METAIRIE, La. -- The hardest thing about becoming a professional football player so far for Garrett Grayson?
Not getting to play football.
The rookie quarterback has essentially been redshirted by the New Orleans Saints this season as their No. 3 quarterback. He has been active as the top backup for three games, but he did not play in any of them. And he has mostly been relegated to just "mental reps" in practice all season long.
Grayson said Thursday was the first time he took snaps actually running the Saints’ offense in practice all season (as opposed to running the scout team, which he got to do during the weeks when he was the No.