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The New Orleans Saints were joined by special guests at their Sunday practice, ahead of Monday’s game with the Indianapolis Colts. Members of the 2009 team that won Super Bowl XLIV were in attendance to observe the practice session and catch up with each other, as well as the players who are following in their footsteps.
Among them was former Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who was invited to open up practice with an impromptu speech. You can watch that speech where it’s been embedded below, or by following this link.
Surrounded by current and former members of the Saints, Vilma brought them all together and delivered a message on behalf of his teammates who won it all, ten years ago.
“Hey man, Coach isn’t lying,” Vilma began, referencing earlier comments from Saints coach Sean Payton. “We wanna see you guys be great, we wanna see you guys win. We do live vicariously through you. We hope that you win. We hurt just like you hurt last year. I hope you get it done this year. You’ve got all the tools and all the talent.”
It’s very cool to see Vilma surrounded again by black and gold, and for so many familiar faces to crowd the Saints practice facility. The Saints plan to honor the 2009 team during halftime of Monday night’s game against the Colts, and it won’t be something Saints fans want to miss.
The Saints #XLIV team and 2019 team got together for the post-practice huddle and Vilma set the tone ⚜️ pic.twitter.com/U0EcUGNZYU
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 15, 2019
“This is the standard,”
Sean Payton introducing the 2009 Saints Super Bowl team to the 2019 Saints ⚜️ pic.twitter.com/f4Gqd5LnTq
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 15, 2019
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