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Brandon Silvers grew up close enough to New Orleans for the Saints to be logical choice as his favorite NFL team.

Silvers, who hails from Orange Beach, Alabama, also is known among many Louisiana football fans as the former Troy quarterback who helped spring an upset of LSU last fall inside Tiger Stadium.



Silvers now will have another connection to the state as he joins the Saints for a rookie minicamp in less than two weeks. He reportedly had planned to be with the Philadelphia Eagles for their rookie camp.

"Change of plans!" Silvers tweeted Monday (April 30). "Headed to Nola for the @Saints Rookie mini camp in 2 weeks! Grateful for the opportunity for the team I grew up rooting for! #GodsPlan"

Silvers will join former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett at the minicamp. Ohio State announced Barrett he will be at the minicamp for a tryout.

Silvers ended his college career inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome when he threw four touchdown passes and rushed for another to beat North Texas 50-30 in the New Orleans Bowl.

While at Troy, Silvers threw for 10,684 yards and 71 touchdowns. He averaged an interception once every 51.9 pass attempts and ranked 15th nationally with one interception every 63.3 pass attempts as a senior in 2017.

He also drew notice from Archie Manning by working as a counselor at the midsummer Manning Passing Academy. The two exchanged texts before the New Orleans Bowl and after the upset of LSU.

"Go into Tiger Stadium; a smaller school, a smaller conference and knock off a top-20 team, that's really commendable," Manning said in December. "You don't do that without good quarterback leadership."

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AsylumGuido

What's not to love about this kid?

Thirty3

Went to that game at LSU. He was tough. Glad to see him get a chance with Saints. Looking forward to seeing him play pre-season

Rugby Saint II

The more stones you turn over the better you chance of finding gold! Leave no stone unturned. We have always done well with UDFA's and the Saints have a reputation where the best man wins the job no matter where they were selected. Also, we are not looking for starters necessarily but developmental players who can become role players with the proper coaching.