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Roman Harper hosts his fourth annual "Sainted Weekend" to benefit his Harper's Hope 4*1 Foundation in Prattville, Ala.

New Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan also has been known to exhibit a brash demeanor like that of Gregg Williams, the Saints’ defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2011, the Associated Press reports. “Personality-wise they are very similar,” Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said. “They’re cut from the same cloth in that they know that players and matchups are what defense is all about and they have a lot of personality and they’re aggressive in their play-calling.” Williams often referred to himself as a disciple of retired coach Buddy Ryan, who ran the defense of Chicago’s 1985 Super Bowl championship team and later was a head coach for Philadelphia and Arizona. Rob Ryan is Buddy Ryan’s son, and New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s brother. “They’re all from the same school, the Buddy Ryan defense, so there are a lot of similarities between what Gregg was running and what Rob is bringing,” Jenkins said. “But I think Rob has a few more wrinkles with the 3-4 and everything, and I think we’re going to have fun.” Williams used to boast brazenly of how nasty he wanted his defenses to be, and wound up being a central figure in the NFL’s investigation into the Saints’ bounty program. The league said Williams administered the program, which paid cash bonuses for big plays, including heavy and sometimes injury-causing hits. Ryan’s approach also fosters toughness, Jenkins said, and that is something Saints players embrace, even as they are mindful of the scrutiny they faced from the league in the past. “There’s a line and you don’t cross it, but you want to get as close to that line as you can,” Jenkins said. “We definitely want to be a physical, feared defense.”

He will host a celebrity basketball game and youth football camp

Saints to host a full day of classroom instruction by Saints Special Teams Coordinator Greg McMahon for high school coaches.

Nakia Hogan of the nola.com WORKED INTO THE NIGHT to crunch the numbers on Roman Harper's new contract, and came up with some noteworthy information. According to his calculations, the renegotiated deal saves the team $3.44 million for this year by dropping his 2013 cap figure from $7.1 to $3.66 million, which places them nearly at $5.2 million under the salary cap. Clicking through to Hogan's article will let you peruse an alphabetical listing of NFL teams and their current 2013 cap figures, and see that some teams have LOTS more room under the cap than the Saints. So, what does this mean for Payloo? Will they go after another FA guy right now? Or till they wait and see if anyone decent gets cut at the end of preseason? This gives us fuel for more speculation on a Saturday - my favorite cup of tea!! * * * More: Harper Signs Renegotiated Contract

Nom de plume. Pseudonym. Alias. Nom de guerre. Handle. Nickname. Stage name. Assumed name. User name. Screen name. To engage here at CSC, we each had to come up with an SB Nation screen name. They are specifically created and used for a number of reasons - to protect the innocent, to cover one's tracks, to reveal something about your self, to misdirect, to project a desired image, to free one up to speak truths one wouldn't normally share as oneself, or whatever. Just like there's a broken heart for every light on Broadway, just like every picture's worth a thousand words, just like every rose has its thorn, and just like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song, every screen name has a story. As an exercise to draw us all closer together as a community of individuals, let's share the stories behind our screen names. Are you with me? All right!!!! I'll go first. Hans Petersen is indicative of my first and last names. Hans is my great grandfather's name, and we trace back to Denmark waaay back on my Dad's side of the family. Wow, that's a story all right. A boring one. But there used to be a fellow around these here parts who went by the handle HansDat, do you remember him? Ghost of HansDat (who has been known to haunt me now and again) says: As you know now, Hans is my first name, so that explains that. I chose the Dat because it's the back end of Who Dat?, which is our team's rallying cry and sometimes what we call ourselves as Saints fans...Who Dats. Running it into my first name gave it the same rhythm and syllabication as Who Dat, and I liked the way it sounded when I said it out loud. You should have seen the people next to me in the Webster Groves (St. Louis) public library when I was trying it on for size. But at least they didn't shush me. I can't wait to laugh, cry, sigh with melancholy, SMDH, and facepalm with incredulity as I get to know more about my fellow CSCers through your screen name back stories. Feel free to also share about your profile pictures and signature line choices as well...those are part of your projected CSC identity, too, after all. Have at it!! ** This post inspired by previous work done at Arrowhead Pride, Music City Miracles, and other SBN football sites.

Roman Harper's contract helped shave $3.44 million off 2013 cap

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Saints News: New Orleans Saints: Seneca Wallace Glad to Be Part of ‘Healthy’ Organization - #saints

Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports The New Orleans Saints were in the market for a proven backup quarterback this offseason, and after it seemed he’d sign elsewhere, they inked eight-year veteran Seneca Wallace. After basically a year out of football, Wallace decided he still had a passion for the game, and fielded calls from several teams. Ultimately, he wanted to join a stable organization, with a clear-cut starting QB. “It was just being with a healthy organization. Being in Cleveland last, not bashing them, but it was just different. But here with Mickey Loomis, the owner Mr. Benson, Coach Payton, they’ve got a good thing going on here and this late in my career that’s what I’m looking for, somewhere it’s a healthy organization, good people and good players.” Wallace isn’t bashing Cleveland with that comment, he’s just telling it how it is. The Saints are a way more stable franchise, with a recent history of success, you just can’t say the same for Cleveland. If Wallace wants any shot at a ring, his best chance was with the Saints as a backup. The backup QB position which Wallace is vying for, is not guaranteed to be his, although he seems like the natural choice over Luke McCown. Wallace has a lot of experience as a backup, and he’s more than capable of running the Saints’ offense in an emergency. That’s the underlying truth, no Saints’ fan wants to see Wallace under center for even one snap this season. Only, if he’s in their during mop up time, will fans be okay with it. Follow Andrew Fisher on Twitter