When the New Orleans Saints lost Drew Brees, they had another leader waiting in the wings. That would be linebacker Demario Davis.
Davis has seen almost everything there is to see in this league and uses his knowledge both on the field and off of it.
As the Saints go through the roughest patch since before Brees, he took to the media after the home loss to the Las Vegas to share what is going through his head.
“When things aren’t going the way that you want the, you cannot panic. You have to know that something greater is going to come,” Davis said. “We will get back to what we all desire to be. We have the right decision makers to do that. If you just look at the team, we draft well, we do great and free agency. And if you look across the game, that is what sustained teams over the long haul.”
If there is someone that know about coming out of the other side of adversity on top, it is Davis. He is from a small town in Mississippi and didn’t play under many spotlights at Arkansas State.
He was a third-round selection in the 2012 NFL draft. The two teams that he played with before coming to New Orleans were the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. Those are two of the most seemingly cursed franchises in the league.
Of course, the Saints have had almost nothing but heart break since winning the Super Bowl as well.
No matter, Davis has played 13 seasons in the NFL and is one of the best linebackers in recent memory. He is especially one of the best leaders and players in Saints franchise history.
The 35-year-old could be seeing his career come to an end soon, but his mark on both the city and the team is clear.
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