Curtis Lofton

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT The Falcons had a major a hole in their secondary and they tried to fill in by making another first-round trade. Under general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons have not been shy...

NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff has made a trade in every draft he's directed for the Falcons. He's made big trades (Julio Jones and Sam Baker) and he's made little ones (trading up for Jacquizz...

Don't look now, but the Saints 2012 season has legs. If the Saints win at Oakland Sunday, they reach the five hundred mark at 5 wins, 5 losses. And more importantly, they would be only one game out of the six spot in the NFC standings.  Seattle and...

The numbers aren't particularly kind to Ryan Tannehill halfway through his rookie season with the Miami Dolphins. After losing Sunday's shootout with Andrew Luck, Tannehill still ranks just 27th in passer efficiency rating. Those behind him -- Michael...

Opening Statement: “I’ll just open up real quick and then I’ll let you fire away.  I’m certainly happy for the team.  I’m very happy for Aaron Kromer and the job he’s been doing.  There’s nothing better than...

What’s your frame of mind this week based on what’s happened the last two weeks? “Optimistic that we’re going to get this thing back on track very quickly. Obviously (we’re) disappointed by the 0-2 start, but there’s...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--U.S. Open, Men’s Semifinal Match, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Women’s Championship Match, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) NFL Football--Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (CBS); Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints, Noon...

Opening Statement: “Marques Colston did not practice. Jabari Greer, David Hawthorne, Curtis Lofton were limited and Adrian Arrington was full. Today, we practiced our normal Wednesday practice where we go first and second down. Everything went well....

The Saints, razor thin at linebacker, have found help in Seattle. Monday ngiht, the Saints acquire veteran linebacker Barrett Ruud from the Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick. The Saints are quite familiar with Ruud. He entered the league with Tampa...

The Saints philosophy is next man up and in the case of their linebackers, it's next men up from the west coast. Monday, the Saints acquired veteran linebacker Barrett Ruud from Seattle for an undisclosed draft pick. All three starting linebackers are...

Fighting for reputation Chris Korman Baltimore Sun What a quagmire. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did, in fact, base his ruling on overwhelming evidence, both in the form of testimony and records found on the Saints' computer systems. About the only...

Jonathan Vilma wasn’t out there today. Is his absence a knee issue? “We have this six-hour rule that we have to adhere to. We had to make the decision. We sat down and talked with him about it too. We have opted to have him at all of our...