The hurricane center said in a July 28 advisory Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a major hurricane well south of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC said the storm was located about 790 miles south-southeast of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph with higher gusts, making Iona a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.

The Saints have just suffered the first injury of this year's training camp. All-Pro special teams ace J.T. Gray is being evaluated after a fall.

The New Orleans Saints need to stay healthy this season. That goes for just about nay NFL team, but the Saints felt shockwaves from ailments last season in a major way. In fact, the past few seasons have seemingly been a mountain of injuries for New Orleans.