The New Orleans Saints dropped their preseason opener to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but that's hardly the story. The defense balled out in the first half and Zach Wilson  stole the show. But what does it mean? In this late-night, live edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller break down the game, pick studs and duds and answer viewer questions live. Let's do it!

SEGMENT 1 - picking stock up players from Saints-Jaguars
SEGMENT 2 - picking stock down players from Saints-Jaguars
SEGMENT 3 - Live Mailbag!

It took a bit longer than anyone hoped, but the New Orleans Saints' offensive playmakers delivered BIG-TIME in their joint practice against the Jacksonville Jaguars. In this driving home edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak shares his biggest takeaways from the offensive explosion for the Saints vs the Jags, we'll hear Bobby Hebert's takeaways on the defense and the latest injury updates, and we'll play for you a 1-on-1 interview from earlier in the week with Saints second-year DB Jayden Price, who will have a big role in this Saturday's preseason opener. 

SEGMENT 1: The offense finally got rolling, and it was beautiful

SEGMENT 2: Bobby Hebert gives the lowdown on the defense

SEGMENT 3: 1-on-1 with Saints DB Jayden Price

SEGMENT 4: Jordyn Tyson injury looms large 

The New Orleans Saints head into their first joint practice with a lot of questions. Can the offense start to find the answers against a different defense? In this latest 'driving home' edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down some of the action from Tuesday and Wednesday's training camp practices (Days 10 and 11) and previews the highly anticipated joint practice set for Thursday in Metairie. 

It's almost time for New Orleans Saints preseason football. But who will be available to play? 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 fallout from the latest run of injuries, including another ACL tear and an ominous sounding hamstring issue for Cam Jordan. We'll also break down the latest news and notes from around Saints camp, and then play three exclusive interviews with rookie WR Bryce Lance, safety Julian Blackmon and LG David Edwards. 

SEGMENT 1: The rundown ... Terrion Arnold visit, injury impacts and more

SEGMENT 2: 1-on-1 with  rookie WR Bryce Lance

SEGMENT 3: 1-on-1 with safety Julian Blackmon

SEGMENT 4: 1-on-1 with LG David Edwards

Day 8 of New Orleans Saints training camp is in the books, and there's a lot to cover. In this latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down why Cesar Ruiz is suddenly getting second-team center reps, injuries to watch, Tyler Shough's growing connection with Tyler Shough, a floundering kicker battle and a lot more. 

Day 7 of New Orleans Saints training camp is in the books, and it was another day highlighted by a big moment for Barion Brown. Can he keep living up to the hype? On this driving home edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down his top takeaways from the past two practices at Saints camp, who and what stood out, how the offense has progressed and what happened in the first two sets of 2-minute drills. 

The first week of New Orleans Saints training camp practices are in the books, so who helped their case the most? 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 the latest news and notes after Day 5 of Saints camp and the first padded practice, which included a surprise retirement and a stifling defense. We'll also break down the stock up players and chat 1-on-1 with Saints WR Devaughn Vele. 

SEGMENT 1: The rundown, part 1 ... Polk retires; WRs arrive; pressure, pressure, pressure

SEGMENT 2: The rundown, part 2 ... what stood out in 1V1s

SEGMENT 3: Catching up with Saints WR Devaughn Vele

SEGMENT 4: Stock up players ... who's helped their case the most so far?

The pads are on! And with it, came some much needed offense at New Orleans Saints training camp. In this driving home edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down his top takes from another hot day in Metairie, which featured some 1-on-1 drills, big plays from Barion Brown and a lot more. 

The long-awaited Chris Olave contract extension has finally landed, and it's a big one. On the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak dives in on Olave's big deal and why it had to happen. We'll also dive in on "no chip" Alvin Kamara, the fallout of Bryan Bresee's injury, Taysom Hill's big announcement and we'll chat 1-on-1 with Saints edge rusher Chase Young after the first two days of the 2026 training camp. 

SEGMENT 1: Chris Olave's big deal and Bryan Bresee injury fallout

SEGMENT 2: AK's says there's no chip, but are we buying it?

SEGMENT 3: 1-on-1 with Chase Young

SEGMENT 4: Odds & ends: Charlie Smyth's outlook at Taysom reflection

Day 1 of New Orleans Saints training camp is in the books, and it didn't lack for news. In this driving home edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down his biggest takeaways from the day, what Bryan Bresee's season-ending injury means for the defense, Chris Olave's hold-in, Jordyn Tyson's and Kendre Miller's returns and a lot more.