The media selection committee of the Saints Hall of Fame has selected G Carl Nicks and LB Jonathan Vilma for induction in 2017. Saints Administrative Director Jay Romig, an employee in his 41st year with the Saints organization is the 2017 recipient of the Joe Gemelli “Fleur-De-Lis” Award, given yearly to a person who has contributed to the betterment of the Saints organization.
Nicks, 6-5, 349, was originally selected by New Orleans in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft (164th overall) out of Nebraska. He moved into the starting left guard position in the fourth game of his rookie campaign, as New Orleans finished first in the National Football League in total offense and in his over four seasons with the Saints, he opened 61 of the 64 games he appeared in, with the club leading the league offensively three times.