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WR Tommylee Lewis impressing Saints after recommendation from Bill Parcells

(David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.VA. — Text messages at 4 a.m. are usually either really good or really bad news.

For New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Tommylee Lewis, those 4 a.m. alerts are tips from former NFL coach Bill Parcells.

Parcells saw Lewis play at William T. Dwyer High in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Lewis said he and the legendary coach have stayed in contact over the years.

"We text back and forth, here and there," Lewis said. "He likes to text early in the morning, like 4 in the morning.