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The New Orleans Saints have announced signed restricted free agent long snapper Justin Drescher to a four-year contract.

I'll be making my way to New Orleans later on Sunday to get into position for Super Bowl week. The NFC South obviously doesn't have a team in the game, but there will be stories related to the division throughout the week and I also will be helpin...

The Associated Press just released its All-Pro team for the 2012 season, and it adds further support to the often-heard argument that the NFC South doesn't get the national recognition it deserves. Only three players from the division made the tea...

It looks like it truly is a new year in New Orleans, where a cloud seemed to hang over the Saints all of last season -- and most of last offseason. But the outlook suddenly is a lot more positive. On the same day the team officially announced coac...

Just wanted to pass along a quick note from Mark Simon of ESPN Stats & Information: The San Francisco 49ers' Andy Lee recently edged the Arizona Cardinals' Dave Zastudil for the NFL's 2012 punter of the year in voting by ESPN writers, researchers and...

Five things to know and my all-division team. Division MVP: Matt Ryan, Falcons. You can make a case for him as the MVP of the entire league. With one game remaining in his fifth season, Ryan already has career highs in completions (394), passing y...

Perfect sense: The San Francisco 49ers put nine players in the Pro Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks were next among NFC West teams with five. Arizona had one. St. Louis had none. These results were not shocking. The 49ers sent two-fifths of their starti...

Three NFC South players won the fan vote for the Pro Bowl. Atlanta's Tony Gonzalez led all NFC tight ends, Tampa Bay's Ronde Barber won at free safety and New Orleans' Thomas Morstead was the top vote getter at punter. Fan voting counts for one...

Let's take a look at the top Tuesday morning headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Receiver Roddy White said the Falcons are a different team than in recent years. I've seen more swagger out of this year's team. But the real test ...

If Pro Bowl voting ended right now, the NFC South would have only four starters in the all-star game. Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez, Tampa Bay free safety Ronde Barber and New Orleans punter Thomas Morstead each are the NFC leaders at their posi...

ATLANTA -- All throughout a 10-1 start, I've constantly heard from Atlanta fans about how the Falcons aren't getting enough respect on a national level. Well, maybe that's starting to change. I've got some updated numbers on Pro Bowl balloting,...

We told you Wednesday that Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez and Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Ronde Barber were the only NFC South players leading at their positions in the early fan voting for the Pro Bowl. Now, it's time to go a little deep...

Time for a quick run through some odds and ends from all around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS In this Insider post , Vince Verhei takes a look at how the Bucs have put themselves in the playoff picture. Along with some positives, he points...

All four division teams have played eight games, so that means it's time for our All-NFC South midseason team. Before we roll out the chart, let's talk about a few significant matters that came up in choosing this team. In recent years, the New...

Although NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sure is making it sound like the Pro Bowl will cease to exist at some point in the future, the meaningless exhibition game will be played this season. Balloting for this season's Pro Bowl has begun. You c...

I just got a look at the full details of the contract extension New Orleans punter Thomas Morstead received from the Saints last week. Morstead got a six-year extension that keeps him under contract through 2018 and the total deal is worth $23.16 ...