METAIRIE, La. – Over the past week, Michael Mauti lived out a childhood dream by blocking a punt for his hometown New Orleans Saints against the rival Atlanta Falcons; got a key to the city and a day named in his honor in his hometown of Mandeville, Louisiana.; was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week and received way more national and local media attention than he is normally accustomed to.
But as “special” as Mauti said all of those things have been, the Saints’ Week 6 hero is ready to move on to Week 7.