New Orleans has signed cornerback Chris McAlister, a former Pro Bowler with Baltimore, with CB Tracy Porter out four to six weeks with an MCL injury, according to a league source.

Saints coach Sean Payton said Monday CB Tracy Porter has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, but is expected back this season.

What’s becoming apparent in the Saints’ backfied-by-committee is that there are no defined roles.

Saints FS Darren Sharper told NFL Network’s Lindsay Soto that he will not play Sunday, and the team later placed him on its inactive list for the game against the Rams.

Saints FS Darren Sharper truly is 50-50 to play Sunday against the Rams, a league source told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Teams have released their Week 10 practice participation reports through Wednesday. Here’s a look at some notable developments.

Midway through the season, it’s time to see what we’ve learned. I took a look at Ted Thompson, Eric Mangini, Vince Young, Roy Williams (of the Cowboys), Tom Coughlin and, last but not least, Drew Brees, on Saturday’s NFL Total Access on NFL Network.

Teams have released their Week 9 injury reports through Wednesday. Here’s a look at some of the notable names.

San Francisco now finds itself needing to rebound with back-to-back home wins, but the pressure isn’t so much on the players to do so. Whether or not the 49ers can get out of this rut lies squarely on the shoulders of head coach Mike Singletary, writes San Jose Mercury columnist Tim Kawakami.

It’ll have to be the Michael Turner show for the Falcons, as both backup RBs are inactive for tonight’s game against the Saints.

The New Orleans Saints have officially ruled out DT Sedrick Ellis for Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons due to a knee injury.

The numbers prove that RB Reggie Bush has been slowly phased out of the vaunted New Orelans Saints’ offensive onslaught. So how does the former Heisman Trophy winner out of USC feel about his reduced role?

What’s done is done, and could Bengals RB Cedric Benson feel any better about it?

The Saints lost starting DT Sedrick Ellis to an undisclosed leg injury during the second quarter against the Dolphins.

After leading the Steelers to their sixth Super Bowl championship in February, the St. Paul Pioneer Press writes that, despite questions regarding his age and experience, Mike Tomlin has proven he was the right man for the job all along.