Did you happen to recognize any of the Houston Texans players in Sunday’s game against the Saints from this season’s edition of “Hard Knocks”?
Well, next year’s version might have some faces who are a little more familiar.
Maybe not that many though.
By virtue of being on the brink of missing the playoffs for the second straight year, the Saints are close to qualifying for HBO’s annual inside look an NFL training camp that has somehow overlooked the Black & Gold since its debut in 2001, another prong of the three-part test for an NFL-mandated starring role.