METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints had a long discussion about which Ohio State player they should draft with the 47th pick in the second round of the NFL draft Friday: receiver Michael Thomas or safety Vonn Bell. They went with Thomas. But they couldn’t resist when Bell was still there at No. 61, so they traded up to grab him, too.
The Saints gave up their third- and fourth-round picks to make the deal with the New England Patriots.
My take: Love the player, don’t love the trade. The Saints had only six picks to start with in this year’s draft, and now they only have five.