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Nearly 10 years before the NFC South even came into existence, there was a pivotal college game that helped shape the history of two of the division's franchises. It took place on Sept. 26, 1992, at Alabama's Legion Field. History says that the Cr...

I'm just glancing through the NFL's official Record & Fact Book for 2012 and I stumbled up on an area that I think is worth discussing: retired numbers. The NFC South has only eight of them. The Chicago Bears have 13 retired numbers. The San F...

Continuing our borderline relevant, hopefully fun and interesting look at the history of the specific draft picks our division's teams hold this year, we look at the Philadelphia Eagles, who have nine picks in this year's draft. Some interesting stuf...

Willie Roaf is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August and the New Orleans Saints are joining him. The Saints reportedly will open their preseason Aug. 5 by playing in the annual Hall of Fame Game. Their opponent hasn't been determined ...

As they near their 50th year of existence, the New Orleans Saints finally have a legacy. The arrival of coach Sean Payton and Drew Brees in 2006 has made the Saints one of the league's top teams since, and they won the franchise's first Super Bowl...

By the end of the day Saturday, Rickey Jackson could have some company. At the moment, Jackson is the only player to have spent most of his career with the New Orleans Saints that is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That could change very soon be...

Another in a series on NFC North players whose career trajectories put them on a path to consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. NFL teams value pass-rushing more than any skill outside of quarterbacking, and here in the NFC North we have...

There will be two new members inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame this fall. Former safety Sammy Knight and longtime radio and television announcer Bruce Miller have been named as the newest selections. Each NFC South team has some way of honori...

It's already been a busy day in the NFC South and all around the NFL and that's probably going to continue long into the night as we wait to see if there will be a labor lockout or perhaps an extension of the deadline for negotiations. But things ...

With the offseason in full swing, let's take a look at one major question facing each NFC West team as it begins preparations for the 2011 season: ARIZONA CARDINALS What happens to the offensive line? We've been asking, answering and asking...

He was an offensive lineman, which means statistical numbers can't tell the whole story. So how do we know Willie Roaf should be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame? It's simple really. You compare him to the best offensive linemen ever. If h...

SEATTLE -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its 15 modern-era finalists for this year's class Sunday and the list includes former New Orleans offensive tackle Willie Roaf. Three other players with NFC South ties also made they cut. Deion Sa...

ST. LOUIS -- Fred Robbins' sixth sack of the season Sunday gave the St. Louis Rams' veteran defensive tackle a career high at age 32. It also highlighted the significant contributions St. Louis is getting from two defensive linemen thought to be p...

I was just able to get into the mailbag for the first time in about 10 days (mainly because of travel and some computer issues) and was quickly reminded by some New Orleans fans that I made a big mistake in a post Sunday about the 26 semifinalists fo...

Scott in Prairieville, La., writes: The debate of Derrick Brooks or Rickey Jackson as the best ever player in the NFC South is a good one. Rickey played 13 of his 15 years in New Orleans. I wouldn't say that a chunk of his career was played in San Fr...

Time for another edition of the NFC South mailbag. Justin in Indiana writes: What happened to Sean Jones? I didn't see him at all in the preseason game. (Could have been just me.) Though I thought Sabby Piscitelli was pretty solid for a preseason ...