Nerds are no longer a stereotype, not in an age when comic-book movies dominate the box office and high-profile tech companies buy and sell each other for billions of dollars, all while racing to create the next gadget that will find its way into half the hands in the country.
Some stand 6-foot-6, weigh 251 pounds and have the kind of explosive athleticism capable of ripping off 40 yards in 4.51 seconds, blurring the line between jock and nerd into the Saints’ prize offensive acquisition in free agency this offseason.
Coby Fleener freely admits where he stands.