Cornelius Lucas – Noteworthy – Transaction
T Cornelius Lucas was signed by the Saints Thursday (Dec. 27). He had been waived by the Saints Dec. 22.
Derek Newton – Noteworthy – Transaction
T Derek Newton was signed by the Saints Thursday (Dec. 27). He had been waived by the Saints Dec. 20.
Teddy Bridgewater – Noteworthy
QB Teddy Bridgewater will start at quarterback against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday to save Drew Brees for the playoffs, Saints head coach Sean Payton announced on Friday.
Bridgewater last start came for the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round of the playoffs after the 2015 season, and he drove the Vikings into position for a game-winning field goal try that Blair Walsh missed. The next summer, Bridgewater sustained a severe knee injury and missed the entire season before returning as a backup to Case Keenum in 2017. Bridgewater made one relief appearance for the Vikings last season, then signed with the New York Jets as a free agent and landed in New Orleans in a trade before the start of this season. In four games this season, he has thrown one pass, which fell incomplete, and last season with the Vikings he was zero for two with an interception.