Inside Black & Gold | A New Orleans Saints podcast

The New Orleans Saints' "bonus week" is in the books. So what all stood out? In this driving home edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down the latest injury and signing news and notes from two days of practice, and also dives in on comments from Saints coordinators on a few key players. 
 
 

The cuts are in and the New Orleans Saints' initial 53-man roster for the 2026 season is here. So what are the biggest takeaways? On this live edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and WWL Sports Director Steve Geller dive deep on each position, some surprising IR stashes, our biggest depth concerns, an impressive RB situations and a lot more. 
COLD OPEN: Welcome in & quick takeaways from preseason finale
SEGMENT 1: Breaking down the offense ... what's the strongest position?
SEGMENT 2: Breaking down the defense ... are there moves coming to address CB depth?

The New Orleans Saints have one practice and a preseason finale left for players to make their impressions before cutdown day. So who is safe, and who still has work to do? On the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down his final 53-man roster projection as well as the latest injury news for a team that seems to have way too much of it. SEGMENT 1: The Rundown ... injuries and IR trips keep piling upSEGMENT 2: 53-man roster projection, offenseSEGMENT 3: 53-man roster projection, defense & special teams

The New Orleans Saints are back from California, and they'll want to erase the memory of that final day, because it didn't go so great at SoFi Stadium. In this latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down whose stock is up, and whose is trending downward after Week 2 of the preseason. We'll also break down the Saints' trade for RB Zamir White and the signing of Daniel Carlson, a veteran leg who is set to shake up the kicker battle, big-time. SEGMENT 1: The rundown ... what do additions of Zamir White and Daniel Carlson mean for the roster?SEGMENT 2: Picking stock down players from Saints-RamsSEGMENT 3: Picking stock up players from Saints-Rams

The New Orleans Saints' final joint practice is in the books, this time with the L.A. Rams on the opposing sideline. So what stood out? On this latest quick edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak dives into the top takeaways from the day out in Woodland Hills with an assist from Saints great and WWL Radio color commentator Deuce McAllister.

One joint practice (and at least a dozen fights) down, and one to go? So what have we learned about the New Orleans Saints so far out in California? On the latest edition of WWL Radio's Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak breaks down what he's learned so far about the Saints heading into Week 2 of the preseason, what the fallout will be from extended injury absences for Jordyn Tyson and Alvin Kamara, and we'll also play out 1-on-1 interview with Saints second-year TE Moliki Matavao. SEGMENT 1: The Rundown ... what's the fallout from Tyson, Kamara injuriesSEGMENT 2: The Rundown, part 2: Saints-Cowboys more boxing match than practiceSEGMENT 3: 1-on-1 with Moliki MatavaoSEGMENT 4: Here's what we're watching for the rest of the way in Cali