NEW ORLEANS -- I spoke at length with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees on Tuesday about his desire to help "break the cycle" of violence in cities like New Orleans and make some good come out of the shooting death of his former teammate, Will Smith.
I also asked Brees about Smith as a player and a person, and what people might not appreciate about him.
"He was a smart guy, and he was just a cornerstone," Brees said of Smith, who was elected to the Saints' Hall of Fame last month and is to be inducted this year.