Martez Wilson thinks he’ll be a Hall of Famer one day
 

Martez Wilson thinks he
If someone walks up to you and says the name Martez Wilson, you will likely have one of two reactions.

If you’re a Saints fan or Illinois alum, you likely recognize him as a linebacker who went in the third round of the 2011 Draft. If not, you probably aren’t too familiar with him at all since Wilson’s rookie year was spent mostly as an anonymous special teamer and backup. If Wilson has his way, his name will be on the tip of everyone’s tongue before his career is over.

“I see myself being a Hall of Famer one day,” Wilson said, via SportsNOLA.com.

Now for a little context. Wilson is moving from linebacker to defensive end, a position he hasn’t played since high school, this offseason and was answering a question about how he’s growing into the new position. He said the Hall of Fame thing as a way of illustrating how much better he believes he will become, which would seem to be something every player should have in mind entering the second season of his career.

The Saints think Wilson can provide pass rush help from that spot while also fulfilling coverage responsibilities that Steve Spagnuolo has added to the defense. The move began this spring and everyone feels good enough about the way it went to continue the experiment during training camp.

Wilson will need to master the new position this summer to earn significant playing time, the first of many prerequisites before he should be buying any non-refundable airplane tickets to Canton.

I like that spirit!

Me too!

I'd settle for a solid starter.

He is impressive........let's hope he keeps it up.

+10 more!

Go for it!

Lets make the team first.

If he does it, I hope it's as a Saint! We could use a few more in the HOF.

If he uses that mindset every game day to abuse the tackle and hit the QB he will do well for us, looking forward to seeing him play the position

That's inflammatory language! Goodell's Thought Police are on the way to "recondition" you ...

Let's hope so.

I hope he goes down in history as knocking the crap out of scam newton. Screw the bounty talk.

I'm really anxious to see this kid with a full season under his belt. I was impressed when he was on the field more toward the end of last season. He actually put some pressure on opposing QB's more than most of the regulars did all year. He's going to be learning the new position on the fly, but I think he has the talent to make a smooth adjustment. It's good to see a guy with this kind of confidence in his ability to make a bold statement about being a HOF'er.

this is the same guy that said he was going to play with his balls out.

Hey...I hope you are too buddy...

"this is the same guy that said he was going to play with his balls out." - Speedy Ron

That would make for an interesting statue in Canton.

Well he better fined a way on the field full time and make a impression fast.