The first round of the 2011 NFL Draft took place tonight and the New Orleans Saints had the 24th overall pick with which they were expected to take a defensive lineman. They did just that by drafting defensive end Cameron Jordan out of the University of California.

To the surprise of many though, the Saints then got back into the first round by trading with the New England Patriots for the 28th pick overall. With that new pick, they selected running back Mark Ingram out of the University...

With the 24th pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints select:

Defensive End Cameron Jordan out of the University of California

This surprised a lot of people including the ESPN analysts as Da'Quan Bowers, Mark Ingram, and other big names were left on the board when New Orleans time came up. Jordan is a great pick though and should compete for a starting spot on the defensive line immediately.

Word is that Will Smith will be switched over to left...

Even though the NFL is in the middle of an ugly labor dispute where the owners have locked out the players; business is still going on as usual in some departments. The league released the preseason schedule last week and today they have announced the full regular season schedule for 2011.
The New Orleans Saints list of opponents was released way back in January, but now we know when all those games will happen if the lockout is resolved in time.


2011 Saints Preseason...