Do not, for one second, doubt that doesn’t have his priorities in order.
The six-year veteran, who was born in Collins, Miss., and who signed a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints on Monday, knew what he was looking for as a free agent linebacker coming off the best year (135 tackles, five sacks and three passes defensed) of his career.
“No. 1, to be playing in my back yard,” Davis said. “I’m from Mississippi, just a couple of hours away, to be back close to my family after being on the other side of the country (first four seasons with the Jets, then a year in Cleveland, then another year with the Jets).