METAIRIE, La. -- Chances are, the New Orleans Saints won’t be counting on 28-year-old rookie Adam Bighill -- a 5-foot-10, 230-pound linebacker -- for any game-clinching interceptions in the regular season this year.
But the former Canadian Football League star might just force his way onto the Saints' 53-man roster if he keeps showing that the NFL stage isn’t too big for him.
“People may doubt me coming down with that ball. But put me in the ring, and I’m gonna come out and try to win,” said Bighill, who went up and snagged a desperation fourth-down deep ball from Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Cardale Jones to seal New Orleans’ 13-7 preseason victory on Sunday night.