Indianapolis – To say that the New Orleans Saints “immediately” knew would be a stretch, but it wouldn’t be much of one.
It didn’t take much longer than the amount of time required to read those first 36 words – give or take an hour or two – for Saints coaches to conclude they were watching something special.
They liked what they heard from running back Alvin Kamara in the classroom. They loved what they saw from him on the field. Those two important steps help factor into the formation of the Saints’ 2017 draft class, arguably the best in franchise history.