Tag: Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan’s must-see 48-yard touchdown catch is our Saints Play of the Day

You almost have to see it to believe it happened. Joe Morgan’s 48-yard touchdown catch against the Bucs is our Saints Play of the Day:

We’ve got 48 days left until the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2024 regular season, which makes Joe Morgan’s 48-yard touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers our Saints Play of the Day.

Sitting down seven with less than five minutes to go in the second quarter, the Saints needed to tie this game up going into the half. At 1-4 on the year, the Saints were desperate to keep their season afloat. And with the efforts of wide receiver Joe Morgan, they were able to do just that.

Sean Payton and Co. decided to dial up a play-action shot on this first down attempt. With Marques Colston and Lance Moore occupying the coverage underneath, Drew Brees was able to pump fake the corner catching him flat-footed. This allowed for the speedster Morgan to float down the sideline with ease. However Morgan was forced to make an adjustment on an underthrown ball by Brees. After coming back to make the catch, Morgan ducked to throw off a defender in the midst of standing up to run, completely flipping another defender before diving into the end zone.

This play has gone down as one of the most acrobatic ones in recent memory, and is certainly a memorable one for Saints fans.

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Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 77

Morgan, a 10-time All-Star, won back-to-back MVP titles (1974-75) while leading “The Big Red Machine” to consecutive World Series titles.

Another baseball legend has passed on.

Pitcher great Bob Gibson died on Oct. 3 and on Sunday Joe Morgan died at his home in California due to a non-specified polyneuropathy, his family announced.

He was 77.

Morgan, a 10-time All-Star as a second baseman, won back-to-back MVP titles (1974-75) while leading “The Big Red Machine” to consecutive World Series titles during those years.

“Joe wasn’t just the best second baseman in baseball history, he was the best player I ever saw and one of the best people I’ve ever known,” Hall of Fame catcher and Reds teammate Johnny Bench said in a statement via the Morgan family. “He was a dedicated father and husband and a day won’t go by that I won’t think about his wisdom and friendship. He left the world a better, fairer, and more equal place than he found it, and inspired millions along the way.”

USA TODAY’s Chris Bumbaca has more on Morgan’s life here.

 

Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 77

Morgan, a 10-time All-Star, won back-to-back MVP titles (1974-75) while leading “The Big Red Machine” to consecutive World Series titles.

Another baseball legend has passed on.

Pitcher great Bob Gibson died on Oct. 3 and on Sunday Joe Morgan died at his home in California due to a non-specified polyneuropathy, his family announced.

He was 77.

Morgan, a 10-time All-Star as a second baseman, won back-to-back MVP titles (1974-75) while leading “The Big Red Machine” to consecutive World Series titles during those years.

“Joe wasn’t just the best second baseman in baseball history, he was the best player I ever saw and one of the best people I’ve ever known,” Hall of Fame catcher and Reds teammate Johnny Bench said in a statement via the Morgan family. “He was a dedicated father and husband and a day won’t go by that I won’t think about his wisdom and friendship. He left the world a better, fairer, and more equal place than he found it, and inspired millions along the way.”

USA TODAY’s Chris Bumbaca has more on Morgan’s life here.

 

Team-rules suspensions have been rare in the Sean Payton era

The New Orleans Saints suspended all-star wide receiver Michael Thomas for one game, marking their third team-rules discipline in 7 years.

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It’s been a while since the New Orleans Saints last sidelined a player for a violation of team rules. You have to go back to the 2017 season when cornerback P.J. Williams was disciplined during a road trip to London, opening the door for Ken Crawley’s first start (several years later, they’ll be playing together again on Monday night).

That makes it all the more unusual that wide receiver Michael Thomas was suspended for a fight in practice. He exchanged words with defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson late in the practice session before punching his teammate, leading to a one-week suspension before the bye.

Back in 2014, wide receiver Joe Morgan was suspended two weeks after a difficult stint with the team, including a 2013 DUI charge and some in-game miscues. Sean Payton’s patience eventually wore out, and Morgan was released.

Other players have been suspended by the NFL here and there; the 2012 Bountygate suspensions stand out, but they were quickly overturned by independent arbitrator Paul Tagliabue. Former Saints players including wide receiver Willie Snead and running back Mark Ingram have been suspended by the league in the past, and backup tackle James Hurst recently finished serving his own suspension (from his time with the Baltimore Ravens, coincidentally Snead and Ingram’s new team) before joining the Saints for work.

So that’s three team suspensions in seven years for the Saints. It’s hardly a trend or common tactic of preferred Payton’s, but it is something he’s kept in his toolbox. We’ll see where things go for Thomas from here.

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