Sedrick Ellis

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints - INSIDE SLANT In his first meeting with local reporters since being hired on Feb. 9 to turn around the statistically worst defense in NFL history, new Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said he...

NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints - INSIDE SLANT After watching former teammate Reggie Bush take the low road when the Saints selected Mark Ingram in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft, free safety Malcolm Jenkins, a three-year starter, wants no...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints - INSIDE SLANT Years from now, Saints officials may look back on the second night of the 2013 NFL draft and consider it one of their finest hours -- or at least one-third of one. Of course,...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints - INSIDE SLANT If the Saints weren't going to get one of the top left tackles in the draft, which was clearly a position of need after losing two-time Pro Bowl pick Jermon Bushrod, they had to...

Jonathan Vilma's restraining order hearing in federal court Thursday produced no decision from U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan. The suspended Saints linebacker and defensive captain is hoping to get an injunction granted so he can play while his...

The Saints opened summer camp Thursday with some brief but noticeable absences. Linebackers Scott Shanle and Jonathan Casillas, defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, safety Roman Harper and assistant head coach Joe Vitt all testified in federal court on behalf...

Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis is one of those thrilled with the change from Gregg Williams to the zone blitz scheme of Steve Spagnuolo. Ellis said last year - his worst as a pro - he just kept his mouth shut and played. In 2011, Sedrick Ellis had...

Opening Statement   We finished our sixth practice today and thus far we have gotten through the majority of our first and second down work. That would be our run packages, our run defenses, our protections, and some of our blitzes. We’re...

How are you working with Ben Grubbs and getting used to him playing next to you? “It is going to be a little different because I played the last three years with another player (Carl Nicks). He is a Pro Bowl player. He is good. He understands the...

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...

New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Joe Vitt & Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo Media Availability Friday, April 27, 2012   Vitt Opening Statement: Vitt: “We’re really excited about our pick, Akiem Hicks.  It’s...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Harvard at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); West Virginia at Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football-Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) Women's College Basketball-Creighton at Nebraska, 7...