Wow. What a Day 1 of NFL free agency for the New Orleans Saints. In this special edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down the flurry of activity from the day, including a pair of team leaders in Demario Davis heading out of town, but also some massive wins with Travis Etienne and David Edwards filling big holes for the Saints. Let's break it down. 

SEGMENT 1: Here are all the moves from a wild day of free agency

SEGMENT 2: SportsTalk special ... let's discuss

EDITOR'S NOTE: There will be dated information in this podcast. We endeavored to get it out as quickly as possible to avoid that, but there's only so much we can do.  We'll have an additional episode once the dust settles to catch up on the following: 

DEPARTURE

- LB Demario Davis to Jets

SIGNINGS

- DT John Ridgeway
- P Ryan Wright
- RB Travis Etienne 

It's officially here: The storm before the NFL free agency storm storm. In this latest, live edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller break down what to know for the New Orleans Saints as the NFL's "legal tampering" period opens, what the Saints have done so far, who will be hitting the market, who are some of the top targets and more. We'll close out with a live mailbag, so make sure to get your comments/questions in the chat!

SEGMENT 1 - Rundown! Getting ready for NFL free agency
SEGMENT 2 - Mike Ginnititi of Spotrac breaks down salary cap, FA thoughts
SEGMENT 3 - live mailbag & early FA reactions

The pro scouting combine is in the books, so what all has changed for the New Orleans Saints with the start of free agency looming? In the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller dive in on a host of topics coming out of or from around the combine. Does anyone actually want Derek Carr? Then we'll break down mock draft 1.0, with a pair of elite edge rushers falling right into the Saints' lap at No. 8. It couldn't possible be that simple, right? 

SEGMENT 1: Saints rundown ... Here's all the biggest news from combine week

SEGMENT 2: Steve's mock draft 1.0 ... 2 rounds, offense and defense

SEGMENT 3: Jeff's mock draft 1.0 ... 3 rounds (live), big names to fill big holes

It's the offseason, which means it's salary cap season for the New Orleans Saints. In the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL sports director Steve Geller dive in on the latest news surrounding the team -- good vibes, finally -- before setting a roadmap for how the Saints can clear all the cap space they need, extend veteran players and sign some big-name free agents at multiple key positions. We also get insight from Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football on NOF's new cap calculator and Saints' biggest needs heading into 2026. 

SEGMENT 1: The rundown .... Why Saints and the city like each other again 

SEGMENT 2: Saints insider Nick Underhill breaks down keys to offseason (via SportsTalk)

SEGMENT 3: Offseason road map ... balancing the budget and landing big FA names

The New Orleans Saints have been setting up a potential game Paris, and it's finally happening. In the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller dive in on what the trip means for the team and the league, the latest on assistant coach interviews and more offseason news. Then we'll dive in on a Senior Bowl exclusive mock draft ... all 7 rounds and one big trade. 

SEGMENT 1: The rundown (part 1)... Saints in Paris, Steelers interviews

SEGMENT 2: The rundown (part 1)... checking in with Mickey Loomis & Jeff Ireland

SEGMENT 3: Senior Bowl mock ... a lot of options (but not many elite ones)

The New Orleans Saints have some important thing in place heading into the 2026 offseason, but what are the biggest needs? On the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller dive in on the latest news and why an Alontae Taylor contract extension might be tough to land. We'll also break down what to expect at this week's Senior Bowl with The Draft Network's Justin Melo before going position-by-position to rank the Saints' biggest needs as draft season starts to heat up. 

SEGMENT 1: The rundown ... Thoughts from the conference title games + a numbers game for Alontae Taylor

SEGMENT 2: Justin Melo previews the Senior Bowl

SEGMENT 3: Ranking positions of need heading into 2026 draft season

The New Orleans Saints have a lot of offseason questions, but who gets the big paydays? In the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller break down which impending free agents should be landing new contracts and just how pricy will a Chris Olave extension be? We'll also break down the latest from the NFL playoffs and several former Saints still in the action, as well as the Saints' recent history of drafting players from the Senior Bowl. 

SEGMENT 1 (cold open): These NFL playoffs are all about former Saints

SEGMENT 2: The rundown: Saints 2025 schedule ended up a lot more difficult than it looked

SEGMENT 3: Saints Senior Bowl Draft history, the good, bad and the ugly

SEGMENT 4: Who gets paid ... and just how costly will Chris Olave's extension be?

We're officially into the offseason on WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold, so here we have a clips episode! We'll hear Mike Hoss's chat with Saints center Erik McCoy and then dive in on rookie class rankings, draft outlook and more as Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak joins WWL Sports Director Steve Geller on SportsTalk. 

The New Orleans Saints' 2025 season is offiicially over, and that meant a marathon press conference with GM Mickey Loomis and head coach Kellen Moore to break down, well, just about everything. On the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down all the top quotes from the head coach and GM, ranging from Tyler Shough's development and how that impacts the timeline to salary cap and draft assets, the future for young stars and aging veterans and a lot more. 

SEGMENT 1: On Tyler Shough, QB development & fan optimism

SEGMENT 2: On potential staff changes, veteran players & OL concerns

SEGMENT 3: On salary cap, hidden gem? & draft assets/strategy

The New Orleans Saints didn't find a win against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18, so why do things feel so positive? In the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller break down what all went down in the ATL, pick studs and duds from the matchup and reflect on a 2025 season that had its ups and downs, and a QB of the future in Tyler Shough.

SEGMENT 1: A loss that feels like a win? Takeaways from Week 18

SEGMENT 2: Picking stock down players from Saints-Falcons

SEGMENT 3: Picking stock up players from Saints-Falcons