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Bennie Fowler joined Saints after workout with Emmanuel Sanders, Drew Brees

The NFL is woven together by connections. Connections between coaches who have worked together at the pro and college levels, connections between players who were teammates on different squads — you name it, and it’s probably factored into some shot-caller’s decision-making at some point.

And that might be the case for New Orleans Saints wide receiver Bennie Fowler. The 29-year old free agent signed with the Saints earlier this week following a wave of roster cuts and several opt-outs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping round out the depth chart to an NFL-mandated 80 contracts.

But before that, Fowler picked up the phone when Emmanuel Sanders called to invite him to a workout with Drew Brees.