The first time Zach Strief was an NFL rookie was in 2006, as a seventh-round pick of the New Orleans Saints who was just starting what would become a 12-year career on the team's offensive line. A dozen years and one Super Bowl victory later, he again found himself in the role of rookie Thursday night (Aug. 9), calling his first game as WWL Radio's new play-by-play announcer for Saints games.
To make those first-day jitters that much more jittery, Strief had the unenviable task of trying to fill the shoes of a New Orleans broadcast legend.