NOLA.com: Morstead loves New Orleans, city loves him back
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:36 pmFrom nola.com:
Morstead loves New Orleans, and the city loves him back
10 years later, Saints’ trade-up for Thomas Morstead still a smart move
BY HERBIE TEOPE | STAFF WRITER
JULY 1, 2019
Most casual football fans know of punter Thomas Morstead’s on-field accomplishments since the New Orleans Saints selected him in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft out of Southern Methodist.
Morstead, a 2012 Pro Bowl selection, is widely regarded as one of the league’s top punters and boasts a career 46.9 yards per punt average, the third-highest mark in NFL history. As a rookie, he delivered the perfectly executed onside kick at the start the second half of Super Bowl 44 to help energize the Saints to a championship over the Indianapolis Colts.
Still, there is more to Morstead when it comes to his connection to New Orleans.
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Morstead loves New Orleans, and the city loves him back
10 years later, Saints’ trade-up for Thomas Morstead still a smart move
BY HERBIE TEOPE | STAFF WRITER
JULY 1, 2019
Most casual football fans know of punter Thomas Morstead’s on-field accomplishments since the New Orleans Saints selected him in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft out of Southern Methodist.
Morstead, a 2012 Pro Bowl selection, is widely regarded as one of the league’s top punters and boasts a career 46.9 yards per punt average, the third-highest mark in NFL history. As a rookie, he delivered the perfectly executed onside kick at the start the second half of Super Bowl 44 to help energize the Saints to a championship over the Indianapolis Colts.
Still, there is more to Morstead when it comes to his connection to New Orleans.
To read the rest of this article, CLICK HERE.