from Nola.com. - Linebacker Pete Werner returned to practice this week, albeit in a limited capacity. He underwent surgery for an ankle injury he suffered back on Nov. 7 against the Baltimore Ravens. Yours truly caught up with Werner to see how he's doing.
- The Saints still have a lengthy injury report in Week 13, but they're trending in the right direction. Players were being upgraded rather than downgraded Thursday to Friday. Beat writer Luke Johnson has all the details.
- What is considered a catch in the NFL? It seems like even the officials don't know anymore. Columnist Jeff Duncan weighs in.
- A video made rounds on Twitter of former quarterback Drew Brees getting struck by lightning. It was a publicity stunt. Brees is OK, clarifies Nola.com's Patrick Magee.
- Episode 122 of the "Dattitude" podcast shifted its normal Saints focus to LSU and Tulane since the Tigers are playing in the SEC championship game and the Green Wave is in the American Athletic Conference title gamethis weekend. You can listen into that insight here.
That's it from Friday! Be sure to check out Nola.com's dedicated Saints page to make sure I didn't miss anything. As always, thank you for reading and supporting our content. Much appreciated. Enjoy your weekend! Waack out. |