Here are your Five Things to Know about the New Orleans Saints on Thursday, Dec. 19:
1.The New Orleans Saints will host practice open to the media as they prepare for their Week 16 game against the Green Bay Packers on "Monday Night Football." After practice, Interim Head Coach Darren Rizzi will speak with the media at around 2:45 p.m. and fans can watch live on NewOrleansSaints.com or on the Saints' YouTube, Facebook and X accounts.
2. The Saints Podcast will release a new episode previewing the Saints game against the Green Bay Packers. Check it out when it releases and catch up on the last episode recapping the game against the Giants.
3. Senior Writer John DeShazier will have a feature on the top story of the day. Check out DeShazier's latest feature on the Saints quarterback situation..
4. After practice, the team will release the first Saints Injury Report of the week powered by Louisiana Cat with all the latest on who was in or out of practice for both the Saints and the Packers.
5. Pro Bowl voting is still open for the 2024 NFL season. Be sure to vote as many times as possible for all your favorite Saints players to represent the team at the events in Orlando, Fla. Voting also opened on social media. Fans can vote on X by tweeting the first and last name of the player, tagging the player's official handle or creating a hashtag including the player's first and last name with all three of these methods required to include the hashtag: #ProBowlVote.
New Orleans Saints center/ guard Cesar Ruiz treated single mothers and their children from One Happy Mama to gifts for the holiday season. Several Saints teammates including Nick Saldiveri, Erik McCoy, Lucas Patrick, Olisaemeka Udo, Sincere Haynesworth, and Kyle Hergel attended the holiday event on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.