These days the Philadelphia Eagles must be feeling giddy about the emergence of Zack Baun as a 1st Team NFL All-Pro inside linebacker. Drafted with the 74th pick in the 3rd round by the New Orleans Saints, Zack Baun was supposed to be a Kyle Van Noy (Lance Zierlien’s player comp) type of edge dynamo, coming off his final All-American, 1st team All-Big 10 season at Wisconsin.
Alas, for Baun and the Saints, things did not go as planned during his largely underwhelming four years in New Orleans. He only started 14 games and finished his stint with the Saints with 88 tackles and 2 sacks.