Sports briefs
Antonio Brown gets workout with Saints
Saints coach Sean Payton says the club has no immediate plans to sign Antonio Brown after including him in a workout with six free-agent receivers Friday morning.
Payton says the Saints are mainly doing their due diligence “on all of those players” and looking at how available players can help the team as it prepares to enter the playoffs.
Brown has not played since the New England Patriots cut him Sept. 20 amid multiple sexual assault accusations which have spawned an ongoing league investigation of the receiver.
Payton says the team would still have to seek information from the NFL on whether it would allow Brown to play if New Orleans chose to sign him.
Brown is a four-time All-Pro but has now been released by three teams since the end of last season, when he was release by Pittsburgh after being a no-show for the club’s season finale. He also was cut earlier this year by Oakland.
In the NBA
Jaylen Brown matched his career high with 34 points, Jayson Tatum had 24 of his 30 points in the opening half and the Boston Celtics cruised to their fifth straight victory, 129-117 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
Enes Kanter added 14 points and Kemba Walker had 13 for Boston, which improved to 13-1 at home.
Montana among All-Time Team’s QBs
You have first pick for the NFL’s All-Time Team’s quarterback. The 10 possibilities are Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Johnny Unitas, Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh, John Elway, Peyton Manning, Roger Staubach, Brett Favre and Dan Marino.
Have fun.
Members of a special panel of 26 selected all of them for the position as part of the NFL’s celebration of its 100th season. All won league titles except Marino. All are in the Hall of Fame except Brady and Manning, who are not yet eligible.
On Friday night, quarterback was the final position revealed for the All-Time Team.
Although Graham actually won seven championships — four in the All-America Conference and three in the NFL — Brady owns the most in the NFL with six Super Bowl rings. He’s a four-time Super Bowl MVP and a three-time league MVP. The Patriots have won their 11th straight AFC East crown with Brady behind center. At 42, he has yet another chance at a title.
`It is pretty amazing, and look at all the names and so many of the guys I looked up to over the years that were my idols and heroes,” said Brady, who grew up in Northern California rooting for Montana. “I am glad I am still doing it, too.”
“Through a lot of help and a lot of support, I just learned and tried to get a little bit better and a little bit better and keep evolving.”
Favre also grew up watching the NFL and idolizing another man on the All-Time Team.
“When I was a little kid, I wanted to play pro football. I wanted to be Roger Staubach,” Favre said. “That is who I looked up to and who was my favorite player, and he’s still my guy. To be able to do exactly what i wanted to do and accomplish so much … have all the passing records (when he retired)? Are you kidding me?”
Favre is the only player to win three consecutive NFL MVP awards.
“I never thought about Pro Bowls never thought about MVPs,” he said. “I envisioned what it would be to run out on the field for Super Bowls. How cool that would be. I got to live that, and everthing that has come after: Are you kidding me?”