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Saints rookies to watch for in tonight’s preseason opener

For the Saints, all eyes are on the team’s matchup tonight against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It’s the first time we’ll get to see the team on the field since their heartbreaking NFC Divisional playoff loss seven months ago in Minnesota. Of the 90 players currently on the Saints roster, 19 of them are rookies who weren’t around for that last season.

All of that is behind them, though, as the team has looked very well in camp thus far. Especially Marcus Williams, the second-year safety who infamously missed tackling Stefon Diggs in what is dubbed now as the “Minnesota Miracle.