Pro Football Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson was the first former New Orleans Saints player to pay his respects to the late Tom Benson during Wednesday's first day of visitation at Notre Dame Seminary.
Jackson arrived dressed in all black and wore a hat similar in style to the one he wore during his induction speech into the Hall of Fame in 2010. The former Saints linebacker's choice of hats seemed appropriate since Benson gave the induction speech for Jackson at the event in Canton, Ohio.
"He did a lot for me," Jackson said. "I think he did more for me than he did for any player.