The 2017 regular season will begin on Monday, September 11 for the New Orleans Saints. The Saints will start their 51st NFL season in Minneapolis, MN, as they take on the Minnesota Vikings in a prime time matchup. The game is only 22 days from today, and Canal Street Chronicles continues our own countdown to the season opener by looking back at the players who have worn the No. 22 throughout the history of the team.
Van Jakes (CB, 1986-1988)
Jakes joined the Saints in 1986, after playing for the Kansas City Chiefs the first two years of his career.