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It took a while, but the City of New Orleans and the New Orleans Saints have come to an agreement that will allow fans to attend games at the Superdome.

The City of New Orleans has not given their approval for fans to attend games at the Superdome, but that hasn’t stopped the Saints from trying to find a way to play home games in front of those wearing black and gold.

A coronavirus retest has come back negative for a New Orleans Saints player who tested positive on Saturday, a person familiar with the situation said Sunday.

The New Orleans Saints became the latest in a steadily growing list of NFL teams to get hit by the coronavirus on Saturday night. After the team’s plane landed in Detroit for their Sunday matchup against the Lions, the Saints learned that fullback Michael Burton had tested positive for the coronavirus.

While several NFL teams chose to cancel or postpone their practices out of protest in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the New Orleans Saints, decided to go a different route.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he’ll remain standing for “The Star Spangled Banner,” but professed respect and support for those who protest racism and social injustice by kneeling during the national anthem.

When quarterback Drew Brees dared to say wouldn’t kneel during the national anthem, NFL stars rose up in a woke backlash. However, those same players have been silent about DeSean Jackson posting anti-Semitic quotes attributed to Adolf Hitler, and his lionizing posts about notorious racist Louis Farrakhan.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said his criticism of Drew Brees’ opposition about kneeling during the national anthem, and Brees’ later apology, is “a microcosm” of what the country needs.

New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins and other athletes are demanding that Americans go all in for the social justice movement to “make things better” for the black community.

After Colin Kaepernick walked away from the NFL in 2017, the league’s social justice movement found a new face and voice in then-Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins. Now, it’s being reported that Jenkins’ face and voice will now be regular fixture on CNN.

Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson is not accepting Drew Brees’ apology. Not only that, the Philly defender looks forward to getting a chance to play against Brees this season.

Brittany Brees, wife of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, took to Instagram on Saturday to blame white people for merely “loving one another” as “God loves us,” and not realizing that that behavior is “the problem” with race.

Drew Brees addressed President Trump on Friday night after the president criticized him for backing down from his anthem stance. In a statement posted on Twitter, Brees told the president that the anthem protests were “not about the flag,” and that “we as a white community” need to listen and learn from the suffering of the “black communities.”

Drew Brees apologized for saying that he viewed NFL anthem protests as disrespectful to the flag less than 24 hours after saying it, the first time. Twelve hours later, he would apologize again.

NBA star LeBron James piled on Drew Brees for his comments against disrespecting the national anthem. Yet James has remained silent as Hong Kong criminalized disrespect for the Chinese national anthem, to the benefit of his benefactors in Beijing.

Fox Sports 1 broadcaster Shannon Sharpe says that New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees should retire over his recent comments in which he said that he found kneeling during the anthem to be a sign of “disrespect.”

Saints quarterback Drew Brees took to social media Thursday morning and issued an apology for saying that he would “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag” by kneeling during the national anthem.

Drew Brees didn’t agree with Colin Kaepernick’s anthem protests in 2016. This week, he announced that he still doesn’t agree with kneeling during the national anthem.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he still disagrees with Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees has elected to sign with NBC once his playing days are over, dealing ESPN another blow to its plans.

Legendary Saints kicker Tom Dempsey, who held the record for the longest field goal in NFL for decades, has died after contracting the coronavirus.

Tom Dempsey, a legendary NFL kicker who was born without toes on his kicking foot, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Bobby Hebert, Sr., father of former New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Bobby Hebert, Jr., has reportedly died Saturday from the coronavirus.

The State of Louisiana has been hit hard by the coronavirus. However, one of the state’s most beloved sports figures is stepping-up to support those who have supported him.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said on Wednesday he has been “cleared” and is “doing well” a week after becoming the first known person in the NFL to test positive for coronavirus.

The NFL had not had a confirmed case of player or coach testing positive for the coronavirus, until today.

The NBA has postponed their season and doesn’t expect to play again before mid-to-late June at the earliest.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area’s Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis.

The New Orleans Saints may be out of the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any fight left in them.

New Orleans Saints fans threw garbage at the referees in disgust, after their team’s wild-card game loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Former New Orleans Saints player and ALS awareness advocate Steve Gleason is set to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, a report says.

Antonio Brown reportedly impressed at his recent workout with the New Orleans Saints. However, after a week has gone by and no word from the league about whether he can resume his playing career, the former Patriot feels as though his workout in New Orleans was a “publicity stunt.”

Antonio Brown reportedly did not disappoint in his workout for the New Orleans Saints. And, it appears, just as the Saints have interest in Brown, the out-of-work NFL star has interest in New Orleans as well.

Antonio Brown brought a camera crew and a full entourage to his weekend workout with the New Orleans Saints, according to a report.

It looked as if Antonio Brown would not play in the NFL again until next year, at the earliest. However, a new report suggests that timetable may change dramatically.

The Saints were once again robbed on a crucial pass interference call late in a crucial game, except this time replay couldn’t have helped them out.