Chris McAlister

The Saints waived CB Chris McAlister after a three week stint with the team. No reasons were given for the release, although McAlister did struggle out on the field at times during the game Sunday against the Redskins. The effects of a lingering PCL injury have taken a toll on his knee as he could not return to the form that made him a feared All-Pro CB with the Baltimore Ravens. In his place, the Saints signed free agent CB Marcus McCauley, a 2007 third round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings. McCauley has played 27 games in his NFL career, all but one ... Read Full Story

Most people who watched the New Orleans Saints dominate the New England Patriots last Monday Night were no doubt impressed with their offensive firepower. But instead I was really focused on the Saints defense because an old friend of the purple and black was finally back in uniform. I wanted to see if Chris McAlister could still play football. Most of the night the former first round pick of the Ravens was matched up against one of the league’s best in Randy Moss and though I’ve read a variety of reviews on his performance I feel that he was pretty average. He gave up ... Read Full Story

Saints OT Jermon Bushrod (thumb), LB Jolonn Dunbar (wrist), OG Jahri Evans (toe), LB Scott Fujita (knee), C Jonathan Goodwin (ankle), CB Jabari Greer (groin), RB Lynell Hamilton (shoulder), CB Chris McAlister (knee), DE Bobby McCray (back, knee) and LB Jonathan Vilma (knee) were limited in practice Wednesday, Dec. 2. Read Full Story

Did anyone notice in the Bengals game that Lardarius Webb was one of the best tacklers on the field? There is a lot of talk about the Ravens much maligned secondary and that it is time for Ravens to start the rookie cornerback Lardarius Webb. It might be risky to start Webb because he may get burned and be taken to task by opposing offensives. Another concern starting a rookie is that if he has a bad game it may hurt his development and hurt his confidence. However, Webb seems like he has the personality to deal with adversity. Webb has dealt with adversity ... Read Full Story

Did anyone notice in the Bengals game that Lardarius Webb was one of the best tacklers on the field? There is a lot of talk about the Ravens much maligned secondary and that it is time for Ravens to start the rookie cornerback Lardarius Webb. It might be risky to start Webb because he may get burned and be taken to task by opposing offensives. Another concern starting a rookie is that if he has a bad game it may hurt his development and hurt his confidence. However, Webb seems like he has the personality to deal with adversity. Webb has dealt with adversity ... Read Full Story