With Saturday’s deadline to cut rosters to 53 players fast approaching, the Saints’ decision on what to do with Darren Sharper is looming.

Saints coach Sean Payton says he hasn’t made a decision on whether Darren Sharper will start the season on the reserve/PUP list.

Darren Sharper remains optimistic as he rehabs from offseason microfracture surgery, but admitted he has “no idea” when he’ll return to the practice field.

The level of concern over the health of Antonio Bryant might have to be raised after the Bengals revealed he has missed four straight practices.

A quick look around the league and players who have been announced, and reported, as starting the season on the physically-unable-to-perform list.

The Saints announced Thursday that FS Darren Sharper, WR Robert Meachem, WR Marques Colston and LB Clint Ingram will begin training camp on the PUP list.

Yeah, right. Brett Favre will play for the Vikings in 2010. I don’t believe America has been this united on a subject since we unanimously agreed that the ending of “The Sopranos” was really lame.

Come on people, isn’t there a better use for Twitter other than to talk trash?

Saints GM Mickey Loomis says the team has “a specific idea” of what it wants to pay unrestricted free-agent safety Darren Sharper. Both sides say their open to his return. But at what price?

With 13 seasons and a Super Bowl win on his resume, Darren Sharper is doing this offseason what he did last offseason — taking a methodical approach in free agency to see what team is the best fit.

Darren Sharper says that a possible return to New Orleans starts with a big “if,” but he would love to return to the Saints.

At the owners’ meeting earlier this week, Bears coach Lovie Smith announced that Israel Idonije would be moving to defensive end. So where does that leave fellow defensive end Alex Brown?

If only the Saints had shown safety Darren Sharper some love, then he wouldn’t be a free agent right now.

At least two teams have been in contact with free-agent safety Darren Sharper, a league source tells Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

With the clock about to strike midnight in the East, here’s a look at how some of the top players could begin to come off the market. A handful of players will get new deals tonight, with DE Julius Peppers and LB Karlos Dansby likely in line for the biggest paydays.