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New Orleans Saints rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro didn't have time to dip his toe into the NFL waters Sunday afternoon in the 23-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

He plunged in head first instead.



Vaccaro was one of four Saints players to take every defensive snap against the Falcons, along with Malcolm Jenkins, Cam Jordan and Curtis Lofton. He also played 11 snaps on special teams.

Undoubtedly, Vaccaro has a lot to learn. The first-round draft pick, who was sometimes criticized for his overaggressive play in training camp, received a personal foul late in the first quarter when he was flagged for unnecessary roughness on Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.

Vaccaro also chose to move up and help Roman Harper cover tight end Tony Gonzalez with Atlanta in the red zone early in the third quarter. Corey White, who was left to defend the end zone without help, was beaten by Julio Jones for a Falcons touchdown.

Ironically, Vaccaro also wasn't in the correct position on his best play, when he tipped the ball away from Gonzalez's hands and deflected the potential winning touchdown catch into Harper's hands.

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