Chase Daniel

Can you talk about the San Diego defense? “They make a lot of plays.  You turn on last week’s game against Kansas City where they get five turnovers in the first half and you say, man they’re just a bunch of ball hawks.  They’re...

Jordan Palmer threw an 11 yard touchdown pass to Kevin Elliott with 1:40 to play as Jacksonville rallied to beat the Saints 27-24 in a preseason game Friday night at theMercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints had rallied from a 17-10 halftime deficit to take...

Are you guys encouraging Chase Daniel to run the ball more? “He sees man coverage and he sees the defense with his back to him and he sees the running lane, he’s going to take it.  You’ll even see a guy who’s not noted for running...

When you talk about what you expected from the two drafted rookie offensive lineman in Andrew Tiller and Marcel Jones as well as Nick Toon and what you have seen from them so far? “First of all regarding the offensive lineman, I would think, during...

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...

Now that you’ve been on the field without Drew Brees at practices how different is it, how bizarre is it and what are your feelings on it? “Of course it’s going to be a little different not having our leader, our guy out there, but I...

Football life at the Saints camp these days has a very different feel. As organized team activities kicked off this week, head coach Sean Payton was in New Orleans. But, Payton suspended for a year and barred from any contact with the team, introduced...

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...

New Orleans Saints Linebacker Curtis Lofton Thursday, May 31, 2012   Has Jonathan Vilma helped you out in your transition to the Saints? “Vilma’s been doing this for a while, but I’ve also been doing it four years. I have a few...

How did your injury occur?   “I hit it on a helmet at practice on Monday.”   Have you injured your throwing hand before?   “I have. It was in high school actually. I fell down, got tackled,  (my) thumb went straight to the ground...

The Saints have concluded spring on field work, and the 2012 season may be over for defensive end Greg Romeus before it begins. Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt said Romeus tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee, "just running." Romeus will be out 6...

The next time the Saints practice it will be in late July to kick off training camp. And when camp kicks off, defensive end Greg Romeus will be out, quarterback Chase Daniel will be in. Head coach Joe Vitt said Romeus, a 2011 7th round draft pick, will...