There are plenty of challenges waiting for rookies when they make the jump to the NFL. So props to Payton Turner, the New Orleans Saints’ first round pick out of Houston, for embracing all of it — not just the hurdles stacked in front of him by the league, but the response he’s received after his first blush with his new home city.
“It’s what you want,” Turner said of interactions with fans during a grin-filled interview with Canal Street Chronicles’ Dylan Sanders. “I just want to bring another Super Bowl to New Orleans.”
It’s a fun listen; Turner recaps his pre-draft process and Cougars career, reflecting on how it’s set him up to turn pro.