Bobby Hebert thought he was joining the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.
Then, Tom Benson bought the New Orleans Saints, and Hebert's plans suddenly changed.
"I wouldn't have played for the New Orleans Saints if it wasn't for Tom Benson," Hebert said Wednesday at the visitation service for Benson, who died last Thursday. "After the USFL folded and I played in the championship game with the Oakland Invaders, I was going to the Seattle Seahawks."
The Cajun Cannon, a native of Cut Off, said the Seahawks offered him a $750,000 signing bonus, and he was ready to agree to the deal.