Saints pleased with Sullivan's early play

pakowitz · 11-06-2003, 05:32 PM

METAIRIE - During the off-season, the New Orleans Saints labeled one of the biggest priorities as strengthening their defense up the middle.

That meant finding a defensive tackle capable of plugging the center of the line of scrimmage and one competent enough to battle double-team blocks in the trenches.

In April, during the NFL draft, the Saints figured they would solidify their defensive unit by trading their two first-round selections to move up to the No. 6 overall pick and draft Johnathan Sullivan, a star in college who was adept at bringing just what the Saints wanted.

So far, Sullivan hasn't disappointed.

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11-06-2003, 05:32 PM	#1
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	Saints pleased with Sullivan's early play METAIRIE - During the off-season, the New Orleans Saints labeled one of the biggest priorities as strengthening their defense up the middle. That meant finding a defensive tackle capable of plugging the center of the line of scrimmage and one competent enough to battle double-team blocks in the trenches. In April, during the NFL draft, the Saints figured they would solidify their defensive unit by trading their two first-round selections to move up to the No. 6 overall pick and draft Johnathan Sullivan, a star in college who was adept at bringing just what the Saints wanted. So far, Sullivan hasn't disappointed. For the rest of this article, click here: http://www.nwlouisiana.com/html/31EA...417F7343.shtml