Rod Walker
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Sports columnist for The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate. We'll talk Saints, Pelicans and all the other hot topics in the 504 and beyond.
New Orleans, LA
Joined November 2008
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A brief Teddy Bridgewater story from his teammate Justin Simms IG page.
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Chris Olave head injury history. Ohio State.2020: Concussion. Saints .2022: Concussion. 2023: Concussion. 2024: .Oct. 13 Concussion vs. Bucs.Oct. 27: Evaluated for concussion vs. Chargers.Nov. 3: Concussion vs. Panthers (taken to Charlotte hospital).
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Alvin Kamara when asked by someone if he still has Super Bowl expectations this year. "Do I still have a fleur-de-lis on my helmet?".
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Arrest warrant also being issued for #LSU football team for spanking all 15 teams it played this season.
BREAKING: BREAKING: An arrest warrant has been issued for former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr., who was videoed hitting a police officer on the back side after the Tigers' win over Clesmon.
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The longest play in Super Bowl history was by a guy from New Orleans and it happened in New Orleans. Rest In Peace, Jacoby Jones.
Rest in Peace to Jacoby Jones. A Ravens Legend. You will never be forgotten 🕊️
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Sean Payton's first win in the Dome came against the Atlanta Falcons. #Rebirth . Sean Payton's last win as Saints coach also came against the Atlanta Falcons.
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Jamaal Williams says linemen and Jameis decided in huddle they wanted to get him a TD. He appreciated them for getting him his first one as a Saint.
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He’s been gone two years and still giving back to New Orleans . Jrue and Lauren Holiday back in town
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Brees has thrown passes to 11 different Saints. Brady has thrown passes to 3 different Saints.
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Jameis Winston giving some words of encouragement at Beacon Light International Cathedral on Sunday. The senior pastor there is Bishop Darryl S Brister. #Saints
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Saints INT leaders this season. 1. Tyrann Mathieu .2. Daniel Sorensen . Bet you didn't see that coming.
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Michael Thomas in the past 10 minutes…. 4 receptions, 4 TDs.
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Saints defense has allowed just 2 TDs in past three games.
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Jameis Winston says Drew Brees is one of the few QBs in the league who he can reach out to and ask a question and will actually get a response from.
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“I needed New Orleans just as much as New Orleans needed me.” Drew Brees . 10 years ago today, Drew Brees was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year.
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Dennis Allen gets cheers from the Smoothie King Center crowd as he’s introduced……
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This has to be the Times-Picayune front page tomorrow right?
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Tiger Woods was headed to play golf and a photo shoot with Drew Brees and Chargers QB Justin Herbert, according to ESPN's Shelley Smith.
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Taysom Hill is probably the only person in NFL history to block a punt, have 2 receptions and score a TD in the first four minutes of a game.
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Sean Payton: Two 20+ point losses in the Dome his entire time coaching in New Orleans. Dennis Allen: Two 20+ point losses in the Dome in the last 5 days.
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“I couldn’t go home without getting him one. Whatever heat that comes with that, put that on the O-line.” Cesar Ruiz on decision to get Jamaal his first TD.
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How Saints fans are showing up to work this morning. .
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Wil Lutz announces on IG that he’s officially been cleared to play. Really good news for the #Saints.
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There were only five of these before Sean Payton arrived….
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Alvin Kamara:” I don’t feel like we’ve got beat this season. We’ve beaten ourselves.” #Saints.
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Cam Jordan is one of 38 players in NFL history to have 100 sacks.
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NFL sack leaders.1. Cam Jordan, Saints, 13.5 .2. Shaquil Barrett, Bucs, 12.5.2. Chandler Jones, Cardinals, 12.5.4. T.J. Watt, Steelers, 11.5.5. Preston Smith, Packers, 10.5.
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Alvin Kamara when asked about being 11-point underdogs. "I don't pay attention to that. I don't gamble. I don't do nothing but shoot dice." #Saints.
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Drew Brees . Fractured ribs ✅.Collapsed lung ✅.Plenty of heart ✅.
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If it doesn’t snow again in New Orleans for another 100 years, nobody can say the folks in this city didn’t get their money’s worth today.
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If you’re a #Saints fan who likes to frame newspaper front pages, you may want to grab a copy Wednesday morning….
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Jameis Winston on the last TD. "It's all about team. The team decided that we wanted to get Jamaal in the end zone, so we did that.".
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Odell Beckham Jr. on how close he came to signing with the #Saints. “I was close. Very close. It just didn’t feel like the right time. Right place. Wrong time.”. #SuperBowl media.
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Cesar Ruiz on Jamaal's late TD: When you’ve got a guy like that who comes in & works his ass off every single day, day in & day out & was the touchdown champion the year before & he doesn’t have one, I just wouldn’t be able to go to sleep at night knowing I didn’t get him one.
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#Saints LB Pete Werner continues to lead the NFL in solo tackles through 3 weeks of the season. He has 24.
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The sign of a good coach is leaving the place better than it was when you got there. Nobody can ever say Sean Payton didn’t do that. Heckuva run. #seanpayton.
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Malcolm Jenkins is now the lone remaining Saints player from the Super Bowl team.
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Drew Brees, Thomas Morstead and Malcolm Jenkins are the only three active players left from the Saints' Super Bowl team. Now they are all back together.
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#Saints debut. Drew Brees (Sept. 10, 2006).Field goal, field goal, field goal, TD to Colston, field goal Beat Browns 19-14.16 of 30, 170 (1 TD, 1 INT). Derek Carr (Sept. 10, 2023).Field goal, field goal,field goal, TD to Shaheed .Beat Titans 16-15.23 of 33- 305 (1 TD, 1 INT).
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QBs Sean Payton has won games with since 2019. Drew Brees .Teddy Bridgewater .Taysom Hill.Jameis Winston.Trevor Siemian.
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Alvin Kamara (assuming Ryan Ramczyk doesn't return) is now only remaining player from arguably the greatest draft class in #Saints history still with the team. 1 Marshon Lattimore.1 Ramczyk. 2 Marcus WIlliams.3 Kamara.3 Alex Anzalone.3 Trey Hendrickson.6 Al-Quadin Muhammad.
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Zion Williamson on #DrewBrees: "He's a legend. He gave his heart and soul to the game. Drew told me the truest thing anybody’s ever told me when I first came to New Orleans. You love the city, it'll love you right back.".
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Demario Davis deserved to be in the Pro Bowl. He's not. So he spent time today in his home state at a rally for prison reform.
Just spoke with @Saints player Demario Davis (MS native) here at the prison reform rally. He believes those with a platform like his need to help draw attention to the need for reforms in MS prisons.
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Hubie Brown, handling broadcast duties for tonight’s Memphis-Utah game, was 15 years old when the first thing on this list happened. He’s now 87 and still great at it.
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Demario Davis' daughter has 'no traces' of cancer; the family's all together in New Orleans via @nolanews.
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#Saints QB Jameis Winston walked across stage and received his degree today from Florida State. Props to him…. .
👏🎓 Congratulations to @Jaboowins on finishing his degree at Florida State University! Keep inspiring others! #Education #DreamForever
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Michael Thomas bought all of his teammates a pair of the new Jordan's.
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Tom Brady on his podcast about the #Saints: "Yeah, they’re called the ‘Saints.’ I don’t think they’re very saintly. A Saint would have probably let us score once or twice yesterday. So gotta re-think that nickname.”.
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Ja’Marr Chase watch party cheers when Falcons picked Pitts. They didn’t want Chase there.
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Michael Thomas keeps his NFL single season record for receptions in a season (149). Cooper Kupp finished season with 145 receptions. #Saints.
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Jameis Winston delivering a message this Easter Sunday morning at Beacon Light International Cathedral in New Orleans.
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Drew Brees needs 154 yards to reach 80,000 career yards. He'd be the first to hit that milestone of course.
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Mark Ingram is planning to go back to jersey No. 22, per source. He had been wearing 5 in camp after wearing 14 last season, .#Saints.
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Jameis Winston now 6-2 in his 8 games since taking over as #Saints starting QB. He's thrown 16 TDs and just 3 INTs.
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The last coach to beat Sean Payton should get strong consideration to replace him. Brian Flores. #Saints.
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Ryan Ramczyk, whose assignment most of the night was to block J.J. Watt, did his job. Watt didn't have a tackle, a sack or a quarterback hurry.
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Leonard Fournette and Tyrann Mathieu Super Bowl billboard in New Orleans. @StAugnola grads
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#Saints LB Pete Werner, after 2 weeks of the season, is tied for the league lead in solo tackles with 18. He's tied with Minnesota's Harrison Smith.
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Michael Thomas tweeted the drum roll emoji an hour ago. 🥁. Alvin Kamara then tweeted the 👀. Then #DrewBrees threw one of the most important touchdown passes of his career.
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The way things are going, we might see another NFL team with a fleur-de-lis on the side of their helmet at some point during the playoffs.
CHOPPA STYLE 🏍 . #ChiefsKingdom Edition
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Seven #Saints make #NFLTop100 . 5. Michael Thomas.12. Drew Brees.42. Alvin Kamara.23. Cam Jordan .67. Demario Davis.76. Marshon Lattimore.82. Ryan Ramczyk.
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I asked Sean Payton about if he has to limit Taysom Hill's usage in other positions now that he's the No. 2 QB. His response: "You're assuming he's the No. 2.".
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Jarvis Landry on being in WR room with Michael Thomas and Chris Olave: "At the end of the day, we all are a problem.".
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Best records in NFL .Steelers 10-0.Chiefs 9-1.Saints 8-2.
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Former #Saints DE Trey Hendrickson makes his first Pro Bowl. His 13 sacks rank fifth in the league.
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“I’m ready to go to Atlanta right now.” Chauncey Gardner-Johnson.
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Looked up some numbers. Saints are 8-0 when Alvin Kamara touches the ball 20 or more times on offense. ->.
As columnist @RodWalkerNola says. Teddy Bridgewater has the 🔑to the Saints' offense. But Alvin Kamara drives the 🚗
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Marshon Lattimore:”it’s been one thing after another when you think about the whole season.” #Saints.
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I can't even imagine what this city would be like if Saints were playing a Super Bowl in the Superdome.
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Demario deserves the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award before he retires.
Saints linebacker Demario Davis is the Week 8 NFLPA Community MVP for replacing every bed at the local Covenant House, which serves at-risk and homeless youth.
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I'm pretty sure nobody hates seeing Matt Ryan leave the NFC South more than Cameron Jordan.
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When you lose your seventh straight game to the worst team in the NFL, you become the worst team in the NFL. Final: Panthers 23, #Saints 22.
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Darren Rizzi got a congratulatory message from Archie Manning. He originally thought the message was from Texas QB Arch Manning, who is friends with his son. Realized it was Archie. “Oh this (message) is from the big dog.”.
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#Saints special teams coach Darren Rizzi wearing his high school alma mater shirt during pregame. Bergen Catholic’s rival is Don Bosco Preparatory, which is where Giants’ QB Tommy DeVito attended high school.
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Tyrann, Jose, Ceedy, Zion, Jameis, B.I., Alvin, Herb, Demario, CJ, Mike, Marshon, Cam, Mark, etc. Has the city ever had this many "fan favorites" on both franchises at the same time?.
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“I own a house in Portland. He owns a house in New Orleans. So we just swapped.” Larry Nance Jr. on being in trade with his good friend Josh Hart . #Pelicans.
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Dear Superdome security,. A reminder. Let this guy in the building.
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