METAIRIE, La. -- Cornerback Marshon Lattimore was one of the easiest draft picks the New Orleans Saints ever made -- the No. 2 or 3 player on their board who fell into their laps with the No. 11 pick.
Running back Alvin Kamara took a lot more hustle and effort. The Saints spent about two hours trying to trade up and get him before they finally succeeded at pick No. 67.
“There were four of us calling,” Saints general manager Mickey Loomis recalled last week. “We tried most of the teams between, call it 45 and 67, looking for a deal so we could trade to get him.