The 2023 NFL Draft will be held in Kansas City, Missouri with the first round kicking off on April 27th. With the news of the Sean Payton trade occurring earlier in the week, New Orleans now secures a late first round draft pick. Originally the Saints were out without a first round draft pick by trading up in last year’s draft to select rookie wide receiver Chris Olave in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. New Orleans will make seven selections for this year’s upcoming draft. Check out below the first version of the Saints Mock Draft: Round 1, Pick…
Author: Tyler Eschette
Tyler Eschette
Covers LSU and the New Orleans Saints for Gridiron Heroics.
National Signing Day is here and LSU has wrapped up their 2023 recruiting class. Brian Kelly and his staff was able to bring in 25 commitments in this year’s class. The Tigers signed the majority of their class in the early signing day period back in December and isn’t expected to add any more players today. According to 247Sports, LSU currently sits at the No. 6 overall recruiting class for 2023. Also, five of the top 100 players in the 2023 class signed with the Tigers. Let’s meet the 2023 recruiting class that will be in Baton Rouge heading into…
National Signing Day is here and LSU has wrapped up their 2023 recruiting class. Brian Kelly and his staff was able to bring in 25 commitments in this year’s class. The Tigers signed the majority of their class in the early signing day period back in December and isn’t expected to add any more players today. According to 247Sports, LSU currently sits at the No. 6 overall recruiting class for 2023. Also, five of the top 100 players in the 2023 class signed with the Tigers. Let’s meet the 2023 recruiting class that will be in Baton Rouge heading into…
The Sean Payton sweepstakes are officially over as it was reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he will be heading to the Denver Broncos. According to Schefter, the Saints and Broncos have finalized the compensation in return for Super-Bowl winning head coach Payton. New Orleans was without a first round draft pick heading into the 2023 NFL Draft, but that has shifted with Payton being traded to Denver. What Did New Orleans Get in Return: The official compensation for the Payton trade to the Broncos is that the Saints will receive Denver’s 2023 first-round pick and next year’s second round…
The Big 12 will begin a new era heading into the start of the 2023 season with BYU, Houston, Cincinnati and UCF joining the conference. Texas and Oklahoma will still be in the mix of the Big 12 until their move to the SEC will occur heading into the 2025 season. The Big 12 conference released and finalized the 2023 football schedule for every team this afternoon as the conference will grow to 14 members. Here is the 2023 football schedule for every team in the Big 12: Baylor Bears: September 2nd: Texas State September 9th: Utah September 16th: Long…
The 2023 Pro Bowl Games will kickoff this Sunday at 2 p.m. CT at Allegiant Stadium. Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan was added to the Pro Bowl roster this afternoon and will serve as a replacement. With today’s announcement, it becomes the eight time that Jordan will participate in the Pro Bowl. According to his agent, Doug Hendrickson, it is still unclear who Jordan will replace. Check out how the veteran defensive end fared this season in his 12th season in the NFL: Cam Jordan Earns His Eighth Pro Bowl Bid: Today, Jordan learned that he will be participating in…
The 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl will kickoff this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CT at Allegiant Stadium. Two LSU Tigers will be participating in this year’s East-West Shrine Bowl: defensive backs Jarrick Bernard-Converse and Mekhi Garner. Bernard-Converse will be on the west team which is being coached by the New England Patriots staff. Garner will be on the east team that will be coached by the Atlanta Falcons. Check out which Tigers will be taking part in this year’s East-West Shrine Bowl and a look back on their collegiate career: Jarrick Bernard-Converse, Cornerback: Bernard-Converse started his collegiate career at Oklahoma State.…
The 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl will kickoff this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT in Mobile, Alabama. Two LSU Tigers will be participating in this year’s Senior Bowl: defensive end Ali Gaye and cornerback Jay Ward. Gaye and Ward will both be on the American Team rosters as they will be taking on the National Team in Hancock Whitney Bank Stadium. The Reese’s Senior Bowl is regarded as the premier college football all-star game and it gives players a first taste of the NFL Draft process that they will be going through in the upcoming months. Check out which Tigers will…
According to a report by Ian Rapoport, the Atlanta Falcons have announced Saints co-defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen as their new defensive coordinator. Atlanta completed an interview with Nielsen on Tuesday for their defensive coordinator job after Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees retired on January 9th after spending 18 seasons coaching in the NFL. It took just a few days later for Nielsen to officially be hired by the Saints division rivals. Nielsen’s Tenure in New Orleans: Nielsen began his coaching career in New Orleans in 2017 and spent the last six years with the team. His only job has been…
This weekend’s matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles will feature two headline quarterbacks from the Big 12. The last time that Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts faced off against each other was during the 2019 college football season. Oklahoma came away with a thrilling 42-41 win at home and they were able to finish off their season with a college football playoff berth. Let’s take a look back at the last time Purdy and Hurts dueled it out: Oklahoma Comes Out of the Gates on Fire: Iowa State was coming a home loss against Oklahoma State…
